동학개미에 대해 영어로 말하기 (20년 9월 방송, 영어토론)

장승진 대표의 영어 과외에 관심이 있으시면 다음 글을 클릭하세요 블로그에서 보기: PDF문서: Summary It’s not clear exactly where it originated, but, in the Korean stock market, the individual investors are compared to a group of ants Recently, one more nickname has been attached to them, and it is an analogy to the 19th century revolution movement called Donghak Donghak refers to a group of Korean peasants in the late 19th century who rose against the feudal order and imperialism The analogy is used because the retail investors in the stock market are thought to be fighting to protect the country against foreign investors who were selling off Korean stocks Just as their namesake ancestors did more than a century ago, these “Donghak ants” have taken on a great cause Until now, their efforts seem to work The benchmark KOSPI fell about 30% upon the onset of COVID-19 back in March, but it rebounded to its pre-COVID-19 level If you joined the market in March and held on to your stocks, you must have enjoyed a generous return What’s different about this round of stock market investment craze is that many new investors in their 20s and 30s joined This has caused many experts to worry Stock investment by nature involves a lot of risk, and these individual investors lack experience and knowledge What’s more worrisome is that many of them took out loans to enter the stock market The market looks bullish due to the sharp rebound, but there are warning signs that the current rally is a bubble Nobody knows for sure where the stock market will move, as the shockwaves of COVID-19 have not been fully reflected on companies’ financial statements yet Some point out the other side of the Donghak analogy Historically, the Donahak movement failed in the end, and the participants’ ideals didn’t materialize Will the 19th century’s historical facts be a bad omen for the retail investors in 2020? Everybody hopes it won’t Keywords / Key Sentences 1 최근 주식투자를 시작한 개인 투자자들을 동학 농민에 비유한다 한국 주식을 파는 외국 투자자들로부터 나라를 지킨다고 생각되기 때문이다 Retail investors who entered the stock market this year are often compared to the participants in the Donghak movement in the late 19th century These investors proclaim to be protecting Korea against foreign investors who sell off Korean stocks Individual investors who took advantage of the bargain basement prices for stocks have been compared to the Donghak peasant revolution in 1894 These retail investors’ motivation is not only money, but protectionism against foreign investors dumping their stocks in early Q2 New stock investors who bought stocks during the flash crash in March have been dubbed the name “Donghak ants ” This title has been given to them because their cause to protect Korean companies whose stock was dumped by foreign investors in the early part of the 2nd quarter 2 최근 20-30대들이 주식투자에 많이 참여한다 빚을 내서 투자하는 경우도 많아 우려를 자아내고 있다 Those in their 20s and 30s have newly entered the stock market Some of them took out loans to invest, which is a cause of concern for many people New and young investors who have just started trading equities have taken on debt to fund their new investments, which is raising eyebrows in the financial world New traders have taken out loans and have put that money into the stock market This could prove disastrous if the market crashes 3 올 연말과 내년에 주가가 어떻게 될지 아무도 모른다 최근의 주가 상승은 버블이라는 주장도 많다 Nobody knows where the stock market will move later this year and next year Many experts point out that the recent rally is a bubble Nobody has a crystal ball when it comes to the stock market Analysts say that the recent spike in stocks is a bubble that is about to burst No one knows if it will be a bull or bear market next year But many experts think that we may be facing a temporary jump in the stock market that will lead to another crash in the near future 4 개인 투자자가 장기적으로 수익을 내면서 주식 투자에 성공하기란 매우 힘들다 주식 투자에서는 조심해야 할 것들이 많다 It’s very difficult for retail investors to be successful in the long term There are so many variables in the stock market, so you have to always be careful Day and passive traders have a lot of hurdles to overcome if they want to make money in the stock market Investors need to look at multiple factors and constantly stay vigilant You need to constantly keep your guard up if you are involved in the financial markets You have so much coming at you from all directions It is easy to lose money if you are just an amateur investor #키워드스피킹 #프랙티쿠스