夏说英语新闻晨读 第136期:Facebook股价飙升

 本期内容：
Facebook’s quarterly results roundly beat expectations. Overall revenues were up 59% year-on-year, to $6.4 billion, helped by spiking¹ sales of video advertisements and ads on Instagram, the social-media giant’s picture-sharing platform. The firm now makes 84% of its advertising² income from mobile ads, and has 1.7 billion users monthly. Shares rose 5% in late trading.

词汇讲解：

 

Roundly: 彻底的
Spiking: 高企的
Late trading: 盘后交易

1 spiking   

n.尖峰形成v.加烈酒于( spike的现在分词 )；偷偷地给某人的饮料加入（更多）酒精（ 或药物）；把尖状物钉入；打乱某人的计划

参考例句：

• High spiking fever with chills is suggestive of a complicating pylephlebitis. 伴有寒战的高热，暗示合并门静脉炎。 来自辞典例句
• We could be spiking our own guns. 我们可能要遭到失败。 来自辞典例句

2 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。