夏说英语新闻晨读 第144期:沃尔玛收购

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Walmart said it would buy Jet.com for $3.3 billion. The giant American retailer¹ is ramping² up its internet strategy to compete with Amazon. Walmart’s online forays started 15 years ago, but last year contributed just 3% to total sales; Jet’s business, by contrast, has soared over the past two years as it has encouraged bulk buying.

词汇讲解：
Retailer: 零售商
Ramp up：加大
Foray：初步尝试
Soar：高企
Bulk buy：批发

1 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

2 ramping   

土堤斜坡( ramp的现在分词 )； 斜道； 斜路； （装车或上下飞机的）活动梯

参考例句：

• The children love ramping about in the garden. 孩子们喜欢在花园里追逐嬉戏，闹着玩。
• Have you ever seen a lion ramping around? 你看到过狮子暴跳吗？