夏说英语新闻晨读 第642期:"脸书"对被黑事件不予置评

 

A Harvard contemporary of Mark Zuckerberg has launched a stinging attack on both Facebook and its founder¹, in testimony² to UK MPs. Aaron Greenspan, who claims to have come up with the idea for Facebook first, has been a long-standing critic. He told MPs that he believed the number of fake accounts on the platform to be far higher than Facebook admitted. Facebook has previously³ dismissed his claims but had no comment on his appearance in Westminster.

contemporary: n. 同代人；同龄人

contemporary: adj. 当代的

contemporary historian: 当代历史学家

stinging: adj.刺人的；尖酸刻薄的（sharp）

testimony: n. 证词；证据

testify: v. 作证

to testify in court: 在法庭上作证

come up with: 想出

long-standing: adj. 长期存在的；存在已久的

dismiss: vt. 不予置评；不予考虑

1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

3 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。