来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：金融市场 第18集 第18集》

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  What is a trust?
  信托是什么
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  It's another form of institutional investing.
  它是另一种形式的机构投资
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  A trust is a--it's often a department of a bank
  信托通常是 银行的一个部门
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  that manages money on behalf of an individual or family.
  它为个人或者家庭进行理财
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  For example, suppose your parents are concerned about you and
  比如 你的父母要为你筹划未来
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  they don't trust you--they trust the banker, not you
  但他们并不信任你 而信任银行
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  --and there's a family fortune.
  他们有一笔家庭财产
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  Maybe it doesn't have to be that big,
  可能没有那么多
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  but let's say it's a million dollars.
  我们假设是100万美元
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  They could give it to you, but they might not.
  他们可以把钱给你 但他们并不想这样
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  I don't know what your parents are doing;
  我不知道父母们是怎么做的
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  they're doing this behind your back and
  他们背着你偷偷的干