2013考研英语阅读100篇及剖析(十四)
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abundance">abundance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inclined">inclined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="disposing">disposing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="thinner">thinner</span> <span word="wallets">wallets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="Tobias">Tobias</span> <span word="Levkovich">Levkovich</span>, <span word="Citigroups">Citigroups</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="strategist">strategist</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="Large">Large</span> <span word="Index">Index</span>, <span word="comprising">comprising</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cater">cater</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="affluent">affluent</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>. <span word="Profits">Profits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span>-<span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="makers">makers</span>, <span word="higher">higher</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="back">back</span>-<span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="portfolio">portfolio</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="component">component</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="mimicking">mimicking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Standard">Standard</span> <span word="Poors">Poors</span> 500-<span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="index">index</span>. <span word="A">A</span> $100 <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="Large">Large</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1995 <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="to">to</span> $1,013 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 31, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> $252 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="P">P</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="logic">logic</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="advisers">advisers</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="conceptually">conceptually</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="L">L</span>. <span word="Norton">Norton</span>, <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="invests">invests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="makers">makers</span>, <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="emporiums">emporiums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purveyors">purveyors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="insulated">insulated</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Norton">Norton</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="constituent">constituent</span>, <span word="Wynn">Wynn</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Macao">Macao</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="gamblers">gamblers</span>. <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>.</p>
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