VOA慢速英语(翻译+字幕+讲解):脸书用户数超过中国人口
日期:2015-04-28 11:33

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The social network Facebook reported that it now has 1.44 billion monthly active users (MAU) worldwide. That is 50 million more users than the population of China and over 188 million more than India's population.

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Facebook also reported that 75 percent of its users access the site via mobile devices as of March 2015.

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Despite its growing user base and accessibility via smartphones and tablets, Facebook's income dropped 13 percent over year-ago levels to $933 million.

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That is likely a result of several factors, analysts say.

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Over the last year Facebook has spent money to buy the photo-sharing Instagram app. It launched "Messenger" for users to communicate directly and added videos to the site to compete with YouTube.

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Additionally, more than half of Facebook's revenue comes from nations other than the United States. For example, it is very popular in Indonesia. The recent rise in the value of the U.S. dollar may have cut into Facebook's overall profits.

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In a statement to the media, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg called its quarterly report "a good quarter and a good start to the year."

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Facebook launched to the public in December 2004 but had little growth in its first four years. Social media strategist Ben Foster calculates that Facebook has seen explosive growth since April of 2009.

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"The strong growth in Mobile MAUs tells me that Facebook is becoming the first thing people go to on their mobile device," Foster told VOA via email. "If this trend continues, Facebook could easily become the primary source of traffic for publishers and companies. This could change the digital landscape for content, as the content we prefer to consume on mobile is quite different than content we prefer on a browser."

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Much of Facebook's revenue comes from sales of ads that are tailored for users based on their Facebook activities and friends.

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Earlier this year in March, the European Court of Justice – the EU's highest-such court – heard a complaint against Facebook. The social media site allegedly passed data from European users to the U.S. National Security Agency. This violates EU privacy protections.

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Despite privacy concerns, analyst Foster says the numbers suggest people actually like the product, and the number of users will grow.

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"For Facebook's reach, if they are the best at delivering content, then they will continue to get more users which will continue the cycle," he said.

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词汇解释

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1.quarterly adj. 季度的,按季度的;一年四次的 adv. 按季度,[农] 一季一次地;纵横四分地 n. 季刊

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The report breaks out quarterly profits and losses.
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2.strategist n. 战略家;军事家

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Military strategists had devised a plan that guaranteed a series of stunning victories.
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3.landscape n. 风景;风景画;景色;山水画;乡村风景画;地形 vt. 对…做景观美化,从事庭园设计 vi.美化(环境等),使景色宜人;

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June's events completely altered the political landscape.
6月的事件完全改变了政治局面(P,wYwUH!ul.]J_1

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4.browser n. [计] 浏览器;吃嫩叶的动物;浏览书本的人

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You need an up-to-date Web browser.
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内容解析

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1.Facebook also reported that 75 percent of its users access the site via mobile devices as of March 2015.

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as of 自……起;到…时候为止

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As of now we don't know much about Mars.
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The regulations come into force as of today.
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2.Much of Facebook's revenue comes from sales of ads that are tailored for users based on their Facebook activities and friends.

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tailored for 为…改变;为……特别设计的

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They had a special suit tailored for him and tested him on his motorcycle proficiency, earning him wings for his uniform.
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All newbies are offered an individually tailored training and development programme.
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参考译文

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社交网站脸书称目前在全世界有14.4亿月度活跃用户,比中国的人口还要多5000万,比印度人口多1.8亿3U2Mp3,8NYl&APBi

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脸书还称截止2015年3月,其75%的用户是通过移动设备登陆本网站的dj!|ztO.c(Bn7.

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尽管脸书的用户群体在增大,以及用过智能手机和平板电脑的可用性在增强,脸书的收入比去年同期下降13%,跌至9.33亿美元p_II)l8K;Shg80@Q

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分析家称这可能要归因于几个方面的因素rC[g7%ldYYGLF(odDU

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去年脸书耗资收购了图片共享应用Instagram,并推出Messenger让用户直接沟通,并增加视频到网站来与YouTube竞争_*]X.FX8QC^|0dL

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另外,脸书利润的一半以上来自美国之外的国家,比如,脸书在印尼很受欢迎B88(n;46;&Et%4*Bz|b。最近美元的升值可能削减了脸书的整体盈利*4T6TbC^*&h+bzz_

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脸书的联合成立者兼CEO最近在面向媒体的声明中称其季度报告是“良好的一季度,以及一年的良好开始”XAu=^#tYt|.

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脸书于2004年12月面向公众推出,但最初4年增长很慢xM8|hG6NkN!M。社交媒体战略家本·福斯特估计脸书是在2009年4月后开始爆发式增长的M#A#a!)2b8@-V#WtB

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福斯特通过电子邮件告诉美国之音,“移动端月度活跃用户的强劲增长告诉我们,脸书正成为人们在移动设备上的首选;U5849fBJKekkoxLsCE!。如果这一趋势继续下去,脸书将很快成为出版商和各公司流量的主要来源2(oHka8#csO=-sq0,h。这可能会改变内容的数字现状,因为我们在移动设备上喜欢的内容与我们在浏览器上喜欢的内容是不同的EGcO3m+ZOy。”

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脸书的大部分利润来自广告销售,这些广告是基于用户活动和朋友圈而为用户量身定制的9F5(B2I7Hq|aVr=tBzj

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今年三月份早些时候,作为欧盟最高法院的欧洲法院对针对脸书的诉讼进行了听证,据悉这家社交媒体网站将欧洲用户的数据发给了美国国安局,这就违反了欧盟的隐私保护政策-0fG0wA+i#nT).O-

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尽管有因素担忧,分析家福斯特称其用户数量表明人们还是喜欢这一产品的,而且用户数还会继续增加(hJq_e(p7d;5KB

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“就脸书所能做的来说,如果能在传送内容方面做得最好,那么就能继续获得更多用户并进行良好的循环!|qp+9%Wnhrm8zswKAs。”

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