proceeds：收益
The Internet search leader said it will use the proceeds for “general corporate purposes，” including possible acquisitions. Google added that it currently has no agreements or commitments to make a material purchase.
downturn：衰退
“Six weeks after the July 7 attacks killed 56 people， including four suicide bombers， the Greater London Authority （GLA） accepts there has been some downturn，”the economic daily reported.
inflation ：通貨膨脹
Consumer inflation shot up in July as rising gasoline prices pinched drivers’ wallets from coast to coast.
Initial public offering：公開募股
Now the startup founded by two Chinese veterans of American tech firms is preparing to follow Google’s example with an initial public offering in the United States， hoping to raise