DAY1

A、vocabulary in phrase

1.Neverbefore has a company been worth so much forso longwhile making so little money:92% of its value is due to profitsexpected after2020.

本句中无生词，但我认为是体现文章主旨的关键句，come to my purpose.

2.Ground for scepticism does notcome much more fertile than this.

special in english

3.Itiseasy to tick off some ofthe pitfalls.

列举

4.beefing up online

加强，充实

We need tofindsome newplayerstobeefup theteam.

5.the gap would be exceptionally hard to fill.

差距将非常难以填补

6.lures.

诱惑力，诱惑

the lure offame/power/money名誉／权力／金钱的诱惑

7.entice=attrack.

8.whirlaround Alexa

9.giving developers reason to create yet more services.

10.So long as shareholder sretain their faith in this model, Amazon’s heady valuation resembles a self-fulfilling prophecy.

保有信心   估值   预言

11.It has had its failures—its attempt to make asmartphone was a debacle. Bu tthe business is starting to crankout cash. Last year cashflow (before investment) was $16bn,more than quadruple the level five years ago.

12.If Amazon’s approach to time-frames is unusual, so too isthe sheer breadth of its activities.

时间框架

13.A wingspan this large is more reminiscent of a conglomerate than a retailer.

羽翼如此壮大    集团企业

14.pristine

崭新的；状态良好的

pristine newoffices

15.Thecomparative immunity from legal liability of digital platforms—for the posting of inflammatory content on Facebook,say, orthe vettingofdriverson Uber—isbeingchipped away.

使人激愤的；煽动性的

The men were using inflammatorylanguage/making inflammatoryremarksabout the other team'ssupporters.这些人恶语攻击另一支球队的支持者。