对东印度公司来说,这是一笔巨大的交易,因为这意味着该公司可以决定自己想要的产品价格。
It was a great deal for the East India Company, since it meant that the company could decide whatever price it wanted for its products.
他们只是想囤积这些高价房产,等价格再上涨的时候转手卖掉大赚一笔。
They simply aim for properties with rising prices, so they can sell them on and turn a profit.
借入股票并卖掉,然后寄望于以更低价格买回的卖空者大赚了一笔。
Short sellers, who borrow stocks then sell them in the hope of buying them back at a lower price, have reaped a bonanza.
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