Welcome to the Voice of America’s “News Words”, where we teach you about words in the news.
欢迎收听美国之声“新闻词汇”，在这里我们会教您新闻中的词汇。
Here is a story about a court case involving mobile phone technology:
这个新闻和一个关于移动电话技术的诉讼案件有关：
Samsung called the verdict “a loss for the American consumer.”
三星称这个裁决是“美国消费者的损失”。
Law professor Robin Feldman agrees.
法学教授罗宾·费尔德曼同意这个说法。
She says the verdict will lead to less innovation, fewer choices, and higher prices for consumers.
她说，这个裁决会导致创新能力降低，消费选择减少，消费者会承担更高价格。

A “consumer” is a person who might purchase goods or services.
“消费者”是购买商品或服务的人。
Many companies advertise to get consumers to buy their products.
许多公司做广告，吸引消费者购买他们的产品。
Consumer is a word you often hear in economic and business stories.
消费者是一个常常会在经济和商业新闻中听到的词汇。
Now when you hear the word “consumer,” your American English will be good enough to know what it means.
现在当你听到“消费者”这个词的时候，你的美语程度就足够让你明白它是什么意思了。
To learn more “News Words”, visit our website: LearningEnglish. voanews. com
要学习更多“新闻词汇”，请访问我们的网站。