福克斯新闻 亚马逊布局北美第二总部

The online retail¹ giant Amazon ready to go on a shopping spree of its own, announcing plans for a second headquarters in North America which could cost more than $5 billion and houses as many as 50,000 employees. CEO Jeff Beyzos in a statement saying the new space will be a full equal of its current home in Seattle.

No decision yet on where Amazon might set down roots next, but there is a wishlist. Some of the things on the list: that it be near a metropolitan² area with more than a million people, be able to attract top technical talent, have direct access to mass transit³ and eventually be expandable to eight million square feet.

The company is inviting⁴ proposals.

Lilian Woo, FOX News.

线上零售巨头亚马逊正准备来一场自己的购物狂欢，该司已经宣布将斥资超50亿美元在北美成立第二个总部，新总部预计将容纳5万名员工。亚马逊总裁Jeff Beyzos在一份声明中表示，新总部将与当前位于西雅图的总部不相上下。

尽管亚马逊目前还没决定接下来在哪些城市布局，但已经有了相关的意愿清单。候选城市部分条件包括：靠近百万人口以上的大都市区，能够吸引尖端科技人才，有公共交通，能够扩展至74万多平方米的空间

目前该司正在召集相关方案。

感谢您收听福克斯新闻，我是Lilian Woo。

1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

3 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

4 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。