商务英语报刊阅读 Unit 8Alibaba breaks record with $9b sales in 12 hours on Singles Day.ppt

商务英语报刊阅读（第三版）?Business English Newspaper Reading(3rd Edition) 主编：曹丽燕 对外经济贸易大学出版社 Unit 8 Alibaba breaks record with $9b sales in 12 hours on Singles Day Words and Expressions： kick off:拉开序幕 unaudited: adj.未审计的，未稽核的 smartphone: n.智能手机 tablet: n. 平板电脑 carnival: n.嘉年华；狂欢节 logistics: n.物流 tycoon: n.企业巨头 spree: n. 狂热 bonanza: n.幸运 surpass：v. 超过；多于 lure: v.吸引 extravaganza: n. 盛大的演出 eye-catching: adj. 引人注目的 coupon: n.优惠卷 Notes: Alibaba Group: 阿里巴巴集团 Tmall: 天猫 Ant Financial: 蚂蚁金服 Alipay: 支付宝 Jack Ma, executive chairman of Alibaba, said in an interview on Wednesday, that there is still huge potential in Chinas domestic demand and there is no better way to tap this potential in a shopping carnival like the Nov 11 Tmall shopping festival. 阿里巴巴的执行主席马云在星期三接受采访时说，中国的内需还有巨大的潜力，像天猫 “双11”这种购物狂欢节是再好不过的方式来挖掘这种消费潜力。 Sentence Study Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension： 1.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is true? A. Alibaba’s gross merchandise volume reached 10 billion yuan 28 minutes faster than last year after the festival started on Nov.11. B. The Nov.11 Tmall shopping festival is the best way to tap the potential in China’s domestic demand. C. Alipay,reported 85900 deals per minutes of the period on the spree,2.32 times of the amount of last year. D. Over 5000 top overseas brands from 200 countries and regions attended the shopping carnival. 2.What can we learn about Alibaba from the passage? A. Jack Ma is the chief executive officer of Alibaba. B. Alibaba, an e-commerce giant kicked off the online shopping festival on Nov.11. C. Alibaba gained 57.1 billion yuan on Nov.11 this year. D. Alibaba showed that online shoppers from China’s developed eastern and northern cities made major contribution. B B Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension： 3.Which of the following sentence cannot be inferred from the passage? A. It is the seventh year to hold Nov.11 online shopping festival. B. Logistics is the biggest concern for this year’s carnival. C. The N