2015考研英语阅读中国珠宝商
<p> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="jewellers">jewellers</span></p><p> 中国珠宝商</p><p> <span word="AT">AT</span> <span word="FIRST">FIRST</span> <span word="blush">blush</span>, <span word="Chow">Chow</span> <span word="Tai">Tai</span> <span word="Fook">Fook</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bother">bother</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="secretive">secretive</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jewellerystores">jewellerystores</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="largest">largest</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="float">float</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="theHong">theHong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span>. <span word="Alas">Alas</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="valuationand">valuationand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="offering">offering</span>. <span word="Market">Market</span> <span word="rumours">rumours</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="float">float</span> <span word="about">about</span> $3 <span word="billion">billion</span>-$4<span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p> 乍一看，神秘兮兮的周大福似乎有点儿麻烦。这一总部设在香港的珠宝连锁店按照某些标准已是世界最大，且长期以来希望在香港证券交易所发行股票。哎，本周它却被迫削减估价和计划发行的规模。市场传闻表明，周大福将在下月发行价值30到40亿美元的股票。</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="Yu">Yu</span>-<span word="tung">tung</span>, <span word="thefirms">thefirms</span> <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="turmoil">turmoil</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="snags">snags</span> <span word="confrontingCTF">confrontingCTF</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goliath">goliath</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> $4.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="insales">insales</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="leaping">leaping</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 50% <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="thesize">thesize</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tiffany">Tiffany</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="posh">posh</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="jeweller">jeweller</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="WashingtonUniversity">WashingtonUniversity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="L">L</span>2, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="think">think</span>-<span word="tank">tank</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Rolex">Rolex</span>, <span word="Bulgarior">Bulgarior</span> <span word="Tiffany">Tiffany</span>.</p>
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