有线电视
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="Cable">Cable</span> <span word="television">television</span> 有线电视 <span word="The">The</span> 61 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> 耗资610亿的提案 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="twists">twists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="televisiondrama">televisiondrama</span> 电视连续剧中最新的情节突转 <span word="SPURNED">SPURNED</span> <span word="suitors">suitors</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wounds">wounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rejection">rejection</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span>. 令人唾弃的起诉者通常悄然的治愈拒绝的伤口。 <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cable">cable</span>-<span word="television">television</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>.<span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="unsuccessfully">unsuccessfully</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="Warner">Warner</span> <span word="Cable">Cable</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="CharterCommunications">CharterCommunications</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="operator">operator</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>. 这并不是在电缆电视行业。美国有线电视运营商的竞争对手<span word="Charter">Charter</span>通讯，两次试图接近时代华纳有线公司都未能成功，现在又有一个新的提案已经上市。 <span word="On">On</span> <span word="January">January</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Charter">Charter</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="valuing">valuing</span> <span word="TWC">TWC</span> <span word="at">at</span> 61 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>, <span word="offering">offering</span>132.50 <span word="ashare">ashare</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 95 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fetching">fetching</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="rumoursof">rumoursof</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span>. 1月14日<span word="charter">charter</span>宣布为时代华纳有限公司估价610亿，提供一个份额132.50美元相比于原来的95美元高出许多。早在去年六月这些做法就流传出来了。 <span word="Charter">Charter</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Rutledge">Rutledge</span>, <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Marcus">Marcus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="TWC">TWC</span>,<span word="beseeching">beseeching</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bid">bid</span>. <span word="Charter">Charter</span>的老板汤姆?拉特里奇写了一封公开信给<span word="TWC">TWC</span>的老板罗伯特马库斯，求他考虑该提案，并举行了电话会议，以寻求股东的支持。 <span word="TWC">TWC</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vow">vow</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="letCharter">letCharter</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="TWC">TWC</span>的高管们欲擒故纵，他们希望得到更高的价格，并发誓决不让<span word="charter">charter</span>公司窃取。 <span word="For">For</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="drama">drama</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="if">if</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="consolidate">consolidate</span>. 对于那些一直在遵循这种电缆剧的人来说，一直有个有关行业巩固的时间问题，而不是是否的问题。 <span word="TWC">TWC</span> <span word="isAmerica">isAmerica</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="subscribers">subscribers</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Comcast">Comcast</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Charter">Charter</span> <span word="isthe">isthe</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span>. <span word="TWC">TWC</span>是继康卡斯特后的美国第二大有线电视运营商，而<span word="charter">charter</span>排名第四位。 <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Malone">Malone</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="pioneers">pioneers</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="Liberty">Liberty</span> <span word="Media">Media</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Charter">Charter</span> <span word="sbiggest">sbiggest</span> <span word="shareholder">shareholder</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mergers">mergers</span>. 行业的先驱之一约翰马龙，他的公司自有媒体是行业最大的股东，也是众多的业务中要求兼并的公司之一。 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="fend">fend</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="operators">operators</span>, <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="companiesand">companiesand</span> <span word="streaming">streaming</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Netflix">Netflix</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poaching">poaching</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="serviceand">serviceand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>. 这将帮助有线电视公司抵御来自卫星运营商，电话公司和如<span word="Netflix">Netflix</span>的流媒体服务等互联网服务对他们客户的偷猎和对电视电影节目的竞争。 <span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="costsCharter">costsCharter</span> <span word="reckons">reckons</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="merger">merger</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="TWC">TWC</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>500<span word="ma">ma</span> <span word="yearscale">yearscale</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="clout">clout</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="withcontent">withcontent</span> <span word="providers">providers</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="channels">channels</span>. 除了让他们削减成本，<span word="charter">charter</span>打算与<span word="TWC">TWC</span>合并每年可以节省至少5亿，而且在于提供商洽谈必须支付的渠道费率时也使有线运营商更有底气。 <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="TWC">TWC</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="CBS">CBS</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blackout">blackout</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CBS">CBS</span> <span word="channelsfor">channelsfor</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>. 去年<span word="TWC">TWC</span>与<span word="CBS">CBS</span>战斗而花费了过多的费用，这导致<span word="CBS">CBS</span>频道停摆了一个多月，直到两方协议达成。 <span word="TWC">TWC</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300,000 <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="ofthis">ofthis</span> <span word="spat">spat</span>. <span word="TWC">TWC</span>在第三季度失去了超过30万客户，其中不乏是因为这种争吵而出现的结果。 <span word="With">With</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="judged">judged</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span>, <span word="Charter">Charter</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offermore">offermore</span>. 其最新的提案也有不足之处，<span word="charter">charter</span>将不得不决定是否要提供更多。 <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Comcast">Comcast</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fray">fray</span>, <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="TWC">TWC</span>. 其他的有线电视公司，如<span word="comcast">comcast</span>公司，可能会加入战斗，提供购买<span word="TWC">TWC</span>所需的全部或部分资金。 <span word="Pay">Pay</span>-<span word="television">television</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="operators">operators</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="morecreative">morecreative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>. 付费电视并不是有线电视运营商增长业务的方式，所以他们想要增加销售必须变得更有创意。 <span word="One">One</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experimentation">experimentation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="broadband">broadband</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="package">package</span>, <span word="asseveral">asseveral</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="providers">providers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wallet">wallet</span>-<span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span>. 实验的一个方面是提供宽带伴随着光的电视包装，几个有线运营商正在做某些市场，以吸引钱包鼓鼓的青少年。 <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="metered">metered</span> <span word="broadband">broadband</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="usage">usage</span>. 其他正在销售的计量宽带，花费和使用成本紧紧相连。 <span word="Cable">Cable</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="providers">providers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="radicalexperiments">radicalexperiments</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pricing">pricing</span>. 有线电视公司和其他互联网服务供应商们可能很快可以尝试更为激进的实验与定价。 <span word="On">On</span> <span word="January">January</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="allinternet">allinternet</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="equallya">equallya</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="neutrality">neutrality</span>. 1月14日上诉法院推翻了一个名为网络中立的联邦规则，这个政策要求他们对待所有互联网流量相等。 <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="prevails">prevails</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="providers">providers</span> <span word="startdemanding">startdemanding</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="bandwidth">bandwidth</span>-<span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="video">video</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Netflix">Netflix</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="speedydelivery">speedydelivery</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span>. 如果以法院的判决为准，这将让有线电视公司和其他互联网服务供应商开始要求高宽带视频用户，如<span word="Netflix">Netflix</span>快速传达给观众。 <span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="juicy">juicy</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="ofan">ofan</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="content">content</span>. 除了给电缆公司提供收入的新来源，这可能遏制日益强大的集团竞争对手扩张提供视频内容。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="favour">favour</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>: <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>,<span word="Comcast">Comcast</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="Hulu">Hulu</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Netflix">Netflix</span>. 电缆公司也可能对视频网站感兴趣，例如，<span word="Netflix">Netflix</span>的竞争对手<span word="hulu">hulu</span>他们有用<span word="comcast">comcast</span>的部分股权。 <span word="As">As</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="knows">knows</span>, <span word="cable">cable</span>-<span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="dramas">dramas</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="running">running</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="twists">twists</span>. 由于任何人都知道，电缆电视剧往往是长时间运行而又情节曲折， <span word="This">This</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="Stay">Stay</span> <span word="tuned">tuned</span>. 这其中可能会没什么不同。敬请关注。 词语解释 1.<span word="write">write</span> <span word="to">to</span> 给某人写信 <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="barber">barber</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="andeagerly">andeagerly</span> <span word="await">await</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="replies">replies</span>. 童年时，巴伯会写信给足球俱乐部，然后焦急地等待他们的回信。 <span word="Random">Random</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="forhelp">forhelp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. 他说，有时会有来历不明的人写信给他，要求他协助制造某些化学品。 2.<span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> 去接;去取 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fairer">fairer</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span>. 中国公司要求更公平的对待外国人。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="infrequent">infrequent</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="semicolon">semicolon</span>. 有几个比较少见的的情况也要求使用分号。 3.<span word="fend">fend</span> <span word="off">off</span> 挡开 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="barriers">barriers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fend">fend</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="acuteprotectionist">acuteprotectionist</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="congress">congress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deals">deals</span>. 理论上估计小心谨慎有针对性的障碍会避开国会猛烈的贸易保护主义压力，同时会得到赞同自由贸易政治力量的支持。 <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="saleh">saleh</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fend">fend</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. 如果萨雷先生想挡开国内风生水起的反对大潮，他迫切需新的招数。 4.<span word="poach">poach</span> <span word="for">for</span> 偷猎 <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="poach">poach</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reference">reference</span>. 不幸的是，我上司的上司现在想挖走他，并来征求我的意见。 <span word="Companies">Companies</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="china">china</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="poach">poach</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hasbeen">hasbeen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="ermenegildo">ermenegildo</span> <span word="zegna">zegna</span> <span word="holditalia">holditalia</span> <span word="spa">spa</span>. 在中国扩大业务的公司常常从其他公司挖角，这对私有公司杰尼亚公司来说一直是个问题。</p>
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