夏说英语新闻晨读 第18期:郭广昌回家

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Fosun International, China’s largest private conglomerate¹, said on Friday that its boss, Guo Guangchang, whose disappearance² has prompted fevered speculation³, was assisting the authorities in an investigation⁴. It suspended trading in its shares. Mr Guo nicknamed China's "Warren Buffett" has spent millions on buying big names foreign companies. Fosun recently gained permission to own a bank in Europe.

词义解析:

speculation 推测

fevered 亢奋的

conglomerate 集团

disappearance 消失

trading 交易

1 conglomerate   

n.综合商社，多元化集团公司

参考例句：

• The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate.该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。
• An American conglomerate holds a major share in the company.一家美国的大联合企业持有该公司的大部分股份。

2 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

3 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。