时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:英语新闻


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 BBC News – Strong earnings 1 from Amazon and a boost to the company's stock have made its founder 2, Jeff Bezos, the world's third richest person, according to Forbes. Mr Bezos owns 18% of Amazon's shares, which rose 2% in trading on Thursday. Forbes estimated his fortune to be $65.3bn.


BBC新闻 – 强劲的盈利增长和公司股价的提升使亚马逊创始人杰夫.贝索斯成了世界第三大富豪,福布斯的数据显示。贝索斯拥有亚马逊18%的股份,亚马逊股价周二交易中上涨2%。福布斯估计贝索斯的身价在653亿美元。
Amazon's revenue beat analysts 3' expectations, climbing 31% from last year to $30.4bn in the second quarter. Profit for the e-commerce giant was $857m, compared with $92m in 2015.
亚马逊的收入超出分析师的预期, 比去年攀升31%至今年第二季度的304亿美元。这家电子商务巨头赢利8.57亿美元,而2015年的赢利才9200万美元。
According to Forbes estimates, Mr Bezos's fortune is only surpassed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, worth $78bn, and the $73.1bn fortune of Zara founder Amancio Ortega.
根据福布斯估算,贝索斯的财富仅次于身价780亿美元的微软创始人比尔盖茨,以及Zara创始人阿曼西奥.奥尔特加731亿美元的财富。
Amazon had developed a reputation for announcing little or no profit each quarter, but appeared to hit a turning point last year and has seen improving earnings since. Amazon shares have spiked 4 50% since February.
亚马逊一向有每季度宣布利润微薄或无赢利的名声,但去年似乎迎来了转折点,自那以后收益得到了改善。亚马逊股价自二月份以来飙升50%。
Amazon's Prime membership, which offers extra services including free shipping 5 for an annual fee, saw impressive international growth. In June, Amazon launched Prime in India to take advantage of the country's large consumer market.
提供包括缴年费免运费等额外服务的亚马逊金牌会员计划在全球取得惊人增长。6月份,亚马逊在印度推出金牌会员计划,以利用该国广大的消费市场。
Amazon has boosted Prime membership by improving its video streaming offerings, an area in which it competes with Netflix.
亚马逊通过改进其流媒体视频服务促进了金牌会员计划。流媒体视频服务是亚马逊与网飞公司竞争的领域。
Prime Day, Amazon's annual promotional shopping festival earlier this month, was the company's largest ever sales day.
本月初亚马逊的年度购物促销节“黄金日”是公司有史以来销量最大的一天。
Earlier this month, it announced a partnership 6 with US bank Wells Fargo to offer discounts on student loans for members of its Prime Student services.
本月初,亚马逊宣布与美国富国银行合作,为其金牌学生服务的会员提供学生贷款折扣。
 

n.工资收人;利润,利益,所得
  • That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
  • Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。
n.创始者,缔造者
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
adj.有穗的;成锥形的;有尖顶的
  • The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句
n.船运(发货,运输,乘船)
  • We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
  • There's a shipping charge of £5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
n.合作关系,伙伴关系
  • The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
  • Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。
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