英语新闻听写 Facebook反击苹果

On Monday Facebook and Apple's cold war raged on.

周一，Facebook和苹果公司的冷战达到白热化阶段。

Nick Clegg, Facebook's head of global affairs and a top lieutenant¹ to CEO Mark Zuckerberg,

Facebook全球事务主管兼CEO马克·扎克伯格的头号助手尼克·克莱格称

suggested that the company is not an "exclusive club" like Apple.

Facebook不像苹果那样是一个“高档俱乐部”。

Business Insider reports Clegg was parading Facebook's mission

《商业内幕》报道称在Facebook面临前所未有的监管审查之际，

as a force for good in connecting the world at a time when it is facing unprecedented² regulatory scrutiny³.

克莱格正在展示Facebook作为一股连接世界永久力量的使命。

It is the latest strike in a long-running duel⁴ between Facebook and Apple

这是2018年3月剑桥分析数据泄露成为全球新闻后

after the Cambridge Analytica data breach⁵ became global news in March 2018.

Facebook和苹果之间长期斗争的最新一次互击。

Clegg says, "Facebook is free — it's for everyone," he said.

克莱格说，“Facebook是免费的—它对所有人开放，”他表示

"Some other big tech companies make their money by selling expensive hardware or subscription⁶ services,

“一些其他科技公司巨头通过向发达且更加富裕国家的客户出售昂贵的硬件或订阅服务挣钱，

or in some cases both, to consumers in developed, wealthier economies."

有时甚至通过这两种方式结合挣钱。”

1 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

2 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

3 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

4 duel   

n./v.决斗；(双方的)斗争

参考例句：

• The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。
• Duroy was forced to challenge his disparager to duel.杜洛瓦不得不向诋毁他的人提出决斗。

5 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

6 subscription   

n.预订，预订费，亲笔签名，调配法，下标（处方）

参考例句：

• We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
• Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。