AI业务渐入佳境，百度营收涨势喜人（朗读版）|E0825

▍原文

China's Baidu Inc beat second-quarter revenue estimates on Tuesday, helped by a post-pandemic recovery in advertising spending, and said it would further intensify its efforts on generative artificial intelligence.

Baidu's co-founder and CEO Robin Li told analysts that areas including advertising, healthcare, financial services, local services and travel were outperforming and that they expected the momentum to continue.

▍语言点

1. beat /bi:t/ v. 击败，战胜

2. revenue estimates 营收预期

· revenue /ˈrevənjuː/ n. 营收，收益

· estimate /ˈestɪmeɪt/ n. 预估，估计，估算

3. (be) helped by sth. 得益于某事

4. post-pandemic /pəʊst-pænˈdemɪk/ adj. 后疫情期间的

· 构词：post-在某事之后

· postgraduate degree 硕士研究生学历

5. further /ˈfɜːðə/ adv. 更进一步，更大程度上 

6. intensify /ɪnˈtensɪfaɪ/ v. 加强，强化

· intense /ɪnˈtens/ adj. 紧张的，强烈的，高强度的

7. generative artificial intelligence 生成式人工智能（生成式AI）

8. outperform /ˌaʊtpəˈfɔːm/ v. 超越，超过

· 构词：out 超越其他、比其他表现更好，perform 表现

9. momentum /məˈmentəm/ n. 势能；势头

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