夏说英语新闻晨读 第624期:瑞幸咖啡受投资人青睐

Luckin Coffee, which is growing rapidly thanks to a focus on cheaper drinks, priced its initial public offering on the Nasdaq at $17 a share. That was at the high end of its range and it values Luckin Coffee (LK) at more than $4 billion. Luckin Coffee has quickly taken China by storm. The company, which was founded in October 2017, already has nearly 2,400 stores in 28 cities. That makes it second only to Starbucks in China.

thanks to: 由于；因为（because of）

We've reached our goal of $50,000 thanks to the generosity¹ of the public.

由于公众的慷慨大方，我们凑齐了五万美元的目标。

focus on: 聚焦，聚集

bring sth. into focus: 把……作为关注的焦点

These issues have recently come into sharp focus.

这些问题最近已成为人们关注的焦点。

Nasdaq: 美国全国证券交易商协会自动报价表（National Association of Securities Dealers² Automated³ Quotations）

range: n. 范围；区间

Most of the fund's purchases are in the 250p-300p trading range.

该基金的大部分购买都在250-300便士的交易区间内。

take sth. by storm: 大获成功

Her performance has taken the critics by storm.

她的表演完全征服了评论界。

second only to: 仅次于

Cancer is second only to heart disease as a cause of death.

癌症是仅次于心脏病的第二大死因。

1 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

2 dealers   

n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者

参考例句：

• There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
• The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。

3 automated   

a.自动化的

参考例句：

• The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
• Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。