In the doghouse?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doghouse">doghouse</span>”: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doghouse">doghouse</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benchmark">benchmark</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Composite">Composite</span> <span word="Index">Index</span> <span word="tumbling">tumbling</span> 29 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>…”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Plainly">Plainly</span> <span word="put">put</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freefall">freefall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="them">them</span>? <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> – <span word="as">as</span> <span word="steeply">steeply</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="sliding">sliding</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> – <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="understandably">understandably</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mildly">mildly</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="anyways">anyways</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grips">grips</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doghouse">doghouse</span>” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>.</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doghouse">doghouse</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarrel">quarrel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span>: “<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doghouse">doghouse</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hut">hut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yard">yard</span>. <span word="Understandably">Understandably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hut">hut</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="dwelling">dwelling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doghouse">doghouse</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="expelled">expelled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p>
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