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5 Facebook,Google Buy Two India-based Start-ups脸书与谷歌收购两家印度初创企业

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仔细听

Two large Internet companies Facebook and Google recently purchased two India-based technology start-up companies.India is home to tens of thousands of computer software engineers and a growing information technology industry.The sales of the start-up companies are expected to influence others to launch businesses in the country.

两家大型互联网公司脸书和谷歌最近分别收购了两家来自印度的创业型科技公司。印度不仅是不断增长的信息技术产业的所在地,而且有着成千上万名计算机软件工程师。这两家创业公司的出售预计将影响其他人在该国创办企业。

听力破解:purchased本应读为[′pə:tʃəst],因其尾音[t]与后面two的首音[t]均为爆破音,此处前者失爆,读为[′pə:tʃəs];start-up连读为[stʌp];注意 Facebook and Google 与 India-based 均被重读,提示本段是关于印度公司的话题。

仔细听Facebook closed its deal to buy Little Eye Labs in early January.Four engineers in Bangalore launched Little Eye Labs about a year and a half ago.The company builds mobile application software tools;the deal is set to be worth between 10and 15 million dollars.It is the first time Facebook has purchased an Indian start-up company.

一月初,脸书完成了购买Little Eye Labs的交易。班加罗尔的四名工程师在大约一年半前创办了Little Eye Labs。该公司开发移动应用软件工具。该交易被定价在1000万到1500万美元之间。这是脸书首次收购印度创业公司。听力破解first time连读,读为[fə:rstaim],该词同时被重读,提示是Facebook 公司的首次收购,重申了文意;start-up在此处再次被连读为[sta:tʌp]。

词汇宝典:closed its deal 意为“完成交易,达成协议”,而非字面关闭交易之意。如:after the deal closed(在协议达成之后)。

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Google bought the cyber security company Imperium.Imperium has offices in Bangalore and California.Media reports set the value of the deal at about$9million.

谷歌收购了Imperium网络安全公司。Imperium在班加罗尔和美国加州都设有办事处。媒体披露这一交易总额约为9百万元。

听力破解:bought the读音发生连读并同化,由原[bɔ:t]、[ðə]变为[bɔ:twə];at about同样连读,但此处是吞音,读为[ætə′bau]。

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The two deals are considered small but important.Experts say they will help increase interest in Indian start-ups among phone technology companies,such businesses often buy small companies either for the technology they develop or the ability of their creators.

专家认为,尽管这两项交易并不大,但却很重要。专家说,它们将有助于提高手机技术公司对印度创业公司的兴趣,这类企业经常收购小公司,或者是为了它们开发的技术,或者是因为它们的创始人的才能。

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听力破解:considered出现吞音,因为后面单词首音为摩擦音[s],属爆破音+摩擦音,前者失爆,读为[kən′sidər]; interest in被连读,发音为[′intəristin]。

词汇宝典:small but important“小但重要”。此类短语形式为adj+adj,表转折,重点在后者。如:little but heavy,far but huge。

仔细听

Rutvik Doshi is with Inventus Capital Partners,an investment company in Bangalore.“Till date none of these large U.S.companies had ever acquired anything in India to write home about.If they both turn out to be successful for these respective companies,they will start looking at India more seriously,in terms of there is more talent,there is more technology,and entrepreneurship happening here.”

瑞特其·多希就职于尹文塔斯资本合作机构,这是一家位于班加罗尔的投资公司。他说:“截至目前为止,没有任何美国大公司在印度做过值得一提的收购。如果这两例公司收购能够为脸书和谷歌带来成功,美国的大公司将会开始更加认真地对待印度公司,他们就会知道这里正在涌现出更多的人才,更多的技术和更高涨的创业精神。”

听力破解:本段是受访人的录音,表现为清浊辅音不分,[k]浊化为[g],如company读为[′gʌmpəni];[t]浊化为[d],如talent读为[′dælənd];technology读为[′deknɔlədʒi];[r]、[l]发生混音,seriously读为[siliəsli]。

学着说一说

1.be home to是……的家园

▶短语be home to从字面上来看,指“是……的家”,实际上可以引申为“为……的所在地(发源地)”,其中to后面接sth.。

The Dominican Republic alone is home to seven Yankees.

洋基队中有七名队员都是来自多米尼加共和国。

2.mobile appl ication手机软件,手机程序

▶mobile application是常用的科技词汇,表示“智能手机的应用软件或应用程序”,简称app。如:

This mobile application can let you change hair style and color.

这个手机软件可以改变你的发型和发色。

3.either...or...要么……要么……

▶either...or...意思是“要么……要么……”,如:

Either Jane or James is coming to our house tonight.

不是简就是詹姆斯今晚要来我们家。

▶与either...or...相对的短语是neither...nor...,表示“既不……也不……”。如:

Now you can either come with me or wait for them to come and get you.你要么和我一起去,要么等他们来接你。4.turn out to be结果是,原来是,证明是

▶表示“与原来预想的结果有出入”,且多表示坏结果,出乎预料的事。如:

This may turn out to be wishful thinking.

这也可能是一厢情愿的想法。