英语新闻听写 推特股价创历史新低

After soaring above $70 a share in its first weeks as a public company, Twitter stock fell below $20 a share for the first time on Friday.

推特股市曾一度在上市之初超过70美元大关，而在本周五，推特首次跌破20。

By Wednesday, the stock had fallen below $19 for the first time and was still dipping.

截止周三，股价首次跌出19美元，并仍在不断下滑。

There is growing chatter¹ about whether Twitter could now be vulnerable to an activist² investor³ or sale.

股市下跌引来收购热议。

And even otherwise unrelated and positive announcements, like Periscope⁴ hitting 100 million live broadcasts and integrating with Twitter are being framed by the "all-time low" stock price.

像Periscope现场播放量超1亿次这样的好消息也因推特而被冠名“暴跌历史最低点”。

Jack⁵ Dorsey, the Twitter cofounder and part-time CEO who is still relatively⁶ new in the position, and his executive team are likely to face greater pressure with its earnings⁷ report next month to show that something，anything is actually working.

推特联合创始人，兼职CEO杰克· 多西仍处于“适应期”，就下月财报来看，管理团队备受压力。

1 chatter   

vi.／n.喋喋不休；短促尖叫；(牙齿)打战

参考例句：

• Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。
• I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。

2 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

3 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。

4 periscope   

n. 潜望镜

参考例句：

• The captain aligned the periscope on the bearing.船长使潜望镜对准方位。
• Now,peering through the periscope he remarked in businesslike tones.现在，他一面从潜望镜里观察，一面用精干踏实的口吻说话。

5 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

6 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

7 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。