Closed-end investment company

closed [klozd]

adj. 关闭着的，封闭着的;密闭着的，保密的;<美>准备好了的，定了契约的; v. “close”的过去式和过去分词;

clos=close关闭+ed已...的→关闭了的

end [end]

n. <正>结果;端;终止;最后部分; vt.& vi. 结束，终止;

investment [ɪn'vɛstmənt]

n. 投资，投资额;封锁;（时间、精力的）投入;值得买的东西;

invest投资 + ment表名词→投资

company ['kʌmpəni]

n. 公司，商号;作伴，伴侣，客人;连队，中队;（社交）集会，聚会;

com(together)+pan(bread)+y(名词后缀)→交谊；伙伴

Well, I ...

好啦， 我……

Sailboats glided motionlessly across the lake.

帆船静静地像滑动似的在湖上前进。

The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas -- legends handed down from one generation of another.These legends are useful because they can tell us something about migrations of people who lived long ago, but none could wri

他们保存历史的唯一办法是将历史当作传说讲述，由讲述人一代接一代地将史实描述为传奇故事口传下来。