新东方在线MAKE IT EASY王牌团队典藏真题题源2017刘畅一真题题源新东方在线四六级Seven Wonders:Tech Stocks新东方在线四六级词汇导师刘畅@刘畅的南瓜地TheEconomistEspressoamazonQSkypeXbox.ExceDSnapchatSlackInstagramSeven wonders:tech stocksQuietly and inexorably,the "seven sisters"ofthe global technology industry areacquiring monster market values.Apple,Alphabet,Microsoft,Amazon andFacebook are the five most valuable firms in the world,and Tencent and Alibaba,their peers in China,aren't far behind.In total the seven companies are nowworth an incredible $3.6tn,40%more than a year ago and more than thecombined value of all firms with a primary listing in Britain,the world's fourth-largest base for public companies,according to Bloomberg.Bulls argue that thetech platforms'huge increase in value reflects their rising profits.But theirshare prices have moved up faster than their earnings.As a result,together theytrade on a price-earnings multiple of 34 times,up from 26 times a year ago.That is not quite bubble territory,but it is getting close.1/5刘畅一真题题源新东方在线四六级The IT crowdWorld's biggest technology companies*Price-to-earnings ratioMarket value,Str404.035303.02525202.020162017Source:Thomson"Alibaba,Alphabet,Amazon,AppleReutersFacebook,Microsoft and Tencent1.Seven wonders:tech stocks七大奇观：科技股wonder:N-COUNT A wonder is something that causes people to feel greatsurprise or admiration.奇迹◆stocks:N-COUNT Stocks are shares in the ownership of a company,orinvestments on which a fixed amount of interest will be paid.股票；证券◆out of stock/in stock缺货/有货■世界古代七大奇迹埃及吉萨大金字塔、巴比伦空中花园、奥林匹亚宙斯神像、以弗所的阿耳忒弥斯神庙、哈利卡纳苏斯的摩索拉斯陵墓、罗得岛的太阳神铜像以及亚历山大港灯塔。■中古世界七大奇迹：罗马竞技场（意大利罗马），亚历山大地下陵墓（利比亚），万里长城（中国北京），巨石阵（英国），大报恩寺琉璃塔（中国南京），比萨斜塔（意大利比萨），圣索菲亚大教堂（土耳其。2.Quietly and inexorably,the "seven sisters"of the global technologyindustry are acquiring monster market values.全球技术产业的“七姐妹”悄无声息但却不可阻挡地获得了庞大的市场价值。2/5