夏说英语新闻晨读 第582期:小蓝杯冲出国门

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Starbucks' big rival in China just announced plans to go public in the United States. Beijing-based Luckin Coffee said in a filing Monday that it wants to sell shares on the Nasdaq as part of its ambitious expansion plans. Despite being barely 18 months old, Luckin has opened more than 2,300 outlets² across China and plans to open another 2,500 by the end of this year. If that happens, the company will oust³ Starbucks as China's biggest coffee chain.

rival: 对手
competitor: 对手
announce: 宣布
announcement: 声明
go public: 上市
IPO: abbr. 首次公开募股（Initial Public Offerings）
list: 上市
based: adj. 办公地点在…的；以…为总部的
filing: n. 备案
file: vt. 备案 n. 文件
ambitious: adj. 雄心壮志的
expansion: n. 扩张
expand: vt. 扩张
outlet¹: n. 店面
oust: vt. 将……赶下台

1 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

2 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。