DAY1
词汇整理
Almond n.杏仁；杏仁树
diced chicken with almonds
杏仁鸡丁
The almonds were in bloom.
杏树开花了。
Sprinkler n.洒水器
Lawn sprinkler草地喷管器
Premise vt.作为…的前提/n.前提,房屋连地基
Minor premise小前提
Off the preise在店外
On the premise在…前提下
Eg1.
There is nothing about this case that changes that basic premise of science.
Eg2. if the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true.
Fertile a.多产的，富饶的
Fertile egg受精卵fertile imagination丰富的想象力
Fertile land/soil肥沃的土地
Eg1. we also will focus on the very fertile ground for cooperation that we believe
exists with Jap.
Eg2. he is fertile of skills他掌握了很多技艺
Tick off [非正式]给…标，用记号勾出
1. PHRASAL VERB If youtick
off itemson a list, you write a tick or other mark next to them, in order to
show that they have been dealt with.在…旁打勾;在…旁作记号[英国英语]
2. PHRASAL VERB If you say that someone or
somethingticks you off, you mean that they annoy you.使恼火[美国英语] [非正式]
Eg.1
Ican't lay blame anywhere and that ticks me off.
我不能把责任推卸到任何地方，这令我很恼火。
Pitfall n.意想不到的困难，易犯的错误(difficulty, trap)
The pitfalls of working abroad are numerous.
在国外工作有很多隐患
Nudging
A slight push or shake
To push against gently
Door nudging强迫关门
Nudging assimilation趋近同化
Beef up
Make strong or stronger ( strengthen, fortify)
A campaign to beef up security
“Now is the time to beef up its business section,”
“现在应该是加强其业务部门的时候了
Basket case[非正式]
1. N-COUNT If someone describes a country or
organization as a basket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a
seriously bad state. (国家或机构的)经济状况极差[非正式]
2. N-COUNT If you
describe someone as a basket case, you think that they are very nervous or
unable to function.非常紧张或者失态的人
Whinge =complaint
stop whingeing and
get on with it!.
别发牢骚了，继续做事吧！
Propel
Casuse to move forward with force
Give an incentive for action
entice
V-TTo entice someone togo somewhere or to
do something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that
thing.怂恿
They'll entice thousands of doctors to move from the cities to the rural areas by paying them better salaries.
他们将通过支付更高的薪水怂恿成千上万的医生从城市迁往农村
virtuous
1.ADJ Avirtuousperson behaves in a moral and correct way.品德高尚的
2.ADJ If you describe
someone asvirtuous, you mean that they have done
what they ought to do and feel very pleased with themselves, perhaps too
pleased.自鸣得意的
recommend the virtuous and able 推荐人才
virtuous circle良性循环
Whirl around旋转
Retain
V-T Toretainsomething means
to continue to have that thing.保留[正式]
The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere.
那家商店内部依然保持着19世纪的格调
heady
ADJ Aheadydrink,
atmosphere, or experience strongly affects your senses, for example, by making
you feel drunk or excited.令人陶醉的
in the heady days just after their marriage.
…在他们婚后令人陶醉的日子里。
prophecy
N-VAR Aprophecyis a statement in
which someone says they strongly believe that a particular thing will happen.预言
Into prophecy:一语成谶fulfilling prophecy:自我实现的预言
Debacle
N-COUNT Adebacleis an event or
attempt that is a complete failure.彻底失败
subprime debacle:次贷崩溃
Green Debacle:绿色风暴
People believed it was a privilege to die for your country, but after the debacle of the war they never felt the same again.
人们曾相信为国捐躯是一种荣幸，但是经过战争的彻底失败，他们再也不这样想了
Crank out
PHRASAL VERB If you say that a company or
person cranks out a quantity of similar things, you mean they
produce them quickly, in the same way, and are usually implying that the things
are not original or are of poor quality. 迅速地大量滥制
In 1933 the studio cranked out fifty-five feature films.
1933年，这家电影公司粗制滥造了55部故事片。
Cashflow现金流转
breadth
breadth of territorial sea领海宽度
breadth of mind:心胸
breadth of view:见识的广阔，眼光的远大
Wingspan翼幅
N-COUNT Thewingspanof a bird,
insect, or aeroplane is the distance from the end of one wing to the end of the
other wing. (鸟、昆虫或飞机的)翼展;翼幅
Reminiscent
ADJ If you say that one thing isreminiscent
of another, you mean that it reminds you of it.令人想起的[正式]
reminiscent of:令人回忆起；引起联想
the sights were reminiscent of my childhood.
这些景象勾起了我对童年的回忆。
Conglomerate n.
N-COUNT Aconglomerateis a large
business firm consisting of several different companies.企业集团
conglomerate company
综合公司
...the world's second-largest media conglomerate.
…世界第二大传媒集团。
Bloat
V to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid,
air, or wind (使)膨胀
bloated
with too much food
吃得太多而发胖的
Drone
V-I If somethingdrones, it makes a low, continuous, dull noise.发出单调连续的低鸣
V-I If you say that someonedrones, you mean that
they keep talking about something in a boring way.唠叨[表不满]
Chambers'voice droned, maddening as an insect around his head.
钱伯斯唠唠叨叨，那声音像一只飞虫绕着他的头打转般令人发狂。
Presumably
ADV If you say that something ispresumablythe case, you
mean that you think it is very likely to be the case, although you are not
certain.很可能[含糊]
The spear is presumably the murder weapon.
这矛很可能就是凶器。
Antitrust
ADJ In the United States,antitrust laws are intended
to stop big companies taking over their competitors, fixing prices with their
competitors, or interfering with free competition in any way.反垄断的
Pristine
ADJ Pristine things are extremely clean or new.崭新的[正式]
Now the house is in pristine condition.
现在该房子是崭新的。
Adjacent
ADJ If one thing isadjacent
toanother, the two things are next to each other.相邻的
He sat in an adjacent room and waited.
他坐在一间相邻的房间里等。
Inflammatory
ADJ If you accuse someone of saying or doinginflammatorythings, you mean
that what they say or do is likely to make people react very angrily.使人激愤的[表不满]
ADJ Aninflammatorycondition or
disease is one in which the patient suffers from inflammation.炎症的[正式
inflammatory speeches煽动性演说
Be chipped away被剥削
Predatory
ADJPredatoryanimals live by
killing other animals for food.食肉的
ADJPredatorypeople or
organizations are eager to gain something out of someone else's weakness or
suffering.掠夺性的
People will not set up new businesses while they are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.
人们在被银行的掠夺行为惊吓的情况下是不会开办新企业的。
A jump in profits利润大增
Ground for
skepticism does not come much more fertile:….
How much of a chance it has of doing sth 做…的几率有多大
Their faith is sustained by …
If it gets anywhere close to…, it will…
See through this lens从这个角度来看
The most well-regarded company最受尊敬的公司
As A grows, so will B A增长时，B也会随之增长
DAY2
Topic 1Amazon’s Empire
The formerbookselleraccounts formore than half ofevery new dollar spent on line in U.S.
每在网上花一美元，其中就有超过一半是来自亚马逊网站
Since thebeginning of 2015, its share pricehas jumped by173%,seven times quicker thanin the two previousyears.(and12times
fasterthanthe S&P 500 Index)
从2015年起，亚马逊的股票增幅达173%，比前两年多七倍（比S&P指数快12倍）
With a market capitalization ofsome 400bn, it isthe fifth most valuable firmin the world.
亚马逊因其市场资本金高达4000亿，一跃成为世界上最具价值的第五个公司
Never before hasa companybeen
worth so much for so long while making so little money:92%
of its valueis due toprofits expected
after 2020.
从来没有一个公司可以不怎么赚钱，却维持其价值不变：92%的价值预计来自自2020年之后的
Walmartalready has revenuesnudging500bn andis beefing uponline.
沃尔玛的利润即将突破5000亿大关，这一趋势在互联网的作用下不断加强
Last
year cash-flow (before investment) was $16bn, more thanquadruple the level five
years ago.
去年资本流（投资前）为160亿美元，比五年前翻了4倍
If itmakes as much money as investors hope, a rough calculation suggests itsearningscould be worth the equivalent of25%ofthecombined
profitsoflisted Western retail andmedia firms.
如果亚马逊能带给投资商们预期的收益，那将相当于是西方零售商和媒体公司总利润的25%
Ground for skepticism does not come much more fertile than
this: Amazon will have to grow faster than almost any big company in modern
history tojustify its valuation.
In an erawhen executives routinelywhinge aboutpressureto produce short-term results, Amazon isresolutely
focused onthedistant horizon.
在这个时代里，当一些人还在为实现短期目标还倍感压力时，亚马逊已经开始着眼于未来。
Mr.Bezos emphasizes continual investment topropel its two principal businesses.
贝欧斯先生强调，要持续不断地投资，以确保两个主要项目的顺利进行。
A thirdvirtuous circle is starting to whirl aroundAlexa,the firm’s voice-activated assistant:
第三个投资良性循环开始在亚马逊语音助手亚历山大上显现出来。
So long as shareholdersretain
their faith inthis model, Amazon’sheady valuationresembles
aself-fulfilling prophecy.
只要投资商对这个模式存有信心，亚马逊就能带来丰富的收益
Theirfaith is sustained byAmazon’s record.
亚马逊良好的运营历史让投资者们信心倍增
It
has had its failures—its attempt to make a smart-phone was adebacle.But the business isstarting to crank out cash.
亚马逊也曾失败过——它曾想开发智能手机，结果以失败告终。但这并不影响亚马逊成为最赚钱的公司
IfAmazon’sapproach totime-frames is unusual,so too isthe sheerbreadth
of its activities.
Awingspan this largeis morereminiscent ofa conglomerate than a retailer,which makes Amazon’sshare price seem even more
bloated: stock markets typically apply a“conglomerate
discount”to reflect their in- efficiencies.
Seenthrough thislens, Amazon appearspristine.
从这一角度来看，亚马逊还是富有活力的
Consumersapplaudit; it isthe most well-regarded companyin America,according to a Harris poll.
顾客们很喜欢亚马逊，根据哈瑞斯民意调查结果显示，亚马逊是美国最受欢迎的公司
If itgets anywhere close tofulfilling them, it willattract the attention of regulators.
如果公司太赚钱，那么监管部门就会开始关注
Butasit grows,so willconcerns about its power.
但随着亚马逊的不断壮大，人们对它的担忧也越来越多
Investorsvalue Amazon’s growth over pro-fits;that makespredatory pricingmore tempting.
比起蝇头小利，投资商们更关注亚马逊的成长，后者才能让暴利更加吸引
DAY3
In this lesson I have learned several facts about Amazon empire. It is a well-regarded company in the US and ranks fifth in the world most-valuable businesses. Despite of its heady profits, the enterprise has faced with a sort of debacle. The revenues supposed to return to shareholders are hard to fill until 2020.
