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Viewer demand didn't come from upward-bound entrepreneurs after all, it seemed, but rather from those enduring the kind of precarity where the precise timing of a $2,000 deposit could mean keeping the lights on or the difference between housing and eviction.

观众的需求似乎并不是来自向上发展的企业家，而是来自那些承受着不稳定收入的人——准确的说2000美元订金可能意味着能开着长明灯，或者是住房及遭驱逐之间的区别00uf#P7.#O]9,Jyd[9B。

These audiences didn't want yesterday's news, or even this morning's; the slightest budge toward progress was meaningful and welcome.

这些观众不想要昨天的新闻，甚至今天早上的新闻；取得进步的任何微小进展都是有意义和受欢迎的elo-wjkSK=。

So the output of YouTube updates was relentless: Every hour, a glut of new videos provided the latest on whether relief was coming and how many dollars of it were likely to arrive.

因此，YouTube上的更新内容源源不断：每小时都有大量新视频提供最新消息，说明援助是否会到来，以及可能会收到多少美元U5_)*I=*rKZzIo(。

Paffrath typically uploaded two videos each day. Some content makers uploaded three or more. There was, often, simply not much to say.

帕夫拉斯通常每天上传两段视频f|cjbyH7^!rDrm22q。一些内容制作者上传三个或更多]eB&3@w!i-78Ql5#Efh3。通常情况下，根本没什么太多可讲的4#NHb)IdgB5v。

The key to collecting views was simply to serve as foil to what the audience saw as an infuriating lack of urgency from Congress and the president.

收集意见的关键是，它仅仅是为了衬托观众认为国会和总统缺乏紧迫感的愤怒]xWnf=il3)H7S3m[5I+(。

The YouTubers tended to mimic the calm, authoritative style of cable-news anchors, but other than reading other peoples' reporting off printer paper, there was little to do beyond trying to match their viewers' exasperation.

YouTube上的人倾向于模仿冷静、权威的新闻主播的风格，但除了阅读别人用打印纸做过的报道、试图迎合观众的愤怒之外，他们几乎没有别的办法A.1.dhBhMu0。

The visuals, comically, featured the same techniques used to press investment schemes: stock images of fanned-out $100 bills and tantalizing click bait like "$4,200 STIMULUS!"

有趣的是，这些视觉资料展示了与宣传投资计划相同的技术：100美元钞票呈扇形排列的图片，以及诱人的点击诱饵，比如“4200美元刺激计划！”

Paffrath has a charisma that cuts through all this. He's exceptionally talented at talking to a camera, a natural salesman.

帕夫拉斯有贯穿所有的魅力8xf3PB5F,b。在照相机前，他如同天生的推销员般侃侃而谈2x56|,-8z-9。

But when he turns to a flowchart breaking down the Biden stimulus proposal, what might even be sincerity leaks out.

但当他转向分解拜登刺激计划的流程图时，他的真诚会显露出来8p)p]jy]q^8tBI。

Judging by the ad hoc community formed in his comments sections, his viewers appreciate it.

从评论区来看，他的观众很欣赏这一点|HJaI;fO+dI1MC。

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重点讲解

1.eviction 驱逐

He was facing eviction, along with his wife and family.

他及其妻儿正面临着被驱逐#J&hGt~Q_X^GQ。

2.foil 陪衬者，陪衬物

The pale walls provide a perfect foil for the furniture.

浅色的墙壁完全衬托出家具的特色6RLI~L0eB,DLlU2u,^-%。

3.exasperation 恼怒，恶化

He shook his head in exasperation.

他恼怒地摇了摇头Ae@78G_Od]。

4.tantalizing 诱人的

The tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee wafted towards them.

新鲜咖啡那诱人的香味向他们飘来%CiK5rZGqi8M_9|]+。