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“元宇宙”到底是什么？
近期，全球社交媒体巨头Facebook更名Meta，全面转向“元宇宙（Metaverse）战略布局。“元宇宙”一词引发了广泛关注，更在资本市场激起了浪花。什么是元宇宙？专家怎么看元宇宙发展的现状和未来？今天我们一起来读China Daily的报道。
Thinking 1.“jump on the bandwagon”是什么意思？
2.“投资”和“投机”用英文怎么表达？
Facebook's 'Meta' move(采取..行动) boosts (increase/improve )tech firms
Stocks of metaverse-related companies in the A-share market soared （大涨）dramatically(significantly) after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that the social media giant will change its parent company's name to "Meta", based on metaverse, to describe its vision 愿景for working and playing in a virtual world.
The term metaverse, as one of the hottest tech buzzwords,（同位语） was coined by US science fiction writer Neal Stephenson in his 1992 novel Snow Crash, which was set in a near future where the virtual world and the physical world are inextricably interconnected.
Shares of online gaming provider Shenzhen Zqgame Network Co Ltd surged （大涨）by the daily limit of 20 percent on Friday, while Zhejiang Jinke Tom Cultural Industry Co Ltd, the company operating （后置定语）the Talking Tom Cat app, saw its share price skyrocket（飙升） by 14.8 percent to close at 4.41 yuan ($0.69) on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.（股票交易所）
Experts said there is still a long way to go to realize the vision of a metaverse, as the supporting technologies, application scenarios and business models are far from mature. （原因状语）The development of the metaverse will have an impact on six key areas - social connectivity, work, entertainment, shopping, education and the digital economy, according to global marketing consultancy IDC.
A batch of（一批） Chinese companies are jumping (get/climb) on the metaverse bandwagon, and combining伴随状语 metaverse elements into the research and development of game products.
"The so-called （所谓）metaverse refers to creating an immersive（沉浸式的） virtual space in which users could enjoy interactive experiences such as cultural, social and entertainment activities," said Chang Qing, chief strategist of Beijing Compass Technology Development Co Ltd, a provider of professional financial data analysis and securities复数形式investment advisory（咨询） services.（同位语）
However, at present, the application scenarios and profit models of the metaverse are not clear, Chang said, suggesting（伴随状语） that investors should make rational decisions and remain cautious about the potential risks of blind speculation in the stock market.
Wang Peng, an associate professor at the Hillhouse Research Institute at Renmin University of China, said the global digital transformation and the advancement of cutting-edge尖端的 technologies, such as virtual reality, cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence have played a critical role in promoting (developing) the vision of the metaverse.
He said the metaverse might be overhyped, （a hype）as the concept is still in its infancy. He added that more efforts should be made to invest resources and capital in the research and development of hardware, equipment, content and to improve the overall technological level.(不定式作目的状语)
1. meta- /'metə/ meta- 1) 超越
【释】after or beyond (transcending or overarching)
【例】metaphysics 形而上学；metamorphose/ metamorphosis （昆虫的变态）
2) 元 【释】referring to itself or to something of its own type
【例】metadata 元数据（描述数据的数据）
2. buzzword /ˈbʌzwɜːd/ n.（媒体上的）时髦术语，流行行话
【释】A buzzword is a word or expression that has become fashionable in a particular field and is being used a lot by the media.
【例】Biodiversity was the buzzword of the Rio Earth Summit. 生物多样性是里约热内卢地球峰会上的时髦词儿。
buzz /bʌz/ v. 发出嗡嗡声，蜂鸣声
【释】to make a continuous low sound; to make a sound like a bee buzzing
n. 1) 嗡嗡声，蜂鸣声
【释】a continuous sound like the one that a bee, a buzzer or other electronic device makes
2) 媒体、营销中所指的声量
【释】You can use buzz to refer to a word, idea, or activity which has recently become extremely popular.
【例】The Double 11 Shopping Festival has generated a lot of buzzes. 最近双十一购物节引起了很大的热议。
3) （愉快、兴奋或成就的）强烈情感
【释】a strong feeling of pleasure, excitement or achievement
【例1】a buzz of excitement/expectation 十分兴奋/期待
【例2】She gets a buzz out of her work. 她从工作中得到了很大乐趣。
3.coin /kɔɪn/ v. 新造，杜撰（单词、短语）
【释】If you coin a word or a phrase, you are the first person to say it.
【例】The word "lunatic" was coined to describe people who went mad at the full moon. "lunatic"是个生造词，用来形容月圆时发疯的人。
4. inextricably /ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbli; ɪnˈekstrɪkəbli/adj. 分不开的；解不开的
【释】If there is an inextricable link between things, they cannot be considered separately.
【例】Legend and truth are often inextricable. 传说和真相常常交织在一起。
extricate /ˈekstrɪkeɪt/ v. 使摆脱，使脱离；解救
【例】It represents a last ditch attempt by the country to extricate itself from its economic crisis. 那是该国摆脱经济危机的最后一搏。
5.batch /bætʃ/ n. 一批；一组；一群
【释】A batch of things or people is a group of things or people of the same kind, especially a group that is dealt with at the same time or is sent to a particular place at the same time.
【例】We looked at the job applications in two batches. 我们把那些求职申请分两批浏览了一遍。
6. jump/climb/get on the bandwagon 顺应潮流；跟风；随波逐浪
【释】to become involved in an activity which is successful so that you can get the advantages of it yourself
【例】Many farms are jumping on the bandwagon and advertising organically grown food. 很多农场正赶潮流宣传有机食品。
bandwagon effect 从众效应，羊群效应
7. securities /sɪˈkjʊrətiz/ n. 证券（复数）
【释】Securities are stocks, shares, bonds, or other certificates that you buy in order to earn regular interest from them or to sell them later for a profit.
8. speculate /ˈspekjuleɪt/ v. 1) 投机，做投机买卖
【释】If someone speculates financially, they buy property, stocks, or shares, in the hope of being able to sell them again at a higher price and make a profit.
【例】He made his money speculating on the London gold and silver markets. 他在伦敦黄金市场和白银市场上做投机生意赚了钱。
2) 推测；猜测；猜想
【释】If you speculate about something, you make guesses about its nature or identity, or about what might happen.
【例】I don't know why she did it - I'm just speculating. 我不知道她为什么那么做——我只是猜测。
9. hype /haɪp/ v. 大肆宣传，炒作
【例1】We had to hype the film to attract the financiers. 我们不得不热炒这部电影以吸引投资人。
n. （电视、广播等中言过其实的）促销广告，促销讨论
【例2】My products aren't based on advertising hype, they sell by word of mouth. 我的产品销售靠的不是天花乱坠的广告宣传，而是良好的口碑。
hype- 过度的 【例】hyperbole 夸张（修辞）；hypermarket 特大型超市（坐落在城外，商品种类繁多）
10. in its infancy 初期；初创阶段
【释】 If something is in its infancy, it is new and has not developed very much.
【例】The system is still in its infancy. 这个体系尚处于初期发展阶段。
compound sentences
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Stocks of metaverse-related companies in the A-share market soared dramatically after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that the social media giant will change its parent company's name to "Meta", based on metaverse, to describe its vision for working and playing in a virtual world.
【译】
周四（10月28日），社交媒体巨头Facebook的CEO马克·扎克伯格（Mark Zuckerberg）宣布母公司更名为Meta，随后“元宇宙”相关企业股票在A股市场大幅上涨。Meta一词源于Metaverse（元宇宙），此次更名是为了体现该公司在虚拟世界中实现工作和娱乐的愿景。
【长难句分析】
Stocks of metaverse-related companies in the A-share market soared dramatically (主句) after (引导时间状语) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that the social media giant will change its parent company's name to "Meta" (时间状语从句中的宾语从句，作announced的宾语), based on metaverse (过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰meta), to describe its vision for working and playing in a virtual world (宾语从句中的目的状语).
meta: after/beyond 超越 metaphysics metadata
