In the winter of 2006 beekeepers in America noticed something odd—lots of their hives were dying for no obvious reason.
2006年冬，美国养蜂人注意到奇怪的现象，他们的蜂群不明原因地死掉。
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Mr. Carey had so many books that he did not know them, and as he read little he forgot the odd lots he had bought at one time and another because they were cheap.
An odd lotter is an investor who purchases shares or other securities in small or unusual quantities. Stocks are typically traded in increments of 100 shares, a quantity known as a round lot or board lot. The cost of 100 shares of a security may be beyond the means of an individual investor, or may represent a larger investment than the investor wishes to make. Thus, the investor purchases an odd lot.