英语新闻听写 价格选择之战 麦当劳趁机抢走星巴克的顾客

McDonald's might be cutting into Starbucks' sales, according to a Bernstein analysts².

Bernstein分析师表示，麦当劳可能抢走了星巴克的生意。

The fast-food chain seems to be winning over customers in the afternoon with "more food options and cheap coffee."

该快餐连锁店似乎以“更多的食物选择和便宜的咖啡”赢得了下午的顾客。

Since killing³ its popular Frappuccino Happy Hour deal, Starbucks has struggled to grow afternoon sales.

自星巴克终结其受欢迎的“星冰乐欢乐时光”交易以来，它一直难以扩大下午的销售额。

According to one analyst¹, negative afternoon traffic is Starbucks' biggest problem.

一位分析师称，不容乐观的下午人流量是星巴克最大的问题。

Over the last year, McDonald's has also launched new espresso-based drinks at significantly cheaper prices than Starbucks' equivalents.

去年，麦当劳还推出了新的浓缩咖啡饮料，它比星巴克同等咖啡饮料的价格要低得多。

1 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

2 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。