B：Well, not Thomas; even at this very moment, he is hanging on to the stocks, hoping their value will increase.
嗯，托马斯不会，即便是在这个时刻，他也留着股票不脱手，他指望着股价能再涨上去。
◆ hang on to 保留，持有
炒股 speculate in stocks
A：Do you like to speculate on the stock market?
你喜欢炒股吗？
B：No. I never speculate in stocks.
不喜欢。我从不炒股。
speculate /?spekjule?t/ v. 投机；思考；推测
■ “炒股”除了说 speculate in stocks，还可以说 play the (stock) market 或 speculate on the stock market。例如：He concentrated on playing the stock market.（他专注于炒股。）
