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BBC在线收听下载:推特纽交所上市首日股价几乎翻倍

2013-11-08来源:BBC

短语讲解:

1. The share price rose above $45, valuing the company at more than $25bn. Mark Gregory reports.

more than 不只是;很
例句:More than 100 people were wounded.
爆炸还造成100多人受伤。

2. Twitter was only being around seven years, has never made a profit and has a modest source of income, yet it(s) shares rose 80% in value, the moment it joins the stock market and then briefly soared even higher than that. Measured by the stock price in relation to revenues, Twitter shares are now rated as among the most expensive of any new share issue ever.

in relation to 与…有关
例句:Several researchers are probing this in relation to films.
一些研究人员正在研究这和电影的关系。

3. Nearly 30,000 foreign workers have been rounded up in Saudi Arabia since a deadline for recognizing their status run out on Sunday.

run out 用完;耗尽
例句:Petrol is expected to run out too.
预计汽油也将很快用完。

4. Photos posted online showed dozens of migrant workers seated on the ground after being picked up by the police.

pick up 捡起
例句:Can you pick up the apple for me?
你能帮我捡起那个苹果吗?

5. The Youth League of the governing African National Congress in South Africa says it’s on the verge of collapse due to what it described as the reckless management of former leaders.

due to 应给予;由于
例句:Police say it's due to better policing.
警察说这是因为加强了治安。

6. I’m really proud of what I have achieved, this is a tough sport, you know, and to have been able to last one and another.

be able to 会;能够
例句:You should be able to converse comfortably.
你应该能够舒服地进行谈话。