夏说英语新闻晨读 第227期:巴菲特股东大会

 本期内容：

Warren Buffett and thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders¹ gathered at the holding company’s annual meeting in Nebraska. The Sage² of Omaha, no great fan of the technology sector³ in the past, admitted he had erred⁴ in not investing in Google and Amazon, while being “wrong” to have invested so heavily in IBM—a stake that is now being sold down.

Holding company: 控股公司
Sage：智者
Err：犯错误

1 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

2 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。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 erred   

犯错误，做错事( err的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He erred in his judgement. 他判断错了。
• We will work on those who have erred and help them do right. 我们将对犯了错误的人做工作，并帮助他们改正。