疫情让人们更需要阅读了（朗读版）|E0608

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▍原文

Bloomsbury Publishing has reported record annual profits as more people turned to reading books during the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns.

The Harry Potter publisher saw sales rise 14% to £185m, while profits were up by more than one-fifth to £19.2m in the year to the end of February.

Chief executive Nigel Newton told the BBC that people had "craved intellectual stimulus and comfort".

He added that he expected the trend to continue as the economy reopened.

▍语言点 

1. record /ˈrekərd/ adj. 最佳成绩的，最高级的 

· Unemployment has reached a record high. 

=Unemployment has reached the highest level ever.

失业已经达到了历史最高纪录。

2. annual profit 年度利润

· annual revenue 年度的总收入

· annual report 年度报告

· annual meeting 年会

3. turn to 求助于

· I turn to my mom for help. 

我向妈妈寻求帮助。

· More people turn to reading books.

更多的人们求助于阅读。

4. crave /kreɪv/ v. 渴求，渴望(to have a very strong desire for sth.)

· I crave a burger from time to time.

我数次渴望吃一个汉堡包。

5. intellectual /ˌɪntəlˈektʃuəl/ adj. 智慧的，智力上的，理智上的(mental)

· intellectual stimulus 脑力刺激

· intellectual comfort 精神慰藉

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