詞匯梳理
1.HBO 家庭影院
Home Box Office(HBO) is an American premium cable?and satellite TV network.
2.cable channel 有線（電視）頻道
3.sprinkler 灑水裝置
mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose（水管） for watering lawn or garden
4.S&P 500 index 標(biāo)準(zhǔn)普爾500指數(shù)
An American stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies having common stock listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ.（記錄美國(guó)500家上市公司的一個(gè)股票指數(shù)。）
5.market capitalisation 市值
an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share
6.tick off the pitfalls 列出幾個(gè)潛在的危機(jī)（困難）
put a check mark on or near or next to
迅速報(bào)出；列舉(項(xiàng)目)：
He ticked off the names of the guests. ?（他快速地說(shuō)出了客人們的名字爹袁。）
7.nudge 輕推
If you nudge?someone or something into a place or position, you gently push them there.
nudged him into the sitting room. ?
8.beef up 加強(qiáng)
If you?beef up?something, you increase, strengthen, or improve it.
The analyst says the company has to?beef?up?its sales staff to offset turnover.
9.whinge about 抱怨
to keep complaining in an annoying way
Stop whindgeing about the situation and accept it.
10.resolutely 堅(jiān)決地；毅然地
showing firm determination or purpose
She?resolutely?refused to look at him or speak to him.
11.propel its two principal businesses 推進(jìn)它的兩項(xiàng)主要業(yè)務(wù)
To?propel?something in a particular direction means to cause it to move in that direction.
12.streaming video ?視頻流
13.prophecy 預(yù)言
A statement in which someone says they strongly believe that a particular thing will happen.
14.debacle 徹底失敗
A?debacle?is an event or attempt that is a complete failure.?
People believed it was a privilege to die for your country, but after the debacle of the war they never felt the same again.
15.crank?out cash 大幅盈利
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.
16.wingspan 翼
The?wingspan?of a bird, insect, or aeroplane is the distance from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing.
But of course as I reflect I realize my?wingspan?will never be wide enough.
17.bloated 龐大砸抛、腫脹
If you describe an organization as bloated, you mean that it is too big and does not work effectively.
This is a game that Microsoft, with its?bloated?bureaucracy does not want to play.
18.air-freight hub ?空運(yùn)中心
19.Kentucky ?肯塔基州
20.cash register ?收銀機(jī)，現(xiàn)金出納機(jī)
21.Seen through this lens ?由此看來(lái)
Seen?through?this?longer-term?lens, the competition among these companies will ultimately come down to what it always come down to — who has the better games.
22.pristine 未受損的树枫，純凈的
immaculately clean and unused
But, of course, this region has always been?pristine?frontier, rugged and challenging.
23.well-regarded? 有聲望的直焙，受人尊敬的，有良好道德品質(zhì)的
24.Harris poll ?哈里斯民意測(cè)驗(yàn)法 ?
25.a boon to ?對(duì)...來(lái)說(shuō)是福音
You can describe something as a?boon?when it makes life better or easier for someone.?
26.clout ?影響力,勢(shì)力
A person or institution that has?clout?has influence and power.?
Mr. Sutherland may have the clout needed to push the two trading giants into a deal.
27.inflammatory ?使人激憤的
If you accuse someone of saying or doing?inflammatory?things, you mean that what they say or do is likely to make people react very angrily.?
...nationalist policies that are too drastic and inflammatory.
...the posting of inflammatory content on Facebook.
28.chip away ?打擊砂轻、攻擊
Though try to chip away Mr.Obama's healthcare legislatioin...
29.predatory pricing? 掠奪性訂價(jià)
