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▍原文
Shares in Netflix have slumped by 35% after it revealed a sharp drop in subscribers and warned millions more are set to quit the streaming service.
It wiped more than $50bn off the firm's market value as experts warned it faced a struggle to get back on track. Netflix faces intense competition from streaming rivals, and was also hit after it raised prices.
Yet some cast doubt on its plans to boost growth, which include bringing in a free ad-supported service.
▍語言點
1. sharp drop 急劇下降
2. be set to do sth. 將來可能會發(fā)生某事
· 近義表達:will, be going to
3. wipe off 消除,減少(reduce)
· 構(gòu)詞:wipe 擦掉,off 離開
4. face a struggle 面臨困難
5. get back on track 重回正軌
· on track 在正軌上;有望成功
· I tried to get my life back on track after my breakup.
分手后,我想讓自己的生活重回正軌。
6. intense competition 激烈的競爭
7. cast doubt on 對……產(chǎn)生懷疑
· 構(gòu)詞:cast 拋,投;doubt 懷疑
· The incident cast doubt on her motives and reliability.
這件事使人懷疑她有何動機,以及她是否可靠。
8. bring in 引入
· 構(gòu)詞:bring 帶來,in進入
· The government brought in a controversial law.
政府制定了一項有爭議的法律。
▍復(fù)述文本
Netflix revealed a sharp drop in subscribers and warned millions of subscribers are going to quit. And their shares have slumped by 35%.
To give you a sense of what it is, it wiped more than $50bn off the market value. At the same time, experts warned it was facing a struggle to get back on track.
Netflix faces intense competition from streaming rivals, and was also hit after it raised prices.
However, some people cast doubt on its plans to boost growth. It includes bringing in a free ad-supported service etc.
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