【英文早点】0731-第二季度，百度的净收入增长了83％

熟悉材料：先不要打开音频，自行熟悉材料，遇到不认识的单词也不要查，尽量理解文意；

听音理解：收听音频，边听边按照讲解记录笔记，摘抄重点句子翻译，反复琢磨；

录音对比：每天坚持录下自己的朗读，并把自己的朗读和主播对比，逐步改进；

翻译打卡：将原文根据主播讲解翻译摘抄，发到早起团打卡群打卡；

口语打卡：选择自己最好的一遍录音，发到口语打卡群。

Wake up, get up, and level up.

今日签到打卡句：Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear.

BGM：See Me Now-Ryan Keen

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Horseplay at wedding  闹洞房

Diaper diplomacy  尿布外交

Cheongsam  旗袍

Divine tune  神曲

Die-hard fan  铁杆粉丝

Galaxy of talents/wealth of talents  人才济济

Core interests  核心利益

Friendly neighbors with only a strip of water in between  一衣带水的友好邻邦

Afforestation efforts  植树造林

Emerge one after another  层出不穷

Baidu's net income rises 83 percent in Q2

Chinese internet firm Baidu reported an 82.9 percent net income increase to 4.4 billion yuan ($651 million) in the second quarter, which ended June 30, the company announced Thursday.

"We made big strides in the second quarter, as we reported solid financial performance and made meaningful progress in our core business and AI-enabled initiatives," Lu Qi, Baidu's vice-chairman, group president and chief operating officer, said.

Q2  其实“Q”是季度的英文（quarter）的首字母.那么Q1就是指第一季度,Q2就是指第二季度.一般的季度财报数据都包括营业额、增长率等

strides   [straɪd]   大步，阔步，进步，进展，发展    v. 迈着大步走，大踏步走

take sth in your stride   从容应付某事物  

chief operating officer  首席运营官

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