赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第22期:任天堂盈收增加

 Nintendo's profit surged 72 percent last year after the weaker yen¹ boosted the value of their foreign money.

受到日圆贬值，外币升值的影响，任天堂去年的盈收增加了百分之七十二。

Nintendo's income rose to 96.6 billion yen($943 million)from 56.1 billion yen.

任天堂的收入从原本的五百六十一亿日圆增加到九百六十六亿日圆(九亿四千三百万美元)。

Even so, sales fell 13 percent as the company sold fewer game consoles and accompanying game software.

即使如此，该公司的销售量仍滑落百分之十三，因为其电视游乐器以及搭配的游戏软件销售数量减少。

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n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。