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Becauseconsumerskeepcashbalancesontheiraccounts,Alipayhaseavirtualwalletforover300millionpeople,thethinendofawedgethatAlibabaisdriving ’sfinancialservicesThethinendofthewedgeissomethingsmallandseeminglyunimportantthat financialservices搭配，有習(xí)語(yǔ)”driveawedgebetween…之間的關(guān)系;挑撥離間ButJack,Englishteacherturnedtycoon,hasbeenwowingcrowdsinbothEnglishandatconferencesaroundtheworldforoverseventeenyears.thatsomeonewowspeoplewhentheygiveanimpressiveperformanceandfillpeoplewithenthusiasmandadmiration.這個(gè)小詞值得收藏。本·ardwowedthecrowdwithhis的爵士樂(lè)使眾人為之叫絕TmallisaveritableAtoZofbrands,fromAppletoZara.Luxurybrandsalsosellonthewebsite,althoughtheyarecareful14nottocannibalizesalesintheirphysicalstores.ThepresenceofBurberryonthesiteisasignthatAlibabaisnolongerjustaboutcheapgoods. ’ssales,peoplebuyitinsteadofanyof’sotherAAwebsiteneednotcannibaliseexisting并不妨礙目前的銷售Natureabhorsavacuumandin theInternetisfillingthevoidscreatedbyalegacyofstateownershipandstatenning.nurehorsavacum是一個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)表達(dá)，出自Aristol。“自然厭惡真空。是空氣是無(wú)孔不入的，一個(gè)針孔的狀態(tài)是不可能持續(xù)太久的，因?yàn)樗R上就會(huì)被空氣所填滿。同理，在人類的生活里，失去的事物要不了多久便會(huì)被新的取而代，空缺的狀態(tài)是不會(huì)維持很久的。Thisidiomisusedtoexpresstheideathatemptyorunfilledspacesareunnaturalastheygoagainstthelawsofnatureandphysics.todayhasaveritablearmyofcouriers.Onfoot,bicycles,electronicbikes,trucks,andtrainstheyaretheunsungheroesofthecountry’se-things,orcesthatarenotappreciatedorpraised,althoughyouthinktheydeservetobe.這個(gè)表達(dá)需要掌握。TheyTheyareamongtheunsungheroesofour他們是我們這個(gè)時(shí)代的無(wú) Withoutthelow-costdeliverythatthecourierservicesprovide,Alibabawouldnotbethegiantitistoday.Tosurviveinacutthroatindustry,someofthecourierfirmshaveadoptedclevermethodstokeepcostsatrockbottom.InShanghai,forinstance,couriersshuttlebackandforthonthesubway,passingpackagesoverthebarrierstooneanothertoavoidbuyingmultipletickets.cutthroat是用來(lái)形容競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈的一個(gè)好詞，al個(gè)人電腦市場(chǎng) 無(wú)情的競(jìng)Arockbottomprice指的是極低的價(jià)格，這個(gè)表達(dá)也很常見(jiàn)實(shí)用Yu’eBao,whosenametranslatesinEnglishas“savingstreasure,”soundsinnocuousenough:acetodeposityourlooseBothBothmushroomslookinnocuousbutareinfact這兩種蘑菇看起來(lái)似乎都無(wú)害,實(shí)際上卻是致命的Pullingnopunches,Jackpostedamessageonsocialmediacriticizingthebanksbynameandblamingthemforfailingtoparticipatein’smarket-orientedfinancialliberalization…Ifyousaythatsomeonedoesnotpulltheirpuncheswhentheyarecriticizingaorthing,youmeanthattheysayexactlywhattheythink,eventhoughthismightupsetoroffendSheShehasareputationforgettingatthegutsofasubjectandneverpullingherpunches.她論事一針見(jiàn)血是出了名的，從來(lái)都是直言不諱Jack,morethananyother,isthefaceofthenew .Alreadysomethingofafolkheroathome,hestandsattheintersectionof’snewfoundcultsofconsumerismandentrepreneurship.像形容一個(gè)人舉足輕重，對(duì)某事物起關(guān)鍵作用，可以套用這個(gè)表達(dá)Inanerrorofcolossalproportions,Idecidednottobuytheshares.theweeksafter ’sSeptember2014IPO,thisintoa$30million我們?nèi)羰窍氡磉_(dá)“超級(jí)大的錯(cuò)誤”可能會(huì)說(shuō)“bigmistake”這種，這里用的是anerrorButtheglobalfinancialcrisisin2008changedeverything. traditionalexportmarketswerethrownintoatailspin. openthefactorygatestoconsumersin intoatailspin的意思是intoabadsituationthatkeepsgettingworseinawaythatyoucannotcontrol，我們想表達(dá)某事變得糟糕，不景氣了可以用這個(gè)表達(dá)。pryopen是“撬開(kāi)”的意思，這個(gè)詞用的很形象 canbecomparedtoacollectionofscrappymarketstalls,Tmallisaglitzyshopmall.這個(gè)句式很簡(jiǎn)單，我們可以學(xué)下用來(lái)類比IfIfAcanbecomparedtoB,CisFornowdronesinremainjustagimmick.Innovationsinlogistics—suchasshavingoffdeliverytimesorcuttingcosts—arelikelytobemoreincrementalthanrevolutionary.moreincrementalthanrevolutinary就是我們說(shuō)的“還是在量變，沒(méi)有質(zhì)變”，我們?nèi)绻氡磉_(dá)某種事物的發(fā)展還無(wú)法實(shí)行性的突破就可以套用這個(gè)表達(dá)。描寫JackJackis,withoutdoubt,thefaceofAlibaba.Shortandthin,Jackhasbeendescribedinthemediaovertheyearsasan“impofaman,”“atinyfigurewithsunkencheekbones,tussledhairandamischievousgrin,”hislooks“owlish,”“puckish,”or“elfish.”Jackhasturnedhisdistinctivelookstohisadvantage.AtthelaunchofMYbank,whichaimstosignupcustomersexclusivelythroughfacialrecognitiontechnology,AlibabashowcasedthefactthatJack“whohadbeenunabletoliveoffhisfacewasnowgoingtoliveoffhisface.”這里注意showcase和 off的用法，都很常見(jiàn)實(shí)用，可以用于寫作和口語(yǔ)中JackJackcombinesaloveofshowmanshipwitharelishforJack’sJack’sabilitytocharmandcajoleattractingtalentandcapitaltoyedanimportantrole,aswellasbuildinghisfame.Jackhasa combinationofblarneyandOneofhisearliestforeignemployeessummedupformehisqualitiesintwow