夏说英语新闻晨读 第98期:巴菲特的年会

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Addressing Berkshire Hathaway’s annual general meeting, Warren Buffett called hedge funds’ typical 20% slice of profits “a compensation scheme that is unbelievable”. The sage¹ of Omaha also said the link between soda² and obesity³ was “quite spurious”. His investment firm, which owns a 9% stake in Coca-Cola, reported an 8.2% year-on-year rise in quarterly profits, to $5.6 billion.

 

词汇讲解：
Hedge fund: 对冲基金
Slice：一部分
Compensation scheme: 补偿计划
Sage：智者
Obesity：肥胖
Spurious：荒谬的

1 sage   

n.圣人，哲人；adj.贤明的，明智的

参考例句：

• I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。
• The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。

2 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

3 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。