【Business and Economics】Unit3 Part2

商业与经济学

A person's debt is how much he or she owes to others.一个人的债务就是他或她欠别人多少钱。

Debt can be in the form of money, products, or services owed to someone else.债务可以是以欠别人的钱、产品或服务的形式存在的。

If you borrow money, you were taking on new debt.如果你借钱，你就欠下了新的债务。

An asset is something that has value, such as money, property, or even a nice personality.资产是有价值的东西，比如钱，财产，甚至是好的性格。

Assets can be used to pay off debts.资产可以用来偿还债务。

Specialized knowledge or skills are also assets that can be used to get a job or earn money.专业知识或技能也是可以用来找工作或赚钱的资产。

Real estate is property, such as land, houses, and buildings.房地产是财产，如土地、房屋和建筑物。

Buying, selling or renting property is the business of real estate.买卖或租赁房产是房地产的业务。

Buying and selling real estate is a popular form of investment.买卖房地产是一种很受欢迎的投资形式。

Inventory is a detailed list of items in one's possession.库存是一个人拥有的物品的详细清单。

In business, one's inventory is the supply of items that are ready for sale.在商业中，存货是指可供出售的物品的供应。

If a store runs out of things to sell, it needs to resupply its inventory.如果商店没有东西可卖，就需要补充库存。

An investment, is the purchase of an asset with the hope that its value will increase.投资，是购买一项资产，希望它的价值会增加。

A good investment will produce income, such as rental income.好的投资会产生收入，比如租金收入。

If the value of an asset falls, the investment will lose money.如果资产贬值，投资就会赔钱。

The amount you owe on a loan is a debt.你所欠的贷款就是你的债务.

If you own a house, it is an asset.如果你有一所房子，它就是一种资产。

To take inventory means to list the items in your possession.盘点就是把你所拥有的物品列出来。

To take inventorymeansto make a detailedlistof theitemsthat you have.盘点是指对你所拥有的物品做一个详细的清单。

When yousellan asset at a higherpricethan what youpaidfor it, you havemadeaprofit.当你以高于你所支付的价格出售资产时，你就获得了利润。

When you use a credit card, you are taking on debt.当你使用信用卡时，你是在负债。