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3 Bitcoin Creating Interest and Controversy 比特币引发关注与争议

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仔细听

Many people who want to buy goods,pay for services,or send money anywhere in the world are using Bitcoin.They do not have to use banks,credit cards or other financial services when they use the electronic currency.

许多人在购买商品、服务以及转账时都在使用比特币。人们在使用这种电子货币时,无需借助于银行、信用卡和其他金融服务。

听力破解:want to处出现连读,读作[′wɔntu];bitcoin处由原[bit′kɔin]连读出现吞音,读作[bikɔin];此外注意bitcoin与electronic currency均被重读,表示本文将讲述比特币以及电子货币的相关话题。

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Unlike national currency,Bitcoin is not issued by governments.Bitcoin is electronically protected or encrypted.It is bought,sold and transferred like other currencies through trading companies.Transfers happen without governments being involved or regulating the currency.

比特币不同于国家货币之处在于它并非由政府发行。经过电子保护或加密的比特币可以像其他货币一样在贸易公司之间买卖、流通。流通过程不存在政府参与或监管。

听力破解:issued 处出现吞音,[t]被省去,读作[′iʃu];此外注意 not 与without 两个表示关键意义的词均被重读,把握住此类词汇对正确理解文意至关重要。

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Jerry Brito is a technology policy analyst at George Mason University.He says Bitcoin is the world's first,true digital currency,that is not controlled by anyone.

杰瑞·布里托是乔治梅森大学的一位科技政策分析师。他说,比特币是全球首个不受任何人控制的真正的纯数字货币。

听力破解:at处连读省音,由原[æt]变为[æ]。

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“Bitcoin basically solved a computer science problem that,for the first time,allows just two people to transact online,so it's decentralized.There's no Bitcoin company,there's no government,it's kind of like email.”

比特币已经基本上解决了一个电脑科技难题,首次真正实现了在线交易“去中心化”,即只有两个个体参与其中。不涉及比特币公司,不涉及政府,这有点像电子邮件。

听力破解:该句是受访者录音直接引用,有极强的口语特点。多处出现停顿并加音,如 is,uh,the 等虚词;just two 处出现连读,读作[dʒʌs′tu:]。

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However,the very things that people like about Bitcoin,are also what criminals like about it.They want to move money from place to place secretly,without governments knowing about it.Law enforcement agencies in the United States recently closed an online market that used Bitcoin.

然而,比特币深受人们喜爱的这些特性也恰恰是犯罪分子所青睐的。他们希望在政府监管缺失的状态下秘密转移财产。美国司法机构最近就关闭了一家使用比特币的网上商城。

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听力破解:about it处连读并省音,读作[ə′bauti];closed an处连读,发音为[′kləuz′dæn];此外注意本句中体现的美音特点,尾音为清辅音的大都出现省音,如:without,about,enforcement,market 等。

仔细听

Marco Santori is the chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation's Regulatory Affairs Committee.He notes that all Bitcoin transactions can be seen by all other computers,and he says they believe that no one regulates the currency is not true.“Bitcoin is in fact heavily regulated.It is very heavily regulated.Those who exchange Bitcoins for other digital currencies or exchange Bitcoins for dollars are money transmitters under the Bank Secrecy Act.”

马克·萨托利是比特币基金会监管事务委员会的主席。他指出,所有的比特币交易均可被其他电脑监测到,他说,他们认为“没有人监管这种货币”的说法是欠妥的。

“比特币实际上是受到严格监管的。将比特币兑换为其他电子货币或者美元的行为都要受到银行保密法案的约束。”

听力破解:此句为受访者的直接录音,体现出较少见的连读技巧。如:fact heavily 处连读、吞音,读作[fækt′evili];transmitters under处同样发生连读,且重读音节位置发生变化,发音为[trænz′mitər′sʌndər]。

词汇宝典:digital currencies意为“数字货币,电子货币”,不仅指网络上的虚拟货币,现代货币在数字化、信息化过程中使用时也属于digital currencies。

学着说一说

1.pay for为……付钱

▶该词组在口语中较为常用,表示“为……付钱,花费”之意。可接名词、代词等。如:

He said the company would pay for their hospital bills.

他说公司将承担他们的医疗费用。

His mother couldn't afford to pay for her child's education.

他的妈妈不能支付她孩子的教育。

▶pay for 也可以表示“为某事付出代价”,如:

You'll pay for that! 你会付出代价的!

2.be controlled by……所控制,受制于……

▶该搭配表示“受制于某人或某事,或某事处于某人的掌控中”。如:

The temperature of the room is controlled by an air conditioner.

房间的温度是由空调控制的。

3.for the first time首次,初次

▶for the first time 可以独立使用,也可置于句中或句尾,如:

They tasted defeat for the first time.

他们第一次尝到了失败的滋味。

▶the 后也可加入 very,表示强调,如:

We went with her to the sea for the very first time in my life!

我们带她走到海水里——这是我生平第一次下海水!

4.in fact事实上

▶in fact 表示“实际情况,事实”等意。常见独立于句首,也可置于句中或句尾。如:

In fact,we knew what they ate.事实上,我们知道他们吃的是什么。

▶也可以用 in reality...来表示“事实上”,或用 actually 来表示。如:

In reality,you are probably the only one bothered by it.

事实上,你可能是被他困扰的唯一的人。

Actually,who are you not to be?事实上,你们谁不是这样的呢?