take a gamble 赌一把，冒险做某事

a handsome sum 一笔可观的数目

financial benefit 经济效益

peanut 一小笔钱

auction 拍卖

millionaire 百万富翁

fund 资金，专款

downside 缺点，不利的一面

upside 好处，优点

modest budget 有限的预算

an added bonus 附加的收益，额外的好处

portfolio 投资组合

测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. True or false? By investing in stamps, wine, coins and books, your investments my rise or fall in value.

2. If you buy a painting, what do you have to do to actually get the benefit of its financial value?

3. Was the painting by Leonardo da Vinci, bought by an art investor, actually painted by the artist?

4. According to Patrick Connolly, a financial adviser at Chase de Vere, how risky does he think it is to invest in art?

5. Which word used in the article means 'is certain that something will happen or exist'?

2. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。

1. The ______ of walking in the mountains at night are high but despite that, he's gone anyway.

chance       fortune       risks       upside

2. We're putting money into a special holiday ______ and hope we will have saved enough to go away next year.

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