夏说英语新闻晨读 第51期:一罐可口可乐的成本

 本期内容：

Coca-Cola rediscovered some fizz. Its fourth-quarter profits rose by 60%, year-on-year, to $1.2 billion. A cost-cutting programme set out in 2014 seems to be paying off. It also shifted¹ 3% more drink, but revenue² fell by 8%, to $10 billion; Coke, like many American companies that sell plenty abroad, was hurt by the strong dollar.

词义解析:

Fizz: 气泡，这里引申成为可口可乐公司重新焕发了生机
Pay off：获得回报
Shift：（口语）售卖

1 shifted   

v.改变( shift的过去式和过去分词 )；去掉；摆脱掉；换挡

参考例句：

• He shifted his position from the horizontal. 他从水平姿势变换成其他姿势。
• He nervously shifted his weight from foot to foot. 他很紧张，重心在双脚之间来回换。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 revenue   

n.总收入，财政收入，税收；税务局

参考例句：

• The country diminished the revenue by reducing tax.这个国家通过减税而使税收减少了。
• A government's revenue and expenditure should be balanced.政府的财政收入和支出要平衡。