经济学人:驯服巨人:科技公司称霸网络(2)

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The platforms have become so dominant because they benefit from "network effects".
这些平台之所以能够称霸，原因在于“网络效应”。

Size begets size: the more sellers Amazon, say, can attract, the more buyers will shop there, which attracts more sellers, and so on.
比方说，亚马逊上的卖家越多，就会吸引更多买家来购物，而这又能吸引更多的卖家。

With more than 2bn monthly users, Facebook holds sway over the media industry. Firms cannot do without Google, which in some countries processes more than 90% of web searches.
Facebook的月活跃用户超过20亿，掌控着媒体行业。企业离不开谷歌，在一些国家，90%以上的网络搜索用的都是谷歌。

They look for consumer harm, which is hard to establish when prices are falling and services are "free".
它们要先找到消费者受害的证据，但在价格下降、服务“免费”的情况下很难做到。

The firms themselves stress that a giant-killing startup is just a click away and that they could be toppled by a new technology, such as the blockchain.
这些巨头自己也强调，说不定点一下鼠标的工夫，击垮巨头的创业公司就出现了，而且它们还可能会被类似区块链的新技术所颠覆。

Before Google and Facebook, Alta Vista and MySpace were the bee's knees. Who remembers them?
谷歌和Facebook出现之前，Alta Vista和MySpace都是行业翘楚，如今谁还记得它们？

Facebook not only owns the world's largest pool of personal data, but also its biggest "social graph"—the list of its members and how they are connected.
Facebook不仅拥有世界上最丰富的个人数据，还有最大的“社交图谱”——用户名单以及用户之间的联系。

Voice assistants, such as Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant, will give them even more control over how people experience the internet.
亚马逊的Alexa和谷歌的Assistant这些语音助手将能让它们更好地控制人们的互联网体验。

China's tech firms have the heft to compete, but are not about to get unfettered access to Western consumers.
中国的科技企业有竞争的实力，但还不能自由地服务西方的消费者。

If this trend runs its course, consumers will suffer as the tech industry becomes less vibrant.
如果任由这个趋势发展，科技行业会变得缺乏活力，消费者利益也会因而受损。

Less money will go into startups, most good ideas will be bought up by the titans and, one way or another, the profits will be captured by the giants.
投向创业公司的资金会减少，大多数好的创意都将被巨头买断，而且，利润总归都会被巨头收入囊中。

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1.go into 进入

例句:They advised her to go into hiding for a while.

他们劝她先躲藏一下。

2.personal data 个人数据

例句:You submitted false full information and wrong personal data.

您提供了虚假信息和错误的个人资料。

3.look for 寻找

例句:We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.

我们都需要寻求降低碳排放量的方法。

4.network effects 网络效应

例句:We had first mover advantages and network effects.

我们具有所谓的“先行者优势”和网络效应。

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compete	[kəm'pi:t]	想一想再看 vi. 竞争，对抗，比赛	联想记忆 X 单词compete 联想记忆： com共同，pet追求－共同追求一个目标－竞争
graph	[grɑ:f]	想一想再看 n. 图表，示意图 vt. (以图表)表示
vista	['vistə]	想一想再看 n. 街景，展望，回想	联想记忆 X 单词vista 联想记忆： vis看，ta：远景
unfettered	['ʌn'fetəd]	想一想再看 adj. 被除去脚镣的，无拘无束的动词unfetter	联想记忆 X 单词unfettered 联想记忆： un不，fetter（v 束缚；n 脚镣），ed：无拘无束的
sway	[swei]	想一想再看 v. 摇摆，摇动，支配，影响 n. 摇摆，动摇
control	[kən'trəul]	想一想再看 n. 克制，控制，管制，操作装置 vt. 控制
network	['netwə:k]	想一想再看 n. 网络，网状物，网状系统 vt. (
dominant	['dɔminənt]	想一想再看 adj. 占优势的，主导的，显性的 n. 主宰
entry	['entri]	想一想再看 n. 进入，入口，登记，条目
visible	['vizəbl]	想一想再看 adj. 可见的，看得见的 n. 可见物