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DAY 13 China's Starbucks Challenger Files for U.S. IPO
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I. 写出下列词汇的汉语释义
(1)第一组形容词1个(adj.):
1. ambitious
2. plush
(2)第二组动词5个(v.):
1. dominate
2. raise
3. unseat
4. face
5. lure 劝诱,引诱,诱惑
(3)第三组名词9个(n.):
1. race
2. unicorn
3. valuation
4. outlet
5. inception
6. fund
7. share
8. convenience
II. 词汇拓展积累
1. dominate v. 支配,控制,左右→ n. 控制,统治
2. valuation n. 估价,估值→ n.(商品)价值→ adj. 很有用的,很重要的→ 极有用的,极宝贵的
3. convenience n. 方便,适宜,便利 → adj. 实用的,便利的
III. 重点短语英译汉
1. IPO
2. file for
3. list shares on +交易所名字
4. sovereign wealth fund
5. by the end of
6. in terms of
7. according to
8. at break-neck speed
9. aim to do
10. focus on
11. free vouchers
IV. 翻译下列句子
1. Luckin Coffee Inc. , the ambitious startup that is challenging Starbucks Corp. in the race to dominate China’s growing coffee culture, filed for a U.S. initial public offering.
翻译:
2. The Beijing-based company applied to list American depositary shares on Nasdaq under the ticker LK. The coffee unicorn is said to plan to raise around $300 million in the IPO, Bloomberg News reported in February. Last week, Luckin raised $150 million from BlackRock and other investors at a valuation of $2.9 billion.
翻译:
3. Luckin is spending millions of dollars a year opening outlets to unseat Starbucks as China’s top coffee co