Colgate-Palmolive Co. on September 20, 2004 warned that second-half earnings will fall well short of Wall Street forecasts due to higher marketing spending. The maker of Colgate toothpaste, Irish Spring soap and Simply White tooth-whitening products forecast earnings per share of 57 cents to 59 cents in both the third and fourth quarters.

词汇：

forecast n.先见, 预见, 预测, 预报
            vt.预想, 预测, 预报, 预兆

fall short of  v.不足, 缺乏, 达不到, 不符合

due to      adv.由于, 应归于