The disadvantage of ordinary shares is that their dividends come out of what is left when everything else has been paid investment,interest,tax,preference dividends and sugared buns at tea-time.

• 普通股的缺点是要等到其他费用，如投资、贷款利息、税、优先股股息以及午茶时的甜面包费都付完之后，才轮到股东领取股息。