夏说英语新闻晨读 第622期:巴菲特准备在英国投资

Warren Buffett has said he's ready to invest in Britain. Even for the legendary¹ investor², that could be a tough bet. Buffett's record in the United Kingdom is spotty. He's referred to his investment in supermarket chain Tesco as a "big mistake." And an attempt by Berkshire Hathaway-backed Kraft Heinz to buy Unilever in 2017 collapsed⁴ after the consumer goods giant said it wasn't interested. Still, Buffett has made clear that he's eager to plow⁵ some of Berkshire's cash into a huge deal, and that Britain remains⁶ on the table.

be ready to do sth.: 准备好……

be well-prepared to do sth.

invest: vi. 投资

investment: n. 投资

investor: n. 投资人

legendary: adj. 传奇的

legend: n. 传奇

a legendary figure: 一个传奇性的人物

toughchallenging）

bet: n. 选择，决定；赌注 v. 打赌

bet on the banker: 压庄

bet on the player: 压闲

You bet. 你说的对。

spotty: adj. 不稳定的

spot: n. 点

spotlight⁷: n. 聚光灯

refer to sth: 谈到；提及

collapse³: vi. 失败

make sth. clear / make clear that: 明确表示……

be eager to do sth.: 热切做某事

plow cashin: 投资

plow: vt./n. 犁

on the table: 在考虑范围；可供讨论

1 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

2 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

3 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

4 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

5 plow   

n.犁，耕地，犁过的地；v.犁，费力地前进[英]plough

参考例句：

• At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
• We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。