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Apple CEO Tim Cook weighed in on the Cambridge Analytica data scandal Facebook has grappled with for the past two weeks.
苹果首席执行官提姆·库克就“剑桥分析”数据丑闻发表了看法,这是脸书过去两周里在努力解决的问题 。
The Apple CEO said the situation is "dire" during a public speech in China on Saturday.
周六,在中国发表公开演讲期间,这位苹果首席执行官称这种情况是很“可怕的” 。
He also added that he believes regulation is necessary.
他还补充道,他认为监管是有必要的 。
British data company Cambridge Analytica obtained Facebook user data for over 50 million people by abusing Facebook's own tools.
英国信息公司“剑桥分析”通过滥用脸书的工具获取了5000多万人的脸书用户信息 。
The announcement caused an uproar that knocked billions off of Facebook's market value.
这个公告引起一片哗然,致使脸书的市值暴跌了几十亿美元 。
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词语解释
1.grapple v. 努力设法解决
例句:The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with.
经济问题只是该国正竭力解决的几个关键问题之一 。
2.dire a. 可怕的;严重的
例句:The background to the current troubles is provided by the dire state of the country's economy.
目前的问题是在国家经济岌岌可危的背景下出现的 。