夏说英语新闻晨读 第139期:优步滴滴合并

 本期内容：

Uber reached a deal to sell its operations in China to Didi Chuxing, its arch-rival there, an acknowledgment that its costly¹ campaign to conquer the ride-sharing market in China is over. Uber is taking a 17.7% stake in Didi as a consolation² prize. Uber and Didi had spent billions in a fare war; this week Uber’s fares reportedly soared.

词汇讲解：
Arch-rival: 主要对手
Acknowledgement：承认
Costly：昂贵的
Conquer：征服
Ride-sharing：拼车
Consolation prize：安慰奖
Fare war：价格战
Soar：高企

1 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

2 consolation   

n.安慰，慰问

参考例句：

• The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
• This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。