CRI听力:Will American Groupon Expire Soon?

短语讲解：

1. Reporters were prevented from entering the company's office as they attempted to report the news of large-scale layoffs.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：My only idea was to prevent the woman from speaking.
我唯一的想法就是不让那女人讲话。

2. The anonymous ex-employee also reveals the company cut off its internet and telephone connections on the same day that a large number of people were fired in order to prevent employees leaking the information on internet forums or micro-blogs.

cut off切断;中断
例句：I was cut off on my line to London.
我打伦敦长途时,电话线被切断了。
in order to为了
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。

3. Facing a wave of questions in the wake of the lay-offs, Gaopeng's COO Ouyang Yun insists that the recent lay-offs are simply part of a normal personnel adjustment.

in the wake of尾随,紧跟,仿效
例句：Misery follows in the wake of war.
苦难随着战争而来。

4. It's not due to capital chain problems. It's quite normal for a big company like us to re-arrange our staff.

due to由于，因为
例句：Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。

5. Some industrial insiders analyze that the American company is not yet used to the Chinese market.

be used to习惯于
例句：She is used to hard work.
她习惯于艰苦工作。

6. Most of them rely on venture investment to start the business, but often end up suffering from running at a deficit.

rely on信赖, 依赖,依靠
例句：Hong Kong's prosperity relies heavily on foreign businesses.
香港的繁荣在很大程度上依赖于外国商行。
end up结束
例句：You will end up in debt if you keep on spending money like that.
你要是老这样花钱,总有一天要负债。
suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句：She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。

7. Comparatively, the higher running costs of Gaopeng have led to higher risks for the company as a whole.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。
as a whole整体来看
例句：We must consider these matters as a whole.
我们必须从整体上考虑这些事情。

8. If all the group-buying websites get a deal at 500 yuan from the same business, such as a restaurant, then if the websites promote the deal at 400 yuan, they will be the more competitive option in terms of price.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来
例句：He referred to your work in terms of high praise.
他对你的工作大加赞扬。

9. My prediction is that within one or two years, there will be more websites going bust or laying off employees.

lay off暂时解雇
例句：The work force has been laid off.
工人们被辞退了。

10. However, Gaopeng's Ouyang Yun disagrees with the recent market prediction that 90 percent of the group-buying websites in China will go bankrupt by the end of the year.

disagree with不同意,不一致,不适合
例句：He likes to fight it out whenever others disagree with him.
当别人与他意见不一致时, 他总喜欢争辩个明白。
by the end of到…为止
例句：He had finished his great works by the end of 1980.
到1980年底, 他已完成了他的巨著。