meili 发表于 2022-10-18 21:37:05

Getting too close to the sun?

<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="Stock">Stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="burned">burned</span>.</p><p><span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="burned">burned</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Icarus">Icarus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="mythology">mythology</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="Icarus">Icarus</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wax">wax</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gist">gist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="follows">follows</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Icarus">Icarus</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="builds">builds</span> <span word="Icarus">Icarus</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wax">wax</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="Icarus">Icarus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Icarus">Icarus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="high">high</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="flies">flies</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="whereby">whereby</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wax">wax</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="melt">melt</span>; <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="flies">flies</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="whereby">whereby</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dampness">dampness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vapor">vapor</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="upshot">upshot</span>?</p><p><span word="Icarus">Icarus</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="complacent">complacent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reckless">reckless</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span>-<span word="found">found</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wings">wings</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="drowns">drowns</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="giddy">giddy</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="frightfully">frightfully</span> <span word="exorbitant">exorbitant</span> <span word="heights">heights</span>.</p>
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