加拿大前总理哈珀向银行宣战?跟着“诈骗文章”学英文!
发布时间:2023-09-13 02:12:20 阅读量:294
前几天在网上浏览新闻的时候,无意间点开一个谷歌广告,眼前蹦出这样一条新闻

标题是《特别报道:斯蒂芬·哈珀以一项令专家惊叹的秘密投资向大银行宣战》
要知道哈珀是小特鲁多之前的上一任加拿大总理,曾连续十年担任总理,是当年加拿大政界最有名的人物,直到今天地位也举足轻重。他向银行宣战,这是多么大、多么奇怪的一个新闻!
好奇心促使我耐心的读完这篇文章,我先说结论,这是一篇如假包换的诈骗文章,吸引读者上当,去使用一个名为QuantumAI的网上自动交易理财系统。
我为什么这么肯定的说这是诈骗,其实不仅是我这样受过专业新闻训练的人,就是任何一个稍微有点批判性思维的人都可能看出:首先哈珀是绝不会牺牲自己的一世英名抛出如此耸动的言论,从而为一个在线理财产品背书;第二,文章将这样一个网上理财形容的太过美好,太过夸大!每天有200%的回报率,而且承诺亏一分钱,陪400块,世界上哪有这样的好事;第三,文章的行文风格非常随意,夸张,有很多煽动性语言,这也明显不符合CNN这样的媒体风格;第四,网站既不是MSN也不是CNN,没有任何大公司的官方证据,就是打着大公司和名人的旗号在招摇撞骗。
随后我一搜索就更加确定了,QuantumAI是从2021年就开始的一个金融诈骗概念,至少存在6个以上叫这个名字的网站,几年里,一直在收到各种投诉和举报。
但我还是饶有兴致的读完了整篇文章,因为我实在想看看英文世界中,尤其是针对加拿大人的诈骗文章是怎么写的?
读完还真是感觉有趣,这堪称教科书式的一篇诈骗文章,名人的背书、普通人的实践、一夜暴富的神话、众人追捧的盛况、今天不买明天就没了的紧迫感,以及朴实、夸张、口语话的文字表达,真的是比一篇传统意义的新闻报道有趣很多!
尤其对于英文学习者来说,我甚至觉得这是一篇英文学习的佳作,没有太高深严肃的语言,很多实用化的表达,甚至在写作手法上都值得我们的借鉴,我们的雅思口语和写作都会有帮助!
所以今天我们就来详细的精读分析这篇文章,但我们学习的是语言,大家对文章内容千万要抱着批判的眼光去看,务必不要被那些煽动性的语言所影响,去伪存真。这是一篇如假包换的诈骗文章!不要被骗!大家切记!
SPECIAL REPORT: Stephen Harper Declares War On The Big Banks With A Secret Investment That Has Experts In Awe
特别报道:斯蒂芬·哈珀以一项令专家惊叹的秘密投资向大银行宣战

利用名人行骗,普通人很难求证
(CNN) – Politician and 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, recommended a revolutionary trading system to Canadians through a simple and straightforward announcement.
(CNN) - 加拿大政客和第22任加拿大总理,斯蒂芬·哈珀,通过一个简单直接的声明,向加拿大人推荐了一个革命性的交易系统。
politician n. 政客,政治家。
那加拿大本地新闻中常听到的PM,MP具体指什么呢?
PM = Prime Minister 首相
MP = Member of Parliament 议会议员
加拿大每个省和地区的头头都是Premier
recommend v.t. 推荐
动词搭配:recommend sth to sb 推荐某物给某人 recommend sb to do sth 推荐某人做某事
名词形式recommendation, 在加拿大点餐的时候,您可以礼貌客气地问服务员:
Do you have any recommendation? Any specials today? 有什么推荐呢?今天有什么特色菜呢?
straightforward adj. adv. 简单的,直截了当地,坦率地
He was dependable, straightforward, the boy next door.
他是个可靠、坦率的邻家男孩儿。
Stephen, known for his public support of cryptocurrencies, has made a name for himself as an outspoken talker who doesn’t mind being honest about how he makes his money.
众所周知,哈珀公开支持加密货币,他以坦诚地讲述自己如何赚钱而著称。
cryptocurrency n. 加密货币
相关词汇:currency n. 货币
make a name for oneself = become well-known 出名
类似的表达:become a household name 家喻户晓的名字
outspoken adj. 坦诚、直言不讳的
He appeared on CTV channel show "Question Period" and announced a new "wealth loophole" which he says can transform anyone into a millionaire within 3-4 months. Harper urged everyone in Canada to jump into this amazing opportunity before the liberal government and big banks shut it down for good.
他出现在CTV频道的节目"Question Period"上,宣布了一个新的"财富漏洞",他说这可以在3-4个月内把任何人变成百万富翁。哈珀敦促所有加拿大人在自由派政府和大银行永久关闭之前,抓住这个令人惊奇的机会。
urge v.t. 催促,推进,驱策
urge sb to do sth 敦促 (某人做某事)
jump into 字面意思是跳进去,主要用于跳到水中;但这里文中的意思是投身于,后面可以接机会、事业、或各种行动
And sure enough, minutes after the interview was over, Royal Bank of Canada called to stop Harper's interview from being aired - it was already too late.
确实,采访结束后几分钟,加拿大皇家银行就打电话要求停止播放哈珀的采访 - 这已经太晚了。
air (n) 大家熟悉的是名词用法,空气,
比如口语中常用,improve the air quality 改善空气质量,breathe clean and fresh air 呼吸清新洁净的空气
air (v) 的动词用法,本文中的air是动词形态,意思是“播送,播出节目”。
The show will be aired next Tuesday night. 这个节目将在下周二夜间播出。这个词的来源是很早前的广播和电视讯号都是无线电在空中传播,所以后来逐渐演化出播出的含义
Here's exactly what happened: the host of show Vassy Kapelos invited Harper on the show to share any tips he had on building wealth and the politican dropped a bomb:
以下是确切发生的事情:节目主持人Vassy Kapelos邀请哈珀上节目,分享他关于财富建设的建议,而这位政治家则爆出了一个重大消息:
Host n. 本意主人,也有电视和广播节目中主持人的意思
drop a bomb 本意是扔下一颗炸弹,这里形容发布了一个爆炸性消息
"What's made me successful is jumping into new opportunities quickly - without any hesitation. And right now, my number one money-maker is a new cryptocurrency auto-trading program called QuantumAI. It's the single biggest opportunity I've seen in my entire lifetime to build a small fortune fast. We are in unprecedented times with cost of living spiraling out of control, I urge everyone to check this out before the banks shut it down... and they will shut it down. Ever since I started publicly speaking about my support for cryptocurrencies or this program in particular, I've had threats from all major financial institutions. This will ruin the banks and give power back to the people. I'm prepared to go the distance to move this forward."
"使我成功的是迅速抓住新机会 - 毫不犹豫。而现在,我最赚钱的是一个叫做QuantumAI的新加密货币自动交易程序。在我一生中,这是我见过的建立小型财富的最大机会。我们正处于前所未有的时期,生活成本正在失控,我敦促大家在银行关闭之前查看这个机会...他们会关闭的。自从我开始公开支持加密货币或特别是这个程序,我受到了所有主要金融机构的威胁。这将毁掉银行,将权力归还给人民。我准备为此走到底。"
jumping into new opportunities 抓住新机会。这已经是我们第二次看到这个短语了, jump into非常地道生动,且这个词不难,大家都能掌握。而其这就是记忆的奥秘,如果您第二次、甚至更多的看到之前学过的东西,记忆将会瞬间唤醒,并固化在脑海中
number one money-maker 排名第一的赚钱方式,可以表达一个事情、一个工具、一桩生意、一个买卖
in unprecedented times 在前所未有的时代,也是一个非常好的短语搭配,用在写作上会有加分
go the distance 并非字面含义,而是一个固定搭配,意思是坚持到底,永不放弃

PS的假图片
Vassy Kapelos was left in disbelief as Harper pulled out his phone and showed viewers how much money he's making through this new money-making program that now has everyone in Canada whispering.
Vassy Kapelos震惊地看着,当哈珀拿出手机向观众展示他通过这个新的赚钱程序赚了多少钱,这现在已经让加拿大的每一个人都在交头接耳。
in disbelief 不敢相信、怀疑,一般用于句尾
The segment ran out of time before Harper could elaborate, so we got an exclusive interview with the man himself to learn more about this controversial opportunity.
在哈珀能详细解释之前,该节目的时间已经用完,所以我们独家采访了他本人,以了解更多关于这个有争议的机会。
run out of time 时间用完了
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH Stephen Harper
斯蒂芬·哈珀独家采访
"You may have heard about this new cryptocurrency investment platform called QuantumAI that’s helping regular people in North America, Asia and Europe build fortunes overnight. You may be skeptical because it sounds too good to be true. "
“您可能听说过这个叫做QuantumAI的新加密货币投资平台,它正在帮助北美、亚洲和欧洲的普通人一夜之间建立财富。您可能会对此持怀疑态度,因为这听起来好得令人难以置信。”
skepticaladj.不相信的、怀疑的,这个词在书面英语中出现很多,需记住
sound too good to be true 听起来太美好而难以置信,很好的一个用法,在口语和写作中出现的频率很高
Harper continues:
哈珀继续说:
“I get that because I thought the same thing when a trusted friend told me about it. But after seeing with my own eyes how much money he was making, I had to try it for myself.
“我能理解,因为当一个值得信赖的朋友告诉我这件事时,我也有同样的想法。但在亲眼看到他赚了多少钱之后,我决定自己试试。
I get that 这里指我能理解,get是英文中非常神奇的而多用的一个动词,需重点关注,这次我们就记住这一个用法即可
I'm glad I tried it because it was some of the biggest and easiest money I've ever made. I'm talking tens of thousands of dollars a day on autopilot. It’s literally the fastest way to make a windfall of cash right now. And it’s not going to last for much longer when more and more people find out about it. Or when banks shut it down for good.”
我很高兴我试了,因为这是我曾经赚到的最大和最容易的钱。我说的是每天自动赚取成千上万的美元。这实际上是现在赚取大量现金的最快方式。当越来越多的人发现它时,或者当银行永久关闭它时,它不会持续太长时间。”
make the biggest and easiest money 挣大钱挣快钱的地道表达
a windfall of cash windfall就是意外之财的意思,这里最贴切的翻译是横财。所以您看,诈骗类的文章非常爱用这种夸张的字眼。
on autopilot 本意是自动驾驶,这里指在完成某项任务时,不需要过多操心,凭借习惯或经验自动完成。
WHAT EXACTLY IS QuantumAI AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
QuantumAI究竟是什么,它是如何运作的?
The idea behind QuantumAI is straightforward: To allow the average person to cash in on the cryptocurrency boom which is still the most lucrative investment of the 21st century, despite what most people think.
QuantumAI背后的想法很简单:让普通人能够从21世纪仍然是最赚钱的投资——加密货币繁荣中获利,尽管大多数人不这么认为。
straightforward adj. 1. (形容人或者人的行为) 坦诚的;坦率的;率直的 2. (形容一件事情) 简不复杂、易懂
a straightforward process 简单的过程
average person 普通人,有一个普通人的说法
cash in on sth/ doing sth: 从中牟利;捞到好处
cash a cheque/check (v) 兑现支票
Although Bitcoin price has dropped from its all time high of $69,000 per Bitcoin, traders are still making money. How? There are thousands of other cryptocurrencies besides Bitcoin that being traded for huge profits on a daily basis.
尽管比特币的价格已从每枚比特币的最高价$69,000下降,交易者仍在赚钱。为什么呢?除了比特币,还有成千上万的其他加密货币每天都在交易中获得巨额利润。
besides (adv): 副词,表示“此外,再者”
注意区别 beside (prep), 介词,表示“在什么旁边”
on a daily basis:每天,很好用的一个搭配,也可换成每周,每月,每年
Some of these cryptocurrencies include Ripple, Ethereum, Monero, Zcash and they are still making returns of over 10,000% and higher for ordinary people in Canada.
这些加密货币中的一些包括Ripple、Ethereum、Monero、Zcash,它们仍然为加拿大的普通人带来超过10,000%的回报,甚至更高。
ordinary people 再次看到普通人另外一个说法,文章里不断用到普通人,就是在一直强调普通人也可以发横财,把通过QuantumAI赚钱说的无限容易!
QuantumAI lets you profit from all of these cryptocurrencies, even in a bear market. It uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically handle long and short selling for you so you can make money around the clock, even while you sleep.
即使在熊市中,QuantumAI也允许您从所有这些加密货币中获利。它使用人工智能(AI)自动为您处理长期和短期销售,这样您可以全天候赚钱,即使在您睡觉的时候也是如此。
bear market:熊市,中文完全就是字面翻译,因为本来就是外来词;
牛市自然就是:bull market

文章再次引用名人照片,其实照片跟所谓的QuantumAI没有任何关系
QuantumAI is backed by some of the smartest tech minds to ever exist. Richard Branson, Elon Musk and Bill Gates just to name a few.
QuantumAI得到了一些有史以来最聪明的科技巨头的支持。例如Richard Branson、Elon Musk和Bill Gates等。
be backed by
对很多朋友来说,“back” 的动词用法比较罕见,但是对母语者来说,却是非常高频的用法。
back sb up "支持某人" I will always back you up. 我会永远在支持你。“back”作动词,总有一种“在某人身后、在某人背后“的既视感。
back sth up "给某物备份"
smartest tech minds 最聪明的科技巨头,这里Mind字面意思是大脑、知识,实际是指人。另外一个经常意指人的是soul - 灵魂。
这里又出现了诈骗网站和文章的管用伎俩,搬出名人来背书。其实整篇文章都是利用加拿大前总理哈珀的口吻来讲述,名人的影响力和号召力不言自明,更关键的是普通人无法求证
These tech geniuses have built multi-billion companies on solving complex issues like online payments, computing, and transportation. Now, they’re tackling on the global problem of wealth inequality by letting anyone - no matter how rich or poor they are - make enough money to enjoy a happy and fulfilling life.
这些技术天才在解决如在线支付、计算和交通等复杂问题上建立了价值数十亿的公司。现在,他们正在解决全球的财富不平等问题,让任何人——无论他们有多富有或多贫穷——都能赚到足够的钱来享受一个快乐和充实的生活。
tackle 应付、解决,最常与problem搭配,是solve the problem很好的替代词
no matter how + 形容词 adj, "无论多么...."
No matter how challenging the IELTS test can be, I would never give up! 无论雅思多么难,我都不会放弃。
THE LUCRATIVE MONEY-MAKING SECRET BIG BANKS DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW
大银行不希望你知道的赚钱秘密
Stephen Harper goes on: "We're seeing hard economic times, and this is the solution people have been waiting for. Never in history have we had such an amazing opportunity that ordinary people can easily take advantage of to generate tremendous wealth in such a short time.
斯蒂芬·哈珀继续说:"我们正面临经济困难,这是人们一直在等待的解决方案。历史上从未有过这样一个普通人可以轻易利用的机会,在如此短的时间内创造巨大的财富。
We're seeing ...,这里的"see" 不是字面意思“看见”,而是“experience”的意思
We're seeing hard economic times. 我们正在经历经济的困难时期
take advantage of sth = make most of ...充分利用某物某资源
注意:take advantage of sb “充分利用某人”,从语言色彩上是贬义,在国外慎用这个动词短语指人,否则会不利于顺畅交流
generate tremendous wealth 创造巨大财富,很好的搭配,写作中很有用
Some people are hesitant to try this because it’s so different. And that’s because the big banks are trying to cover this up! The big banks are actively creating propaganda and calling cryptocurrencies and platform like QuantumAI a scam. Why? They are worried their corporate profits will shrink once their customers know how to create massive wealth themselves.
有些人对此持犹豫态度,因为这与众不同。这是因为大银行试图掩盖这一点!大银行正在积极制造宣传,并称加密货币和QuantumAI这样的平台是骗局。为什么?他们担心一旦他们的客户知道如何自己创造巨大的财富,他们的公司利润将会减少。
cover up 掩饰;隐蔽。诈骗文章把公共怀疑这项业务能否真正赚钱的矛盾,转移到了银行身上。在民众心中往往银行站在对立面的位置,为银行增加一个阴谋论,又从另外一个角度去说服读者。
shrink v.t./ v.i. 最常见的意思就是"缩水"。国外的烘干机总是会shrink our clothes.
但是的引申意义也可指”利润缩水,销售额缩水“ = the shrinking profits / sales
The truth is, cryptocurrency is the revolution of our lifetime and anyone who does not jump on this opportunity is missing out. I’ve already received angry calls and threats from big financial corporations because I bring this technology to people’s attention. But screw them. People in Canada are already starting to know the truth and it’s only a matter of time before more and more do.
事实是,加密货币是我们这一代的革命,任何未抓住这一机会的人都会错过。因为我把这项技术引起人们的关注,我已经收到了大型金融公司的愤怒电话和威胁。但我不在乎他们。加拿大的人们已经开始知道真相,而且只是时间问题,越来越多的人会知道。
Bring sth to someone's attention. 让某人注意到某事
bring this technology to people’s attention 让大众注意到科技 = 将科技带入大众视野
这个短语经常在雅思写作和思培的小作文里面用到
类似用法还有 draw your attention to ...
screw 是俚语中比较低俗的粗口,口语中常与f**k相互替代。试想一个成熟的政客在正规的媒体采访中怎么会用这种语言?
这里文章再次强调“哈珀”突破银行重重阻挠,给大众打来天上掉馅饼的这个机会,进一步打造哈珀揭露黑幕,打碎阴谋的形象。

又是一张非常拙劣的PS假图
I'm sharing this because I've also received hundreds of emails from people thanking me for sharing this secret. My favorite one is from a young man who bought his little brother his dream car - a Ferrari 488 Pista using the cash he made from QuantumAI. This platform is truly making the lives of everyone in the world a little better.”
我分享这个是因为我也收到了数百封感谢我分享这个秘密的邮件。我最喜欢的一封是来自一个年轻人,他用从QuantumAI赚来的钱为他的弟弟买了他梦想中的车——一辆法拉利488 Pista。这个平台真的让世界上每个人的生活都变得更好了一点。”
My favorite one is... / my favourite thing is ...,这个短语在雅思口语里面经常用到,以后可以用这个短语替换”I like ...most“.
行文方式上,这里又抛出一个具体的挣钱的例子,尤其是提到法拉利跑车的具体型号,进一步为这篇虚无的诈骗文字添砖加瓦。
DOES QuantumAI REALLY WORK? WE TEST IT OURSELVES OUT
QuantumAI真的有效吗?我们亲自测试了一下
Our senior editors wouldn't allow us to publish the interview with Stephen Harper until we verified that QuantumAI is a legitimate make-money-from-home opportunity. Our corporate leadership did not want us releasing any information that could potentially cause citizens of Canada to lose their hard-earned money.
我们的高级编辑在验证QuantumAI是否是一个合法的在家赚钱的机会之前,不允许我们发布与斯蒂芬·哈珀的采访。我们的公司领导层不希望我们发布任何可能导致加拿大公民失去他们辛辛苦苦赚来的钱的信息。
make-money-from-home opportunity ”在家赚钱的机会“ 非常直白的表达
这里话锋一转,从哈珀的叙述,转为了文章作者所在媒体的角度来验证,虽然谁也不知道这是一家什么媒体?
So our editorial team tested QuantumAI to make sure it actually works like Kevin described. One of our online editors, Zachary Tisdall, volunteered to risk his own money and test out QuantumAI.
所以,我们的编辑团队测试了QuantumAI,以确保它真的像Kevin所描述的那样有效。我们的一位在线编辑,Zachary Tisdall,自愿冒险用他自己的钱来测试QuantumAI。
make sure = ensure
ensure 会更加正式,适合用到雅思写作中,make sure 更适合用到雅思口语中
test out 实验、检验

温馨的家庭照,看似平凡的真实人生,其实都是假的,不知在哪里下载的照片
Zachary is a 35-year-old father of 2 children whose wife lost her job last year due to illness. He admitted he was struggling financially and this investment opportunity could be the answer.
Zachary是一个35岁的2个孩子的父亲,他的妻子去年因为疾病失去了工作。他承认他在经济上遇到了困难,而这个投资机会可能是答案。
due to sb / sth / doing sth 由于,归因于..." 常用于雅思口语和写作中,替换because, so。体现词汇的丰富程度.
struggle financially 经济上遭遇困境
Zachary reports: "At first, when I heard the interview with Harper, I thought he was joking. Making money from home is only a dream. I decided to try it anyway given my financial circumstances - and for the sake of good journalism.
Zachary报告说:“起初,当我听到与哈珀的采访时,我认为他是在开玩笑。在家赚钱只是一个梦想。但考虑到我的经济状况,以及为了好的新闻报道,我决定还是尝试一下。
my financial circumstances
circumstance是一个可以替换situation的big word. 目标分数CLB 7的小伙伴要记住哦。
如果描述一个社会或者一个国家的经济情况,有一个更地道的:climate,
economic climate 经济气候:The economic climate of my home country remains uncertain.
I watched an introductory video about the platform and then signed up. The video seemed to be over-promising but I put my skepticism aside. Within a few hours, I received a call from my personal investor. He answered all questions and doubts I had, and assured me I was going to make money. Period.
我观看了有关这个平台的介绍视频,然后注册了。这个视频似乎有些夸大其词,但我把我的怀疑放在一边。几小时内,我接到了我的个人投资顾问的电话。他回答了我所有的问题和疑虑,并向我保证我会赚到钱。就这样。
sign up 注册,注意与sign in 登录的区别
over-promising adj. 过度承诺,夸大其词
over-optimistic 过分乐观
over-estimated 高估
over-anxious 过于急切
over-confident 过分自信
那相反的前缀就是under-, 比如 under-estimate 低估
skepticism 怀疑,是我们前面看到的skeptical的名词形式
My personal investor even promised that if I lose even a single dime, he would promptly refund my $400 deposit. That's how confident he was this was going to change my life. Now that’s customer service beyond anything I’ve seen and no wonder banks are scared.
我的个人投资顾问甚至承诺,如果我损失了哪怕一分钱,他会立即退还我的400美元押金。这就是他有多么确信这将改变我的生活。这种客户服务超乎我所见,难怪银行如此害怕。
dime: (美国、加拿大的)十分硬币,十分钱
quarter: (美国、加拿大的)二十五分硬币,二十五分钱
nickel: (美国和加拿大的)五分硬币
只要客户投资损失1分钱,投资经理就会补偿400加元,天底下哪有这样的好事!?随后再次把锅甩了银行,银行为什么会害怕呢?
Once I received access to the platform, I deposited my initial investment of $400. That's about is what my family spends on junk food every month, so I decided to stop taking us to fast food for a month. Now we can be healthy, plus have the opportunity to get rich.
当我获得平台的访问权限后,我存入了400美元作为我的初始投资。这大约是我家一个月的垃圾食品开销,所以我决定让我们一个月不去快餐店。现在我们可以更健康,还有机会变富。
junk food 垃圾食品
get rich 变有钱 = get wealthy 非常口语化的表达,可以用在雅思口语中,这里又看到一种get的用法,大家可以留意
The QuantumAI system itself is a cryptocurrency auto-trading platform. The software uses advanced AI algorithms and machine learning to predict exactly when cryptocurrencies will go up and down. Then it will automatically buy and sell for you around the clock. Technology has already made our lives easier in every possible way, so why not use it to make more money as well?”
QuantumAI系统本身是一个加密货币自动交易平台。该软件使用先进的AI算法和机器学习来精确预测加密货币的涨跌。然后它会全天候为你自动买卖。技术已经在每一方面使我们的生活变得更加轻松,为什么不用它来赚更多的钱呢?"
around the clock 字面意思是钟表转一圈,也就是全天候的意思,又是一个非常生动的英语表达
ZACH'S REAL TIME RESULTS WITH THE SYSTEM "Within 1 hour of depositing $400, the software started trading for me. To be honest, I was nervous it would lose all of my money. And sure enough, my first trade was a $25 loss!
ZACH使用该系统的实时结果:“在存入400美元后的1小时内,该软件开始为我交易。说实话,我很担心会失去我所有的钱。果然,我的第一笔交易亏损了25美元!
To be honest = honestly 实诚地说
类似表达有,to be frank = frankly 直白地说,雅思口语用起来,尤其是给自己争取思考时间的时候,可以用起来
sure enough 果然,不出所料
诈骗文章说也会有损失,只不过损失只是25美元,让人觉得真实,同时又不心疼
I felt my throat close up. I thought I had been scammed. I was even ready to call my personal investor and ask for my money back. But then I remembered what my he told me earlier on our call: The algorithm is right about 80-89% of the time. You’re not going to win EVERY trade, but you'll win enough and be profitable overall.
我感到喉咙紧闭。我以为我被骗了。我甚至准备打电话给我的个人投资顾问,要求退款。但后来我想起他在我们之前的通话中告诉我的:这个算法大约有80-89%的正确率。你不会赢得每一笔交易,但你会赢得足够多,总体上是盈利的。
scam "诈骗" Internet, email and telephone scams 网络、邮件和电话诈骗
在国外也有非常多的诈骗,形式多种多样,所以这个词非常常见;另外非常有趣的是,一个诈骗文章里出现scam也是很大的讽刺。
So I let the software keep trading for me and watched it closely. The next trade was profitable! Only $19 but it was still something. Then the next trade was $51 profit. Then $22 profit, making a total profit of $67. And this was all under 5 minutes!
所以我让这个软件继续为我交易,并仔细观察。下一笔交易是盈利的!只赚了19美元,但总算是有所收获。然后下一笔交易盈利了51美元。接着又盈利了22美元,总共盈利了67美元。而这一切不过5分钟时间!
make a profit of ... "赚了...钱的利润“
This is a profit-making industry. 这是个赚钱的行业
Profit-making (a) 赚钱的
Soon I started scooping up cash like ice-cream and I couldn’t believe my eyes. Every time I refreshed the screen, my profits grew higher and higher. I felt like I was on drugs because this was such an exciting rush.
很快,我开始像挖冰淇淋一样捞起现金,我简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。每次我刷新屏幕,我的利润都越来越高。我感觉自己好像吸了毒,因为这是如此令人兴奋的经历。
scooping up cash 又是一个很生动的“赚钱”的表达,scoop是勺子铲子,和up搭配用作动词是,一是表达铲起东西;第二个意思就是非常容易地赚钱。这篇诈骗文章用了大量的赚钱的生动表达,也帮我们涨了姿势。
refresh the screen 刷新屏幕
区分:scroll through the screen 这个是”刷屏“的意思,就是用大拇指刷屏的字面意思
Now I know why Stephen Harper is in high spirits all the time. And why the big banks don’t want people anywhere near this wealth loophole. By the end of the day, I had made over $754 in profit, not bad from a starting investment of $400 ! I was so excited I barely got any sleep.
现在我知道为什么Stephen Harper总是情绪高涨。也明白为什么大银行不希望人们接近这个致富的漏洞。到了那天结束时,我已经盈利了超过754美元,从400美元的起始投资来看,这个数字一点都不差!我激动得几乎没怎么睡。
in high spirits 兴高采烈、兴致勃勃、情绪高涨
in low spirits 低落的情绪:一种沮丧或忧郁的状态
loophole 漏洞
400元本金,一天就能转754!一天就能赚200%!天底下哪有这样的好事?
The next day was Tuesday and I had to go back to work. To be honest (and don’t tell my boss this), it was hard to focus on my job knowing the QuantumAI software was making me money.
第二天是周二,我得回去上班。说实话(别告诉我老板),知道QuantumAI软件正在为我赚钱,我很难专心工作。
It was hard to focus on my job ... 专注于我的工作太难了
雅思口语中常用,口语中专门有个topic讨论concentration。常用表达还有:stay focused on sth / doing sth
I snuck out to the bathroom a few times to check my profits, and they kept stacking up (with a small loss here and there). At the end of the day, before I put my kids to sleep, my account balance showed $1,349.13. That’s more than I earn in a WEEK at my regular job!
我偷偷溜到洗手间几次查看我的盈利,它们一直在增加(偶尔也有些小损失)。到了晚上,我把孩子们哄睡前,我的账户余额显示为1,349.13美元。那比我在常规工作中一个星期的收入还要多!
snuck out = sneak out 悄悄溜出去
sneak, snuck, snuck
stacking up 累计、累加

支票照片最能吸引北美人,跟现金等同,可惜全都是P的
By the end of the week, I made a total of $5,349.12. I withdrew exactly $5,300 and re-invested the rest. Within 2 days I received my first cheque in the mail- for exactly $5,300. I couldn’t believe this was real life!”
到了这周末,我总共赚了5,349.12美元。我取出了整整5,300美元,并重新投资了其余的部分。两天后,我收到了我第一张支票——确切地说,是5,300美元。我简直不敢相信这是真实的生活!
By the end of the week, by 后面加上时间,意为:截止到什么时间
withdraw 取出(钱),撤回(消息)deposit (v) 存钱
注意观察:把微信设置成英文版,“某某撤回了一条消息“,动词用的是withdraw
Zach continues, "Now, I am consistently making an additional $700 to $1,500 per day thanks to QuantumAI. Now, the money just gets deposited into my bank account every few days. Just a few clicks and I received my funds within 24-48 hours. Everytime the transfer hits my checking account, I have to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.
扎克继续说,“现在,多亏了QuantumAI,我每天额外稳定地赚取700到1,500美元。现在,钱每隔几天就会存入我的银行账户。只需几次点击,我就在24-48小时内收到了我的资金。每次转账到达我的支票账户时,我都要掐自己一下,以确保我没有做梦。
Everytime the transfer hits my checking account, I have to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.
o everytime ...这个句型的意思是:“每次... 我便...”
§ 例句:Everytime you call me, I am on top of the world.
猜一猜 “on top of the world” 的意思。
pinch 掐;英文的很多说法跟中文是一样的,确定是不是做梦也要掐自己一下
Luckily, I LOVE my job here because I get to bring people important news stories (like this one) otherwise I would have quit by now. I did, however, plan a vacation for my family to Bali Indonesia to celebrate being out of debt and finally having my family’s finances back on track!
幸运的是,我非常喜欢我的工作,因为我可以为人们带来重要的新闻(比如这一篇),否则我现在可能已经辞职了。不过,我确实为家人计划了去印度尼西亚巴厘岛度假,以庆祝摆脱债务并最终让家庭财务回到正轨!
have sth back on track = make sure sth is working smoothly without any problems 使回到正轨 -> 确保某事顺利进行 ,使之不再有问题
having my family finances back on track 使我的家庭的资产状况又回到了正轨 = 解决了我的家庭资产状况的问题
文章中又对赚钱的美好生活做出描绘,带全家是巴厘岛度假
This wouldn’t be possible without Harper's generosity and sharing his secret live on television. And I’m happy I took the risk to try QuantumAI myself. My wife is happier than ever and my kids’ toy cupboard is well stocked.
如果没有哈珀的慷慨,并在电视上公开分享他的秘密,这一切都不会成为可能。我很高兴自己决定尝试QuantumAI。我的妻子比以往任何时候都更开心,我的孩子们的玩具柜也储备得很充足。
take the risk to do sth 冒着风险做某事 = run the risk of doing sth
My co-workers are kicking themselves they didn’t sign up two weeks ago like I did. But soon, our entire office signed up (including my boss) and they are calling me a “hero” for trying this.”
我的同事们都在后悔两周前没像我一样注册。但很快,我们整个办公室都报了名(包括我的老板),他们都称我为‘英雄’,因为我尝试了这个平台。”
kick themselves 自责,捶胸顿足
诈骗文章真的很高明,不光有一个活生生的普通人例子,更是描绘了周边人被影响,一窝蜂的注册,让不明就里的读者有立刻也开通账户的冲动...
HOW TO GET STARTED WITH QuantumAI (LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE)
如何开始使用QuantumAI(名额有限)
To get started, you only need your computer, smartphone, or tablet with internet access. You don't need any specific skills other than knowing how to use a computer and browsing the internet. You don’t need any technology or cryptocurrency experience because the software and your personal investor guarantees you make a profit.
要开始,您只需要一台有互联网访问功能的电脑、智能手机或平板电脑。您不需要任何特定技能,除了知道如何使用电脑和浏览互联网。您不需要任何科技或加密货币的经验,因为该软件和您的个人投资者会确保您盈利。
other than 除了,不同于(后面+名词)
区别:other than 和rather than :rather than : 而没有,而不是,而非
例句区分:
I like all fruits other than bananas. 除了香蕉,其他的水果我都喜欢
You should study hard for your exam rather than wasting your time on watching this movie. 你应该为了考试好好学习,而不是把时间浪费在看这部电影上
前面的铺垫已经够多了,文章话锋一转,来到具体操作指引的环节
Another perk of this program is you get to start when you want. You can make your own schedule - whether that's 5 hours a week or 50 hours a week. Just start the auto-trading software when you wish, and you can pause whenever you want (I don’t know why you ever would though).
这个程序的另一个好处是您可以自由决定何时开始。您可以自己安排时间——无论是每周5小时还是50小时。只需在您希望的时候启动自动交易软件,您也可以随时暂停(不过我不知道您为什么会想这么做)。
perk 福利,益处 - 可以用benefit来记
其名词形式也有渗滤式咖啡壶的意思,还记得老友记里的那间咖啡馆吗?Central Perk
To save our readers’ time and double check the platform's functionality, Zachary kindly created a guide to getting started on the system.
为了节省我们读者的时间,并再次检查该平台的功能,扎克亲切地创建了一个入门指南。
double check 再次检查,加拿大的日常生活口语中经常用到
HERE'S MY STEP-BY-STEP WALKTHROUGH:
以下是我的逐步演示:
The first thing you see is a video showing off the power of QuantumAI. The advertising is big and bold and in your face, but it is an American product and that's how they do things. Anyway, you simply submit your name and email address next to the video to get started right away.
您首先看到的是一个展示QuantumAI威力的视频。广告是大而且大胆的,直接了当,但这是美国产品,就是这样做的。无论如何,您只需在视频旁边提交您的名字和电子邮件地址,就可以立即开始了。
showing off 炫耀、展示,经常会用来形容高调的人
The first thing you see is ... 你看到的第一个东西是......
雅思口语中经常用,The first thing I see is the breath-taking view at sunset.
(Tip: Even if you don't decide to invest any money, I recommend signing up now because it's free and registrations for Canadian residents could end at any moment)
(提示:即使您最后决定不投资任何钱,我建议现在就注册,因为它是免费的,而且加拿大居民的注册可能随时结束。)
好机会稍纵即逝......骗子的最后一招
Next up, you're asked to fund your account. As I was navigating the deposit page, my mobile rang. It was an international number so I was hesitant to answer but then I realised it was obviously from.
接下来,您需要为您的账户充值。当我正在浏览存款页面时,我的手机响了。是一个国际号码,所以我首先犹豫是否要接听,但后来我意识到这显然是从QuantumAI打来的。
Next up 接下来,非常常见,可以很好的用在我们的口语中
fund your account = put money in your account 把资金放到账户里
navigate (v) 大家最熟悉的意思是”导航“,但是这里指的是”刷网页“,理解为在网页上”导航“
我们在实用英语中经常会说:This website or this app is easy to navigate。意思是UI设计和Content设计都非常清晰,很容易找到自己想要的内容
Sure enough, it was my own personal account manager. His service was great. He took me through the entire funding process. They accept all major credit cards like Visa, MasterCard and American Express. I went ahead and deposited the minimum amount which is С$330 ($250).
果然,这是我的个人账户经理。他的服务很棒。他带我完成了整个充值过程。他们接受所有主要的信用卡,如Visa、MasterCard和American Express。我继续存入了最低金额,即$330加元($250美元)。
Sure enough 再一次出现,果然的意思
Once funded, I navigated to the "Auto-Trader" section of software, set the trade amount to the recommended $50 and enabled it. The software started making trades at a rapid rate and I was concerned at first but let it do its thing.
充值完成后,我导航到软件的"Auto-Trader"部分,将交易金额设置为推荐的$50,并启用了它。软件开始以快速的速度进行交易,起初我很担心,但还是让它继续。
"Everyone wants to be rich but no one knows how to do it. Well, it is the opportunity of a lifetime to build a fortune that will allow you to live the life you truly desire. It will NOT be around forever, so do not miss out." - Stephen Harper
“每个人都想变得富有,但没有人知道怎么做。这是一生中的机会,可以积累财富,让您过上真正渴望的生活。这样的机会不会永远存在,所以不要错过。”- 史蒂芬·哈珀
the opportunity of a lifetime 一生就一次的机会
类似:once-in-a-lifetime 一生就一次的
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity一生就一次的机会
build a fortune = to become rich for oneself, to accumulate wealth 积累、创造财富
build your skill and experience 这个经常用在雅思口语中
UPDATE. We just received news that as of today almost all positions are filled up for Canadian residents. QuantumAI can only accept a limited number of total users to keep the profit per user is high. As of right now, there are still (37) spots left, so hurry up and sign up now to secure your spot.
更新。我们刚刚收到消息,截止到今天,加拿大居民的几乎所有位置都已经被填满。QuantumAI只能接受有限数量的用户,以保持每个用户的利润高。截至目前,还剩下(37)个名额,所以赶快注册以确保您的位置。
As of today = currently 截止到今天
文章最后,再次点出:机会不多,晚点就没了......
好了,到此这篇诈骗文章也就读完了。再次提醒,英文世界的糟粕内容也很多,尤其是碰到过分夸大、保证赚钱之类的文章,一定要提高警惕。而这篇文章我们也仅仅是抱着学习英文和猎奇的心态来看,千万别被文章中的那些假象所迷惑。
后续我们还将持续选择各种好玩、好读、有价值的英文文章来给大家解读!
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