新东方在线MAKE IT EASY王牌典藏笔记真题题源2017koolearn刘畅一真题题源新东方在线四六级Seven Wonders:Tech Stocks新东方在线四六级词汇导师刘畅@刘畅的南瓜地TheEconomistEspressoamazonQSkypeSnapchatSlackInstagramSeven wonders:tech stocksQuietly and inexorably,the "seven sisters"ofthe global technology industry areacquiring monster market values.Apple,Alphabet,Microsoft,Amazon andFacebook are the five most valuable firms in the world,and Tencent and Alibaba,their peers in China,aren't far behind.In total the seven companies are nowworth an incredible $3.6tn,40%more than a year ago and more than thecombined value of all firms with a primary listing in Britain,the world's fourth-largest base for public companies,according to Bloomberg.Bulls argue that thetech platforms'huge increase in value reflects their rising profits.But theirshare prices have moved up faster than their earnings.As a result,together theytrade on a price-earnings multiple of 34 times,up from 26 times a year ago.That is not quite bubble territory,but it is getting close.1/5刘畅一真题题源新东方在线四六级The IT crowdWorld's biggest technology companies*Price-to-earnings ratioMarket value,Str404.0353.5303.02525202.020162017Source:Thomson"Alibaba,Alphabet,Amazon,Apple,ReutersFacebook,Microsoft and Tencenti.Seven wonders:tech stocks七大奇观：科技股wonder:N-COUNT A wonder is something that causes people to feel greatsurprise or admiration.奇迹◆stocks:N-COUNT Stocks are shares in the ownership of a company,orinvestments on which a fixed amount of interest will be paid.股票；证券◆out of stock/in stock缺货/有货■世界古代七大奇迹埃及吉萨大金字塔、巴比伦空中花园、奥林匹亚宙斯神像、以弗所的阿耳忒弥斯神庙、哈利卡纳苏斯的摩索拉斯陵墓、罗得岛的太阳神铜像以及亚历山大港灯塔。■中古世界七大奇迹：罗马竞技场（意大利罗马），亚历山大地下陵墓（利比亚），万里长城（中国北京），巨石阵（英国），大报恩寺琉璃塔（中国南京），比萨斜塔（意大利比萨），圣索菲亚大教堂（土耳其。2.Quietly and inexorably,the "seven sisters"of the global technologyindustry are acquiring monster market values.全球技术产业的“七姐妹”悄无声息但却不可阻挡地获得了庞大的市场价值。2/5刘畅一真题题源新东方在线四六级■inexorable:ADJ You use inexorable to describe a process that cannot beprevented from continuing or progressing.不可阻挡的■monster:ADJ Monster means extremely and surprisingly large.庞大的◆a monster weapon巨型武器3.Apple,Alphabet,Microsoft,Amazon and Facebook are the five mostvaluable firms in the world,and Tencent and Alibaba,their peers inChina,aren't far behind.苹果，字母表，微软，亚马逊和Facebook都是世界上五大最有价值的公司之一，腾讯与阿里巴巴一一这五强在中国的同行一一却并未落后。Amazon:N-COUNT In Greek mythology,the Amazons were a tribe ofwomen who were very good at fighting.(希腊神话)亚马逊女战士，现在引申为高大强悍的女人。Peer:N-COUNT Your peers are the people who are the same age as you orwho have the same status as you.同龄人；同等地位的人4.In total the seven companies are now worth an incredible $3.6tn,40%more than a year ago and more than the combined value of all firmswith a primary listing in Britain,the world's fourth-largest base forpublic companies,according to Bloomberg.据彭博社报道，目前七家公司现在价值3.6万亿美元比前一年增长百分之四十，超过了所有在英国上市的公司的综合价值，而英国是世界第四大上市公司基地。■in total:总计；一共■tm:ABBREVIATION for trillion万亿；million百万；billion十亿Bloomberg:彭博是全球最大的商业、金融信息和财经资讯的服务提供商，由纽约市市长迈克尔布隆伯格于1981年创立，总部位于美国纽约市曼哈顿，成为全球最大的财经资讯服务提供商。3/5刘畅一真题题源新东方在线四六级listing:[C]if a company has a listing on the stock exchange,it can offer itsshares for sale(公司的)上市A primary listing is a financial term that isused in reference to the primaryor main stock exchange where a company's stock is listed.主要上市地■public company:上市公司5.Bulls argue that the tech platforms'huge increase in value reflects theirrising profits.多头认为，技术平台价值大幅上涨反映了其利润的上升。bulls:[C]technical someone who buys shares because they expect prices torise多头；股市看张的人(bear)6.But their share prices have moved up faster than their earnings.但是他们的股价涨幅比他们的收益更快。■earnings:l.the money that you receive for the work that you do工资，收入2.the profit that a company or country makes(公司或国家的)利润，收益7.As a result,together they trade on a price-earnings multiple of 34times,up from 26 times a year ago.因此，他们一共交易了34倍的股价收益，高于一年前的26倍。■tradeon利用■price--earnings:股价收益；市盈率multiple:N-COUNTIfone number is a multiple ofa smaller number,it canbe exactly divided by that smaller number.倍数■市盈率(Price earnings ratio,即P/Eratio)也称“本益比”、“股价收益比率”或“市价盈利比率（简称市盈率）”。市盈率是最常用来评估股价水平是否合理的指标之一，由股价除以年度每股盈余得出。4/5