Vocabulary: 贝佐斯传
- but; however
- by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year
- barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
- (of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exploratory discussions
- 于 Yú: 于 Yu2: surname Yu于 yú: 于 yu2: to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle于 yú: 于 yu2: (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- Manhattan island; Manhattan borough of New York City
- city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4]
- to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers
- to be familiar with; to know well
- Internet
- base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental
- historical fact
- 下面 xià miàn: 下面 xia4 mian4: below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]下面 xià miàn: 下面 xia4 mian4: to boil noodles
- 时 shí: 时 shi2: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period时 Shí: 时 Shi2: surname Shi
- to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
- to set foot on; to step on or into
- to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship
- 路 Lù: 路 Lu4: surname Lu路 lù: 路 lu4: road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind
- to resign; to quit
- Wall Street, New York; by extension, American big business
- hedging (finance)
- fund
- high salary
- to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
- to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)
- it would appear; it seems (that)
- not very; not particularly
- to earn money; moneymaking
- 生意 shēng yì: 生意 sheng1 yi4: life force; vitality生意 shēng yi: 生意 sheng1 yi5: business; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; functioning at a high level
- bookstore; CL:家[jia1]
- 妻子 qī zi: 妻子 qi1 zi5: wife妻子 qī zǐ: 妻子 qi1 zi3: wife and children
- New York
- storeroom; CL:間|间[jian1]
- classifier for vehicles
- section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product)
- Chevrolet
- pioneer
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- to drive a vehicle