双语趣听精彩世界 第176期:圣诞老人网友专门欺骗儿童感情

 　　华尔街日报:如今,对于孩子们来说,圣诞老人不再遥远,因为他们随时可以在网上和圣诞老人视频聊天.

　　圣诞老人网友专门欺骗儿童感情

　　Wall Street Journal: These days, children can reach jolly old elf online. A raft of digital services put Santa right in the palm of children's hands.

　　When 3-year-old Justin Webb wanted to talk to Santa this year, he knew exactly how to find the jolly old elf. After all, the tech-savvy toddler has been video chatting on his tablet computer since he was 2.

　　So Ms. Webb downloaded a FaceTime app that allowed Justin to video-chat Santa, and there Santa was—his face, his beard, on the big screen in their living room.

　　The new Cyber Santa juggles¹ a full schedule: Texting, calling and video chatting, often for a price. Some services cost up to $30 for quality St. Nick time. At least 10 Twitter accounts purport² to originate from the North Pole, boasting hundreds of thousands of followers³ each.

1 juggles   

v.歪曲( juggle的第三人称单数 )；耍弄；有效地组织；尽力同时应付（两个或两个以上的重要工作或活动）

参考例句：

• They brought back to my mind, in a flash, the three juggles. 他们顿时使我回想起那三个变戏法的。 来自辞典例句
• Our juggles are essentially built from relationships ─with our partners alz, coworkers and friends. 我们的事业和家庭实际上都是建立于各种关系之上的──与伴侣、孩子、同事和朋友的关系。 来自互联网

2 purport   

n.意义，要旨，大要；v.意味著，做为...要旨，要领是...

参考例句：

• Many theories purport to explain growth in terms of a single cause.许多理论都标榜以单一的原因解释生长。
• Her letter may purport her forthcoming arrival.她的来信可能意味着她快要到了。

3 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。