2015考研英语词汇复习：金融行话
<p> 伦敦金融界行话中有一种类似押韵俚语，很有意思。这些行话比起一般的押韵俚语更晦涩难解。例如：</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="quote">quote</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lady">lady</span>.</p><p> 局外人很难理解其真实含义。其中，<span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>原义为夏威夷，但在此处代表的是<span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="million">million</span>，而<span word="a">a</span> <span word="lady">lady</span>却代表<span word="five">five</span> <span word="million">million</span>。这句话的意思是：我向他要价5,000万，而他却只出500万。</p><p> 在这里，<span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>来自一个电视节目<span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="Five">Five</span>-<span word="O">O</span>，<span word="Five">Five</span>-<span word="O">O</span>当然代表50 <span word="million">million</span>;<span word="lady">lady</span>是<span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Godiva">Godiva</span>的省略形式。<span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Godiva">Godiva</span>同<span word="fiver">fiver</span>押韵。</p><p> 英镑同美元的兑换比率称为<span word="cable">cable</span>，来自于英美间的跨大西洋的电缆，因而英镑同美元的兑换比率在伦敦金融行话中也称为<span word="Betty">Betty</span>，来自于女演员<span word="Betty">Betty</span> <span word="Grable">Grable</span>，因为这个名字同<span word="cable">cable</span>押韵。</p><p> 其它情况还有：</p><p> 货币名称：</p><p> <span word="yenBilln">yenBilln</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span></p><p> <span word="dollarOxford">dollarOxford</span> <span word="Scholar">Scholar</span></p><p> <span word="guilderboat">guilderboat</span> <span word="builder">builder</span></p><p> <span word="marksmudge">marksmudge</span></p><p> 数目：</p><p> <span word="onea">onea</span> <span word="Spaniard">Spaniard</span></p><p> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pairLionel">pairLionel</span></p><p> <span word="threecarpet">threecarpet</span></p><p> <span word="fourDesmond">fourDesmond</span></p><p> <span word="fivea">fivea</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="hill">hill</span></p><p> <span word="eighta">eighta</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> 或<span word="John">John</span> <span word="Curry">Curry</span></p><p> <span word="tenCockle">tenCockle</span></p>
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