夏说英语新闻晨读 第42期:卖教材的业绩不好

 本期内容：

Pearson, the world’s biggest educational publisher, issued its second profit warning in three months and said it would cut 4,000 jobs, about one-tenth of the total. The chief executive, John Fallon, blamed “cyclical and policy-related challenges in our biggest markets” that had been more pronounced and persistent¹ than expected. Pearson sold the Financial Times and its 50% stake in The Economist² last year.

词义解析:

Profit warning: 利润预警
Blame：以……开罪
Cyclical：周期性的
Persistent：持续时间久

1 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

2 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。