夏说英语新闻晨读 第107期:巴菲特欲收购雅虎

 本期内容：

Warren Buffett is backing a bid for Yahoo’s core internet assets, news reports said. The 85-year-old head of Berkshire Hathaway, who has previously¹ shunned² investment in the industry, has joined forces with Dan Gilbert, a billionaire who founded Quicken Loans, a mortgage lender. However, Verizon, a telecoms giant, is thought to be the likeliest buyer.

 

词汇讲解：
Back: 支持
Bid：竞价
Core assets: 核心资产
Shun：避免
Mortgage：分期

1 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

2 shunned   

v.避开，回避，避免( shun的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was shunned by her family when she remarried. 她再婚后家里人都躲着她。
• He was a shy man who shunned all publicity. 他是个怕羞的人，总是避开一切引人注目的活动。 来自《简明英汉词典》