维持一座栈桥必须得不停地投入资金，而直至今日也罕有栈桥能够盈利；即便是在1860年代的鼎盛时期，修建者向投资人许诺的红利也从来没有兑现过。
Piers have to pay for themselves, and few make profits nowadays; even at their peak in the 1860s, they never brought in the promised dividend to investors.
这句感觉是说:很多投资人仍然过于乐观. ::原文翻译:除了对目前减少红利发放的恐惧外,以前车之鉴(1931-35,见前文第四段最后一句)现在很多投资者仍然过于乐观.
An overblown scenario perhaps, but the scare over dividends suggests that many investors are still too optimistic.
摩根大通公司将股东红利从38分一股削减为5分一股，投资者对此感到震惊。
JPMorgan Chase slashed its shareholder dividend from 38 cents a share to 5 cents. The news surprised investors.
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