夏说英语新闻晨读 第108期:巴菲特在苹果投资折损

 本期内容：

Berkshire Hathaway said in a quarterly filing that it paid $1.1 billion earlier this year for a stake in Apple. Shares in the technology giant have since dropped by nearly a fifth. Warren Buffett’s investment conglomerate¹ has long shunned² hi-tech industries. But he also likes strong balance-sheets and bargains: Apple has $233 billion in cash.

 

词汇讲解:

Filing: 存档
Conglomerate：集团公司
Bargain: 捡便宜

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 shunned   

v.避开，回避，避免( shun的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was shunned by her family when she remarried. 她再婚后家里人都躲着她。
• He was a shy man who shunned all publicity. 他是个怕羞的人，总是避开一切引人注目的活动。 来自《简明英汉词典》