Day1 词句积累
1.almond:the flat pale sweet nut of thealmond treeused in cooking and to makealmondoil扁桃仁；杏仁（扁桃树的果仁）
2.Ground for scepticism：a reason for what you say or do, or for being allowed to say or do somethinghere do seem to b
Eg:There do seem to be some grounds for their complaints.
3.fertile：that produces good results; that encourages activity能产生好结果的；促进的
Eg:The region at the time wasfertile groundfor revolutionary movements
.当时该地区是革命运动的沃土。
4.tick off：to put the symbol ✓ next to something on a list to show that you have dealt with it
Eg：I ticked off the children’s names as they arrived.
5.nudge：to make something move gradually or a little way in a particular direction
Eg：The central bank can nudge rates lower if necessary.
6.beef up：to increase or improve something, or to make it more interesting
Eg:The hotel plans to beef up its marketing effort.
7.routinely：惯常地;毫不意外地If something happensroutinely, it happens repeatedly and is not surprising, unnatural, or new.
Eg：Any outside criticism isroutinelydismissed as interference...任何来自外界的批评通常都被当作干涉而不予理睬。
8.whinge about：to complain, especially in a way that annoys other people
Eg：He’s always whingeing about something or other
9.entice：to persuade someone to do something, especially by offering them an advantage or reward
Eg:I enticed him with more money.
10.whirl：to turn or spin around very quickly, or to make someone or something do
this（使）急转; （使）迅速旋转:
Eg：We watched the seagulls whirling and shrieking over the harbour.我们看海鸥在港口上空盘旋鸣叫。
11.heady：（饮料）易使人醉的;（气氛、经历等）令人兴奋的Aheadydrink, atmosphere, or experience strongly affects your senses, for example by making you feel drunk or excited.
Eg：•...in theheadydays just after their marriage...在他们新婚燕尔的那些令人陶醉的日子里
12.prophcy：a statement that sth will happen in the future, especially one made by sb with religious or magic powers预言
13.crank out：to produce things in large numbers without caring much about
14.time-frame：the period of time during which something happens or must happen
15.wingspan：the distance between the end of one wing and the end of the other when the wings are fully stretched翼展；翼幅
◆a bird with a two-foot wingspan翼幅为两英尺的鸟
16.reminiscent：reminding you of sb/sth使回忆起（人或事）
◆The way he laughed was strongly reminiscent of his father.他笑的样子让人很容易想起他的父亲。
17.air-freight：goods that are transported by aircraft; the system of transporting goods by aircraft空运的货物；空中货运
18.pristine：something that is pristine looks very clean, tidy, or new
19.inflammatory：intended to cause very strong feelings of anger煽动性的；使人发怒的
20.chip away: .to gradually make something weaker, smaller, or less effective
Eg:The company’s dominance of the market is gradually being chipped away.
21.predatory:using weaker people for their own financial or sexual advantage（在金钱或性关系上）欺负弱小的，压榨他人的
22.temting:something that istemptingis attractive, and makes people want to have it, do it, etc.吸引人的；诱人的；有吸引力的
Day2 神句练习
1.The former bookseller accounts for more than half of every new dollar spent on line in U·S.
美国人每花费的一美元，亚马逊这个前书商的销售额就要占其中的一般以上。
1）美国新增线上交易中·every new dollar spent on line
2) The former bookseller 书商起家的亚马逊
2.从2015年起，亚马逊的股价就下降了173%，降速是过去两年的七倍。（也是是标准普尔500指数的12倍。）
1）jump by 飙升
3.随着市场资产接近4000亿，亚马逊成为了世界上第五大最有价值的公司。
亚马逊以约4000亿美元的市值排名全球第五。
翻译时候不要太拘泥于原文形式。
4.没有一家公司像亚马逊一样，盈利如此的少，依旧长久的值钱：2020年后，它的92%价值预计通过利润赚取。
1）能在盈利如此有限的情况下。
2）长久维持如此之高的估值。
3）92% of its value 其中92% its不需要翻译出来
来自2020年后的预期
5.沃尔玛的财政收入已经接近5000亿美元，而且网上收益还在持续增加。
revenue：营收；增强线上业务
注意nudge和beef up的意思
6.去年投资之前的现金流转为160亿美元，是五年前的3级。
1）五年前的四倍
quadruple the level five years ago 可以用作动词，后面的是形容的对象
7.如果亚马逊像投资者希望的盈利，粗略计算表明它的文化。
1）如果该公司实际业绩与投资者预期一致，据初步统计，其利润将等同于所有西方零售和，
8众人对此表示怀疑：.亚马逊必须比现代历史中的所有大公司更快成长，才能确定它的价值。
9.执行者时常抱怨短期内得到结果的压力，在这样一个时代，亚马逊决定关注未来。
10.贝索斯先生强调通过持续投资来增强两项主要业务。
11.第三种良性循环围绕亚马逊公司的声控助理亚历克斯进行。
12.只要股东坚信这种模式，亚马逊令人心动的价值就像是自我验证的预言。
13.亚马逊的理念支撑着他们的信念。
14.亚马逊也有自己失败的地方-它试图制造智能手机是一个障碍。但是这项业务正在粗制滥用金钱。
15.如果亚马逊发展的时间段不正常，也同样会制约它的活动。
16.展开这一大类企业就会使集团比零售商更容易会想起：亚马逊的股价似乎不断增长：股市通常会使用”多元化集团折扣“这个概念来反映他们的效率低下。
17.从这个方面来看，亚马逊仍旧处于原始状态。
18.消费者对此表示欢迎：根据美国哈里斯民义调查显示，亚马逊是美国最受欢迎的公司。
19.如果亚马逊四处寻找满足自身的东西，那么它可能会引起决策者的注意。
20.但是正因为它还正在成长，众人也更为关心它的发展能力。
21.投资者通过利润评估亚马逊的增长，使掠夺性价格更加具有吸引力。
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