听歌学英文
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内部备忘录显示，宝洁公司(Procter & Gamble Co.)周四上午说，将把旗下做美容、护肤、化妆品和个人护理产品国际业务的部门从美国辛辛那提搬到新加坡。
Procter & Gamble Co. said Thursday morning it will move its global beauty, skin, cosmetics and personal care unit to Singapore from Cincinnati, according to an internal memo.
摩根大通(J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.)因交易失误导致巨亏，该行至少要承担20亿美元的交易损失。长期以来被称作“华尔街之王”的该公司首席执行长(CEO)戴蒙(James Dimon)的声誉因此事严重受损。
A massive trading bet boomeranged on J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., leaving the bank with at least $2 billion in trading losses and its chief executive, James Dimon, with a rare black eye following a long run as what some called the 'King of Wall Street.'
boomerang verb
boomerangs; boomeranged; boomerang·ing
[no obj] : to have an effect that is the opposite of the desired or expected effect :backfire
▪ We thought that bringing the issue up would lessen tension, but that plan boomeranged. [=tension has increased]
▪ His attempt to discredit his opponent boomeranged [=it affected him instead of his opponent] when people began questioning his motives
black eye noun
plural ∼ eyes
[count] : a dark area of skin around the eye caused by being hit hard
▪ He gave me a black eye. [=he punched me in the eye causing a dark bruise]— often used figuratively
▪ The scandal gave the team a black eye. [=the scandal caused people to think badly of the team]
北京方面已放松货币政策以求促进增长。上周一批令人失望的数据显示，全球第二大经济体正继续放缓。
Beijing has loosened monetary policy in an attempt to spur growth, after a raft of disappointing data last week showed a continued slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy.
da·ta /ˈdeɪtə, ˈdætə/ noun
1 [plural] : facts or information used usually to calculate, analyze, or plan something
▪ She spent hours reviewing the data from the experiment.
▪ They made their decisions based on the survey data.
▪ Much of the data is inconclusive.
▪ The company has access to your personal data.
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usage Data is plural in form but is used with both plural and singular verbs.
▪ Is this data accurate?
▪ Are these data reliable?
When used with plural verbs, data is thought of as the plural form of the noun datum. It is usually used with plural verbs only in formal or technical writing.
▪ Many of these data are incorrect.
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2 [noncount] : information that is produced or stored by a computer
▪ She works as a data entry clerk.
▪ There was too much data for the computer to process
▪ He is an expert in data retrieval. [=finding information stored on a computer]
2raft noun
plural rafts
[count] : a large amount or number or people or things
▪ a raft of political supporters
1raft/ˈræft, Brit ˈrɑ:ft/noun
plural rafts
[count] 1: a flat structure that is used for floating or sailing on water
2: a plastic or rubber boat that you have to fill with air in order to use — see also life raft
life raft noun
plural ∼ rafts
[count] : a small rubber boat designed for saving the lives of people when a larger boat or ship sinks
mon·e·tar /ˈmɑ:nəˌteri, Brit ˈmʌnətri/ adjective
1: of or relating to money
▪ a crime committed for monetary gain
2: of or relating to the money in a country's economy
▪ this administration's monetary policy
▪ Gold was once the basis of the U.S. monetary system.
banking noun
[noncount] : the business of operating a bank
▪ They are both in banking.
▪ He chose banking as a career.
▪ the banking industry
fi·nan·cial /fəˈnænʃəl/ adjective
: relating to money
▪ The company is headed for financial disaster.
▪ a family struggling with financial problems
▪ I would like some financial advice before I buy this house.
▪ You can get a loan at a financial institution. [=a company that deals with money; a bank]
戴蒙(Mr. Dimon)称,这一错误非常严重，咎由自取，他还说公司将承认并改正错误，继续前进。
Mr. Dimon called the mistake 'egregious, self-inflicted,' and said: 'We will admit it, we will fix it and move on.'
▪ The article contains a number of egregious [=glaring, obvious] errors.
— egre·gious·ly adverb
▪ a self-inflicted wound
▪ His problems are mainly self-inflicted.
对于即将在今年毕业的美国大学生而言，他们面临的是一个充其量只能说是喜忧参半的就业市场。尽管进校园招聘的企业的招聘人数有所上升，大多数毕业生仍将无所斩获离开学校。
Graduating college students face a mixed job market at best this year, and most will leave school without an offer in hand, despite an uptick in hiring by on-campus recruiters.
plural up·ticks
[count] US: a small increase or rise — often + in▪ an uptick in sales/hiring
▪ a can of mixed nuts▪ bags of mixed candy
▪ We ate salads of mixed greens.
▪ They live in a mixed neighborhood.
▪ She's of mixed African and European ancestry.
▪ children of mixed race/races▪ people of mixed racial origin/ancestry
▪ a racially mixed couple
b: including or involving people of both sexes
▪ She went to a mixed school. [=a school for both boys and girls]
▪ a mixed chorus
▪ playing mixed doubles in tennis [=a game of doubles in which each team has a man and a woman] ◊When people are in mixed company, they are with both men and women.
▪ The women never spoke of sex or pregnancy in mixed company. [=when men were present]
▪ The play received mixed reviews. = The play's reviews were mixed. [=some critics liked the play, while other critics did not]
▪ His decision got a mixed reaction from the family.
▪ The experiment got mixed results. ◊When people have mixed emotions or mixed feelings about something, they have both good and bad thoughts or feelings about it.
▪ He had mixed emotions [=he was both happy and sad] about the end of his trip.
▪ I'm having mixed feelings about this class.
▪ I don't know if he likes me; he keeps giving me mixed messages.
▪ She's sending mixed signals about her feelings.
以每股38美元的价格计算，Facebook对应的估值为1,040亿美元，是有史以来IPO估值最高的美国公司。
