浏览器新功能屏蔽明星八卦

 　　There are some people in this world who just can't get enough of Kimye's outfits¹ and Kylie's lips.

　　这世上总有些人看不够金·卡戴珊的着装和凯莉的嘴唇。

　　But if you're tired of keeping up with the Kardashians, an ad blocker has been created that could rid them of your life entirely².

　　不过，如果你不想看到关于卡戴珊家族的八卦，新出的一个广告屏蔽功能可以完全把他们从你的生活中清除掉。

　　Named KardBlock, the browser³ extension promises to remove Kardashian-related updates from newsfeeds and websites, adding ominously⁴: 'We simply make it disappear.'

　　一个叫KardBlock浏览器拓展功能可以在你上网的时候把与卡戴珊家族有关的消息从新闻和网站中剔除，可能不爱好听“我们就是让他们都消失了。”

　　The program is currently in beta testing and was created by California-based social media firm Chameleon⁵.la and James Shamsi.

　　这个项目由位于加利福尼亚州的社交媒体公司Chameleon.la和詹姆斯·沙木思开发，目前正处于开放测试阶段。

　　浏览器新功能屏蔽明星八卦

　　He says the time for Kardashian-rule is over and that Kardblock will make the internet 'a better place for everyone.'

　　詹姆斯表示，“卡戴珊主导”的时代已经过去，Kardblock将会把网络变成“一个对所有人来说更好的地方”。

　　'We don't care about how Kanye and Kim didn't care when Amy Schumer "fell over,"' reads the mission statement on his website.

　　该网站在一份声明中表示：“我们并不关心艾米舒默走红毯摔倒时，卡戴珊夫妇如何表现得无所谓。”

　　'We don't care about who the Kardashians are or aren't sleeping with. We don't care that Kim dyed her hair blonde. We don't care about the Kardashians.'

　　“我们不关心卡戴珊们跟谁或不跟谁睡觉，不关心卡戴珊把头发染成金色。我们不关心卡戴珊们。”

　　The site, however, admits that there is important news that relates to the family, particularly Bruce Jenner's interview about his gender⁶ identity.

　　然而，这个站点承认这个家族仍然有一些比较重要的新闻，特别是关于布鲁斯·詹纳对于他自己性别的认定。

　　'We do...care about raising awareness⁷ of transsexuality, the one benefit of the Kardashians,' KardBlock says.

　　“我们确实关心变性意识的兴起，这是卡戴珊家族的一个优势。”KardBlock团队说。

　　This isn't the first time someone has tried to stop Kim Kardashian from breaking the internet.

　　这已经不是第一次有人因为厌烦金·卡戴珊而想要把她的新闻从网上清除掉。

　　A few years ago, a plug-in for Chrome browsers⁸ dubbed⁹ Silence of the Celebs promised to white-out celebrities¹⁰ you would rather not see online.

　　几年前，Chrome浏览器一个名为“名人默声”（Silence of the Celebs）的插件承诺会把你不想看到的名人新闻从网上抹掉。

　　The KardBlock team says its next project is to filter out Justin Bieber.

　　KardBlock团队说，他们下一个项目将会把贾斯汀·比伯“拉黑”。

　　Vocabulary

　　ad blocker: 广告拦截程序

　　ominously: 不祥地

　　beta testing: 开放测试

1 outfits   

n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 )；一套服装；集体；组织v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
• Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

3 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

4 ominously   

adv.恶兆地，不吉利地；预示地

参考例句：

• The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块，在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mammy shook her head ominously. 嬷嬷不祥地摇着头。 来自飘（部分）

5 chameleon   

n.变色龙，蜥蜴；善变之人

参考例句：

• The chameleon changes colour to match its surroundings.变色龙变换颜色以适应环境。
• The chameleon can take on the colour of its background.变色龙可呈现出与其背景相同的颜色。

6 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

7 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

8 browsers   

浏览器

参考例句：

• Three-layer architecture is a model made up of browser, web server and background database server. 这种体系结构是由Browser、Web Server、Database Server组成的浏览器／Web服务器／后台数据库服务器三层模型。 来自互联网
• Another excellent approach is to abandon the browser entirely and, instead, create a non-browser-based, Internet-enabled application. 另一个非常好的方法是干脆放弃浏览器，取而代之，创建一个不基于浏览器，但却是基于互联网的应用。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

9 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目