Day 1
詞匯
1. Cable
This year Amazon will probably spend twice as much on television as HBO, a cable channel.
N-UNCOUNT 不可數(shù)名詞有線電視 Cable is used to refer to television systems in which the signals are sent along underground wires rather than by radio waves.
【搭配模式】：often N n
eg. They ran commercials on cable systems across the country...
? ? ? 他們在全國的有線電視網(wǎng)上投放商業(yè)廣告地淀。
? ? ? The channel is only available on cable.
? ? ? 這個頻道只有有線電視才能收看闹瞧。
2.sprinkler
Its own-brand physical products include batteries, almonds, suits and speakers linked to a virtual voice-activated assistant that can control, among other things, your lamps and sprinkler.
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞(澆花草的)灑水器;噴水滅火裝置 A sprinkler is a device used to spray water. Sprinklers are used to water plants or grass, or to put out fires in buildings.
3.premise
Yet Amazon’s shareholders are working on the premise that it is just getting started.
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞前提 A premise is something that you suppose is true and that you use as a basis for developing an idea.
eg. The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete...
? ? ?前提是捧存，如果各學(xué)校必須參與競爭的話澈驼，就會更加努力分蓖。
? ? ?The programme started from the premise that men and women are on equal terms in this society.
? ? ?這個項(xiàng)目是以這個社會男女平等為前提的。
4.scepticism
Ground for scepticism does not come much more fertile than this.
N-UNCOUNT 不可數(shù)名詞懷疑態(tài)度;懷疑主義Scepticism is great doubt about whether something is true or useful.
eg. There was considerable scepticism about the Chancellor's forecast of a booming economy...
? ? ? 有相當(dāng)多的人對財(cái)政大臣作出的經(jīng)濟(jì)會迅猛發(fā)展的預(yù)測表示懷疑报腔。
? ? ? The report has inevitably been greeted with scepticism.
? ? ? ?那份報(bào)告不可避免地受到了質(zhì)疑巫俺。
5.pitfalls ;tick off
It is easy to tick off some of the pitfalls.
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞隱患认烁；陷阱；圈套 The pitfalls involved in a particular activity or situation are the things that may go wrong or may cause problems.
【搭配模式】：usually pl
eg. The pitfalls of working abroad are numerous...
? ? ? 到國外工作存在許多陷阱。
? ? ? He also points out that forward planning can help avoid stressful pitfalls.
? ? ? 他也指出却嗡，預(yù)先計(jì)劃可有助于消除令人不安的隱患舶沛。
PHRASAL VERB 短語動詞在…上打鉤 If you tick off items on a list, you write a tick or other mark next to them, in order to show that they have been dealt with.
此處引申為“羅列”
eg. He ticked off my name on a piece of paper...
? ? ?他在一張紙上我的名字旁打了鉤。
? ? ?Tick it off in the box.
? ? ?在方框里打鉤窗价。
6.Rival
Rivals will not stand still.
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞競爭者;對手;敵手Your rival is a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things.
eg. The world champion finished more than two seconds ahead of his nearest rival...
? ? ?世界冠軍領(lǐng)先第二名2秒多鐘到達(dá)終點(diǎn)如庭。
? ? ?He eliminated his rivals in a brutal struggle for power...
? ? ?他在一場殘酷的權(quán)力爭斗中將對手一一鏟除。
? ? ?The police believe the fight was due to a dispute between rival teenage gangs.
? ? ?警察認(rèn)為這場打斗是由兩個敵對的青少年幫派之間的糾紛引起的撼港。
7.revenues ? ; ? ?nudging ; beefing up
Walmart already has revenues nudging $500bn and is beefing up online.
N-UNCOUNT 不可數(shù)名詞See also:Inland Revenue;(公司坪它、組織的)收入，收益;（政府的）財(cái)政收入帝牡，稅收Revenue is money that a company, organization, or government receives from people.
【搭配模式】：also N in pl ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 【FIELD標(biāo)簽】：BUSINESS 商
eg. ? ...a boom year at the cinema, with record advertising revenue and the highest ticket sales since 1980...
? ? ? ? ?電影院非常景氣的一年往毡，創(chuàng)下1980年以來廣告及票房收入新高
? ? ? ? One study said the government would gain about $12 billion in tax revenues over five years. ?
? ? ? ? ?一項(xiàng)研究表明政府將在5年中獲得約120億美元的稅收。
VERB 動詞幾乎達(dá)到;接近 If someone or something is nudging a particular amount, level, or state, they have almost reached it.
【語法信息】：V n ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?【搭配模式】：usu cont
eg. ?...a little-known stage play writer and actress who was nudging 40 and going nowhere... ? ? ?一個年近四旬靶溜、一事無成开瞭、寂寂無聞的舞臺劇作者兼演員
? ? ? ? The temperature when we were there was nudging 80 degree F.
? ? ? ? ?我們在的時候，那里溫度接近80華氏度罩息。
PHRASAL VERB 短語動詞改善嗤详；加強(qiáng)；改進(jìn)扣汪；提高If you beef up something, you increase, strengthen, or improve it.
eg. ?...a campaign to beef up security... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 加強(qiáng)安全的運(yùn)動
? ? ?Both sides are still beefing up their military strength.
? ? ?雙方仍在增強(qiáng)各自的軍事力量断楷。
? ? ?...a beefed up police presence. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 有所增強(qiáng)的警力
8.unprecedented
But the striking thing about the company is how much of a chance it has of achieving such unprecedented goals.
ADJ 形容詞前所未有的；空前的崭别；沒有先例的If something is unprecedented, it has never happened before.
eg. Such a move is rare, but not unprecedented...
? ? ?這種做法很罕見冬筒，但也不是沒有先例的。
? ? ?In 1987 the Socialists took the unprecedented step of appointing a civilian to command the force.
? ? ? 1987年茅主，社會黨人史無前例地任命了一位非軍隊(duì)出身的人來指揮軍隊(duì)舞痰。
9.dimensions
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞方面;部分A particular dimension of something is a particular aspect of it.
【搭配模式】：usu with supp
eg. There is a political dimension to the accusations...
? ? ?這些指控含有政治方面的因素。
? ? ?This adds a new dimension to our work. ? ? ? ?
? ? ?這給我們的工作增添了新的內(nèi)容诀姚。
10.routinely 响牛；whinge about
1.ADV 副詞例行地;常規(guī)地;通常地If something is routinely done, it is done as a normal part of a job or process.
【搭配模式】：usu ADV with v
eg. Vitamin K isroutinelygiven in the first week of life to prevent bleeding.
? ? ? 出生后第一周通常要服用維生素K，以防止出血赫段。
VERB 動詞發(fā)牢騷;絮絮叨叨地抱怨 If you say that someone is whingeing, you mean that they are complaining in an annoying way about something unimportant.
【語域標(biāo)簽】：INFORMAL 非正式
eg. ...people who whine and whinge about their alleged misfortunes...
? ? ? 那些哭訴和抱怨他們的所謂不幸的人們呀打。
? ? ? All she ever does is whinge and complain... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 她只是不停地抱怨。
? ? ? Stop whingeing and get on with it. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?別抱怨了糯笙，繼續(xù)做吧贬丛。
? ? ? ?Whinge is also a noun.
eg. It must be really depressing listening to everybody's whinges.
? ? ?聽每個人的抱怨肯定非常地郁悶。
11.streaming video ; entice
That gives Amazon more cash for new services—such as two-hour shipping and streaming video and music—which entice more shoppers.
streaming video : noun [uncountable] ? ? ? technical ?
sound and video that are sent over the Internet in a continuous way
VERB 動詞誘使;誘惑;慫恿To entice someone to go somewhere or to do something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that thing.
eg. Retailers have tried almost everything to entice shoppers through their doors... ? ? ? 零售商們幾乎嘗試了所有辦法以吸引購物者進(jìn)入商店给涕。
? ? ?Child murderers in the past have very often carried photographs of young children to entice their victims away...
? ? ?過去兒童謀殺犯常常攜帶一些小孩子的照片來誘拐他們的受害者豺憔。
? ? ?They'll entice doctors to move from the cities by paying them better salaries.
? ? 他們將出更高的薪水吸引醫(yī)生們走出城市额获。
12.virtuous circle ; whirl
A third virtuous circle is starting to whirl around Alexa, the firm’s voice-activated assistant.
N-SING 單數(shù)名詞良性循環(huán) If you describe a situation as a virtuous circle, you mean that once one good thing starts happening, other good things happen, which cause the first thing to continue happening.
eg. Exercise creates its own virtuous circle. Once you start a programme and do it regularly, you'll feel so good you'll want to continue.
? ? ? 鍛煉身體能夠形成一種良性循環(huán)。一旦你開始一項(xiàng)鍛煉計(jì)劃并持之以恒恭应，你會感覺良好并堅(jiān)持下去抄邀。
? ? ? ...a virtuous circle of investment and growth. ? ? ? ? ? ? ?投資和增長的良性循環(huán)
V-ERG 及物/不及物動詞(使)回旋;(使)旋轉(zhuǎn)If something or someone whirls around or if you ?whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly.
【語法信息】：Also V n
e.g. Not receiving an answer, she whirled round...
? ? ?沒有得到答案，她飛快地轉(zhuǎn)過身去昼榛。
? ? ?He was whirling Anne around the floor...
? ? ?他正拉著安妮在舞池內(nèi)轉(zhuǎn)圈兒境肾。
? ? ?The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.
? ? ?濃煙開始盤旋上升，形成了一個巨大的煙柱褒纲。
Whirl is also a noun.
eg. ?...the barely audible whirl of wheels. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?幾乎聽不見輪子的轉(zhuǎn)動聲
13.prophecy
So long as shareholders retain their faith in this model, Amazon’s heady valuation resembles a self-fulfilling prophecy.
N-VAR 可變名詞預(yù)言A prophecy is a statement in which someone says they strongly believe that a particular thing will happen.
eg. The youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.
? ? ? 那個年輕人准夷，同樣地，讓預(yù)言說中了莺掠。
? ? ? ...Biblical prophecy. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?《圣經(jīng)》中的預(yù)言
14.debacle
its attempt to make a smartphone was a debacle.
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞徹底的失敗;慘敗A debacle is an event or attempt that is a complete failure.
eg. After the debacle of the war the world was never the same again...
? ? ?經(jīng)歷了這場戰(zhàn)爭的慘敗之后衫嵌，世界再也不是原來的那個樣子了。
? ? ?The convention was a debacle. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 這次大會開得非常失敗彻秆。
15.crank out
But the business is starting to crank out cash.
PHRASAL VERB 短語動詞大量地快速制造;粗制濫造 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.
【語用信息】：disapproval
【STYLE標(biāo)簽】：INFORMAL 非正式
eg. In 1933 the studio cranked out fifty-five feature films...
? ? ?1993年楔绞，該電影公司粗制濫造出了55部故事片。
? ? ?The writer must have cranked it out in his lunch-hour.
? ? ?作者一定是在午飯時間把它趕出來的唇兑。
16.cashflow 酒朵；quadruple
Last year cashflow (before investment) was $16bn, more than quadruple the level five years ago.
cashflow：noun uncountable
the amount of money moving into and out of a business
?strong/improved cash flow
?Small traders often have short-term cash-flow problems.
PREDET 前置限定詞是…的四倍；四倍于 If one amount is quadruple another amount, it is four times bigger.
【搭配模式】：PREDET det n
eg. They could sell their merchandise for quadruple the asking price.
? ? ?他們能夠以4倍于要價(jià)的價(jià)錢出售他們的商品扎附。
17.sheer 蔫耽；breadth
If Amazon’s approach to time-frames is unusual, so too is the sheer breadth of its activities.
ADJ 形容詞(用于強(qiáng)調(diào))純粹的，完全的留夜，十足的You can use sheer to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve or is not mixed with anything else.
【搭配模式】：ADJ n
【語用信息】：emphasis
eg. His music is sheer delight... ? ? ? ? ? 聽他的音樂完全是一種享受匙铡。
? ? Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea.
? ? ?靈感的激發(fā)通常純粹是靠運(yùn)氣。
? ? ?...acts of sheer desperation. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 徹底絕望的行為
N-UNCOUNT 不可數(shù)名詞廣度碍粥；廣泛性The breadth of something is its quality of consisting of or involving many different things.
【搭配模式】：oft Nofn
eg. Older people have a tremendous breadth of experience...
? ? ? 年長者閱歷相當(dāng)豐富鳖眼。
? ? ? His breadth of knowledge filled me with admiration.
? ? ? 他學(xué)識淵博，令我非常欽佩嚼摩。
18.wingspan ; reminiscent 钦讳；conglomerate ; bloat
A wingspan this large is more reminiscent of a conglomerate than a retailer, which makes Amazon’s share price seem even more bloated.
wingspan: noun countable (鳥、昆蟲或飛機(jī)的)翼展枕面，翼幅
the distance between the ends of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft
eg. ...a glider with an 18-foot wingspan. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?翼展18英尺的滑翔機(jī)
ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副詞或介詞詞組修飾的形容詞使人想起的;使人憶起的If you say that one thing is reminiscent ofanother, you mean that it reminds you of it.
【搭配模式】：v-link ADJofn
【語域標(biāo)簽】：FORMAL 正式
eg. The decor was reminiscent of a municipal arts-and-leisure centre...
? ? ? 這種布置讓人想起都市里的藝術(shù)休閑中心愿卒。
? ? ? She bowed her head in a gesture somehow reminiscent of royalty.
? ? ? 她低頭的姿勢讓人想起皇室風(fēng)范。
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞大型聯(lián)合企業(yè);企業(yè)集團(tuán)A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
【搭配模式】：oft adj N
【FIELD標(biāo)簽】：BUSINESS 商
eg. Fiat is Italy's largest industrial conglomerate.
? ? ?菲亞特是意大利最大的產(chǎn)業(yè)集團(tuán)潮秘。
bloat ： verb intransitive or transitive [bloats bloating bloated]
to swell up, or to make someone or something swollen
?If I eat it, my stomach bloats up.
19.freight ; hub
It is building a $1.5bn air-freight hub in Kentucky.
N-UNCOUNT 不可數(shù)名詞(貨運(yùn))貨物Freight is goods that are transported by lorries, trains, ships, or aeroplanes.
eg. ? ? ? ? ?...26 tons of freight... ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?26 噸貨物
? ? ? ?90% of managers wanted to see more freight carried by rail.
? ? ? ?90%的經(jīng)理希望看到更多的貨物經(jīng)由鐵路來運(yùn)輸掘猿。
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞航空樞紐;中心機(jī)場A hub or a hub airport is a large airport from which you can travel to many other airports.
eg. ...a campaign to secure Heathrow's place as Europe's main international hub.
? ? ?旨在穩(wěn)固希思羅機(jī)場作為歐洲主要航空樞紐地位的宣傳活動 ?
20.cash register ; drone deliveries
It is testing technology in stores to let consumers skip the cash register altogether, and experimenting with drone deliveries to the home.
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞收銀機(jī);現(xiàn)金出納機(jī)A cash register is a machine in a shop, pub, or restaurant that is used to add up and record how much money people pay, and in which the money is kept.
drone deliveries: ?無人機(jī)
21.utility ; logistics
Some think that Amazon could become a new kind of utility: one that provides the infrastructure of commerce, from computing power to payments to logistics.
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞公用事業(yè) A utility is an important service such as water, electricity, or gas that is provided for everyone, and that everyone pays for.
eg. ?...public utilities such as gas, electricity and phones.
? ? ? 煤氣、電和電話等公用事業(yè)
N-UNCOUNT-COLL 不可數(shù)集合名詞后勤唇跨；物流稠通；組織工作 If you refer to the logistics of doing something complicated that involves a lot of people or equipment, you are referring to the skilful organization of it so that it can be done successfully and efficiently.
eg. The skills and logistics of getting such a big show on the road pose enormous practical problems...
? ? ? 搞如此大型的巡演，無論是技術(shù)上還是物流上都面臨著巨大的實(shí)際問題买猖。
? ? ? Logistics is now more important in our industry than technology.
? ? ? 物流目前在我們這一行比技術(shù)還重要改橘。
22.trigger ; antitrust
For now, Amazon is unlikely to trigger antitrust action.
VERB 動詞引起;發(fā)動;促使 If something triggers an event or situation, it causes it to begin to happen or exist.
eg. ...the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War...
? ? ?導(dǎo)致第一次世界大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)的事件
? ? ?The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending…
? ? ?目前的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退是由消費(fèi)支出驟跌引起的。
? ? ?Even a problem as simple as a bad back often has an underlying ? factor.
? ? ?甚至像背疼這樣的小問題都常常有潛在的誘發(fā)因素玉控。
ADJ 形容詞（指美國法律）反托拉斯的飞主，反壟斷的 In the United States,antitrust laws are intended to stop large firms taking over their competitors, fixing prices with their competitors, or interfering with free competition in any way.
【搭配模式】：ADJ n
eg. The jury found that the NFL had violated antitrust laws.
? ? ? 陪審團(tuán)裁決全國橄欖球聯(lián)盟觸犯了反壟斷法。
23.Seen through this lens 高诺；pristine
Seen through this lens, Amazon appears pristine.
Seen through this lens：從這一角度來看
ADJ 形容詞一塵不染的碌识；嶄新的 Pristine things are extremely clean or new.
此指質(zhì)樸
【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n
【語域標(biāo)簽】：FORMAL 正式
eg. Now the house is in pristine condition.
? ? ?現(xiàn)在，這所房子一塵不染虱而。
? ? ?...pristine white shirts. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?嶄新的白襯衫
24.boon
AWS is a boon to startups, too.
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞給生活帶來方便的事物You can describe something as aboonwhen it makes life better or easier for someone.
【搭配模式】：usu a N to/for n
eg. It is for this reason that television proves such a boon to so many people...
? ? ? 就是因?yàn)檫@個原因筏餐，電視才會給這么多人帶來如此大的便利。
? ? ? This battery booster is a boon for photographers.
? ? ? ?這種電池充電器是攝影工作者的好幫手牡拇。
25.pose a problem
Even on standard antitrust grounds, that may pose a problem.
VERB 動詞產(chǎn)生（問題）魁瞪；造成（威脅、危險(xiǎn)等）If something poses a problem or a danger, it is the cause of that problem or danger.
【語法信息】：V n
eg. This couldposea threat to jobs in the coal industry...
? ? ? 這可能會給煤炭產(chǎn)業(yè)的就業(yè)造成威脅惠呼。
? ? ? His ill healthposes serious problems for the future.
? ? ? 他身體不好导俘，對將來造成嚴(yán)重的隱患。
26.clout ; adjacent
In Europe, Google stands accused of using its clout as a search engine to extend its power to adjacent businesses.
N-UNCOUNT 不可數(shù)名詞影響力;權(quán)勢 A person or institution that has clout has influence and power.
【STYLE標(biāo)簽】：INFORMAL 非正式
eg. Mr Sutherland may have the clout needed to push the two trading giants into a deal...
? ? ? 薩瑟蘭先生也許有能力促使兩大貿(mào)易巨頭達(dá)成協(xié)議剔蹋。
? ? ? The two firms wield enormouscloutin financial markets.
? ? ? ?兩家公司在金融市場有非常大的影響力旅薄。
adjacent : Geometry (of a pair of angles) formed on the same side of a straight line when intersected by another line. 此指擴(kuò)展（業(yè)務(wù)經(jīng)范圍）
27.liability ; inflammatory ;
The comparative immunity from legal liability of digital platforms—for the posting of inflammatory content on Facebook, say, or the vetting of drivers on Uber—is being chipped away.
N-COUNT 可數(shù)名詞負(fù)債；債務(wù) A company's or organization's liabilities are the sums of money which it owes.
【搭配模式】：usu pl
【FIELD標(biāo)簽】：BUSINESS or LEGAL 商或法律
eg. The company had assets of $138 million and liabilities of $120.5 million.
? ? ? 這家公司資產(chǎn)為1.38億美元泣崩，負(fù)債為1.205億美元少梁。
ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副詞或介詞詞組修飾的形容詞使人激憤的;煽動性的 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.
【語用信息】：disapproval
eg. ...nationalist policies that are too drastic and inflammatory...
? ? ? 過于極端、帶有極強(qiáng)煽動性的民族主義政策
? ? ?She described his remarks as irresponsible,inflammatory and outrageous.
? ? ?她稱他的話不負(fù)責(zé)任律想、具煽動性且極端無禮猎莲。
VERB 動詞檢查;審查 If something is vetted, it is checked carefully to make sure that it is acceptable to people in authority.
【語法信息】：beV-ed
【語法信息】：V n
【語域標(biāo)簽】：mainly BRIT 主英
eg. He can find no trace of a rule requiring research to be vetted before publication...
? ? ? 他找不到任何要求研究成果在發(fā)表前需經(jīng)審查的規(guī)定。
? ? ? All objects are vetted by a distinguished panel of experts...
? ? ? 所有物品都交由一個著名的專家小組檢查鑒定技即。
? ? ? He had not been allowed to read any book until his mother had vetted it.
? ? ? 未經(jīng)母親的審查著洼，他什么書也不能看。
vetting
eg. The government is to make major changes to the procedure for carrying out security vetting.
? ? ? 政府將對安全檢查的執(zhí)行程序作出重大調(diào)整而叼。
chip away : to gradually make something weaker, smaller, or less effective
eg. The company’s dominance of the market is gradually being chipped away.
28. predatory
Amazon’s growth over profits; that makes predatory pricing more tempting.
ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副詞或介詞詞組修飾的形容詞掠奪性的身笤；弱肉強(qiáng)食的；損人利己的 Predatory people or organizations are eager to gain something out of someone else's weakness or suffering.
【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n
eg. People who run small businesses are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.
? ? ?小公司經(jīng)營者被銀行的掠奪行為嚇壞了葵陵。
Day 2
思維導(dǎo)圖
Day 3
總結(jié)反思
這幾天來的學(xué)習(xí)計(jì)劃有一些時間上的問題需要注意液荸，尤其是第一天，查閱生詞的時候越做越多脱篙，沒有注意到時間上的把握娇钱，以后應(yīng)該注意定個時間高效率完成任務(wù)搓逾，而不是無止境的越做越多，這一點(diǎn)很重要寞秃！有時候完成比完美更重要穷蛹！
第二天的思維導(dǎo)圖應(yīng)注意方式方法笔喉，不斷向?qū)煹姆较蚩繑n，注意一些細(xì)節(jié)的把控常挚，可以先自己畫一張，對比與導(dǎo)師的不同之處何在稽物。
第三天的閱讀材料我是作為泛讀材料來理解的奄毡，作為背景知識的補(bǔ)充，拓寬知識面的同時秧倾，加強(qiáng)對語氣語感的把握慷垮，進(jìn)一步加快自己的閱讀速度。
