亞馬遜公司的首份商業計劃非常與眾不同：它並不急切地期望在四到五年內實現大的盈利。這樣的做法，股東們可不太買帳，他們抱怨亞馬遜的業績增長不夠迅速，無法使他們的投資提供合理的回報，甚至無法令公司在競爭中存活……
Despite all the hard work, the road to success has been a bumpy one. For years, Amazon lost huge amounts of money. Some of its partnerships, such as its relationship with Toys "R" Us, have not worked out. After the dot-com bust of 2000, when many Internet businesses went under, Amazon's future was not at all clear.
【單字及片語】
◆ bumpy (adj.) 崎嶇不平的：not smooth; difficult
◆ bust (n.) 失敗；破產：a failure or serious downturn
◆ go under 倒閉：go out of business
本文摘錄自《跟白安竹老師學英文閱讀》，中文翻譯請見眾文粉絲團
