If share prices fall by 10%, you lose 10%; if house prices fall by 10%, you may lose your entire savings.

如果股票下跌10%，则损失10%；如果房价下滑10%，损失的则是全部存款。

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But with laptops before breakfast, mobiles left switched on by bedsides and iPods stuck in ears as they fall asleep, I do worry my sons will soon lose the power of speech entirely.

可是，早餐前的手提电脑，随时随地的手机联络，睡觉时耳朵塞着的ipod，我很担心我儿子会完全失去讲话的动力。

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If, for example, you own a bond with a duration of four, then its value will go up about 4% if interest rates fall by a percentage point; the bond will lose about 4% if rates rise by one point.

举例来说，如果你持有的债券久期为4，那么利率下降1个百分点，该债券价值就会上升大约4%；而如果利率上升1个百分点，债券就会贬值4%。

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