夏说英语新闻晨读 第275期:trivago股价下跌

 本期内容：

Hotel search firm Trivago has warned investors¹ of weaker-than-expected revenue growth in 2017, due to lower spending from hotels and other travel companies. The company, which is headquartered in Germany, makes money by charging hotels and other travel firms for advertising² linked to bookings made by Trivago users. It has been spending heavily to establish itself as a go-to travel search site, akin³ to a hotel-focused Google, that allows users to compare prices across different platforms.

Weaker-than-expected: 低于预期的
Booking：订票、订房
Go-to：直接前往的
Akin to：类似于

 

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

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。

3 akin   

adj.同族的，类似的

参考例句：

• She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。
• Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。