“We have seen periods of uncertainty like this before — as recently as 2016 and 2018,” he said.
“Then, as now, BlackRock stayed connected with our clients and across our platform. When investors were ready to put money back to work, they came to BlackRock, leading to record flows and share gains.”
It will be interesting to see if competitors like State Street (NYSE:STT), T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW), and Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) see similar trends when they release earnings in the weeks ahead.
一、逐句文法分析
1. We have seen periods of uncertainty like this before — as recently as 2016 and 2018.
We have seen 使用現在完成式,表示過去曾經發生過類似情況,而且這個經驗與現在的情況有所關聯。
periods of uncertainty 指「不確定時期」。 period 在這裡不是「期間」的單一時間點,而是指一段時期。
like this 表示「像這樣的」,用來修飾前面的 periods of uncertainty。
as recently as + 時間 是很實用的英文表達,意思是「最近甚至就在……」。 它強調某件事情距離現在其實沒有很久。
We experienced a similar slowdown as recently as 2020.
我們最近甚至就在 2020 年經歷過類似的放緩。
2. Then, as now, BlackRock stayed connected with our clients and across our platform.
Then, as now 是一個值得記住的表達,意思是「當時,就像現在一樣」。
stay connected with + 人 表示「與某人保持聯繫」。
across our platform 中的 across 不是單純的「穿越」,而是「遍及、涵蓋」的意思。
The company stayed connected with its customers during the downturn.
公司在經濟低迷期間仍與客戶保持聯繫。
3. When investors were ready to put money back to work, they came to BlackRock, leading to record flows and share gains.
were ready to + 原形動詞 表示「準備好做某事」。
put money back to work 是財經英文中非常常見的投資表達, 指「將資金重新投入市場或其他能產生報酬的資產」。
leading to record flows and share gains 是現在分詞片語,用來補充說明前面所述情況所產生的結果。
lead to + 名詞 表示「導致、造成、帶來」。
Higher demand led to stronger revenue growth.
更高的需求帶動了更強勁的營收成長。
4. It will be interesting to see if competitors like State Street, T. Rowe Price, and Franklin Resources see similar trends when they release earnings in the weeks ahead.
It will be interesting to see if… 表示「看看是否……將會很有意思」。
competitors like + 名詞 表示「像……這些競爭對手」。
see similar trends 中的 see 不是字面上的「看見」,而是「出現、呈現、經歷」的意思。
when they release earnings 表示「當它們公布財報時」。
in the weeks ahead 表示「在接下來幾週」,其中 ahead 表示「未來」。
二、重要片語
用法: as recently as + 時間
這家公司甚至就在去年才改變策略。
公司在經濟低迷期間仍與客戶保持聯繫。
同義詞: stay in touch with、maintain contact with、keep in contact with
put money to work 可以理解為「讓資金投入能夠產生報酬的資產」。
put money back to work 則表示「將之前撤出的資金重新投入」。
投資人開始重新投入資金。
句型: A lead to B = A 導致 B
更高的需求帶動了更強勁的營收成長。
同義詞: result in、cause、contribute to、bring about
在資產管理產業中,flows 通常指資金流入或流出。
- inflows = 資金流入
- outflows = 資金流出
- net flows = 淨資金流
- record flows = 創紀錄的資金流
這裡的 share 不是「股票」,而是 market share 的概念。
這家公司持續提高市場占有率。
這裡的 see 可以理解為「出現、呈現、經歷」。
公司出現強勁的營收成長。
該產業出現較疲弱的需求。
- in the days ahead = 在接下來幾天
- in the months ahead = 在未來幾個月
- in the years ahead = 在未來幾年
三、重要單字
| 單字 | 中文意思 | 同義詞 |
|---|---|---|
| uncertainty | 不確定性 | unpredictability, doubt |
| period | 時期、期間 | time, phase |
| connected | 保持聯繫的 | linked, in touch |
| investor | 投資人 | market participant |
| ready | 準備好的 | prepared |
| competitor | 競爭對手 | rival |
| trend | 趨勢 | tendency, pattern |
| release | 發布、公布 | publish, issue |
| earnings | 盈利、財報 | profits, financial results |
| record | 創紀錄的 | unprecedented, all-time high |
| share | 市占率、市場份額 | market share |
| gain | 增加、獲得 | increase, growth |
四、同義詞與替換用法
uncertainty
uncertainty = 不確定性
同義詞:unpredictability、doubt
competitor
competitor = 競爭對手
同義詞:rival
trend
trend = 趨勢
同義詞:tendency、pattern
release
release = 發布、公布
同義詞:publish、issue
lead to
lead to = 導致、帶來
同義詞:result in、cause、bring about
五、這段最值得學的財經英文
最近甚至就在 2018 年
與客戶保持聯繫
重新投入資金
進而帶來創紀錄的資金流
在接下來幾週