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2012第四季度亚马逊利润骤降

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-01-30 08:34 字体： [ ]　

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the online ¹ amazon has announced a sharp fall in profits.

网络销售商亚马逊宣布利润骤降。

net income for the three months to the end of december was $97m, down from $177m for the same period in 2011.

the fall came despite an increase in revenues during the period, from $17.43bn a year ago, to $21.27bn, a jump of 22%.

that growth came as the world's largest internet retailer bagged a big share of internet spending during the crucial holiday period.

in after-the-bell trading, amazon's shares rose by close to 7%.

"we're now seeing the transition we've been expecting," said jeff bezos, ² and chief executive of amazon.com.

"after five years, e-books is a multi-billion dollar category for us and growing fast - up approximately 70% last year.

"in contrast, our physical book sales experienced the lowest december growth rate in our 17 years as a book seller, up just 5%.

"we're excited and very grateful to our customers for their response to ³ and our ever-expanding ⁴ and selection."

the seattle-based company also said operating income increased by 56% to $405m in the fourth quarter.

"the fourth-quarter operating income was up more than expected," said rj hottovy, an ⁵ ⁶ at morningstar.

"this supports the bull case that amazon can monetise（使货币化） its growth over the longer term."

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1
n.零售商(人)
参考例句：
what are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？ the retailer has assembled a team in shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

2
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
he was extolled as the founder of their florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。 according to the old tradition,romulus was the founder of rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3
v.点燃，着火
参考例句：
this wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。 a small spark was enough to kindle lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。

4
n.生态系统
参考例句：
this destroyed the ecosystem of the island.这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。 we all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益。

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n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票
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they shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。 to capture his equity,murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

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n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
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what can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？ the analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。