常春藤解析英语【15】专属您的影音分享网站（在线收听）

by Julia Koprak

As the Internet continues to grow, more and more people are turning away from newspapers and TV. Instead, they rely on the Internet as their main source of information. In the past few years, every big media company from MTV to CNN has begun to provide online video clips for the public. Now, everyone can catch the latest news, sports events, movie previews, and more with a click of the mouse.

Up until recently, this online technology was reserved only for skilled people with ultra-high speed web access. However, with the advent of cell phone video cameras and various video-sharing websites, it has become much easier for everyday people to display their filmmaking ability on the Internet. Most of these websites are totally free, and allow users to upload short clips that are viewable by the public. In addition, it is fast and simple to pass along videos to your friends. All you have to do is copy a link in an email or embed the video in a webpage.

But not everyone is happy with the recent video-sharing craze on the web. Not surprisingly, the content that people upload extends well beyond the realm of personal home videos; some of the videos may have inappropriate or even illegal content. Although many of these sites contain filters to control the spread of copyrighted or obscene material, with thousands of different videos being uploaded every day, it is difficult for these website owners to maintain control over what is posted. They often only restrict certain videos when an offense has been brought to their attention by outside sources.

单字小铺

1. media n. 媒体

2. clip n. 剪辑的短片

3. preview n.（戏剧、电影的）预告片

4. ultra-high a. 超高的

5. access n. 管道

6. upload vt.（将资料）上传

7. viewable a. 可看见的

8. link n. 连结

9. embed vt. 嵌进

10. extend vi. 扩展，延伸

11. realm n. 领域

12. inappropriate a. 不适当的

13. filter n. 过滤器

14. obscene a. 猥亵的

15. post vt.（在网络上）张贴（文章等）

16. offense n. 违法行为

词组小铺

1. turn away from...　　自……转开

2. a click of the mouse　　点一下鼠标

精解字词词组

1. rely on...　　依赖……（= count/depend on...）
例： Since you are an adult, you shouldn't rely on your parents anymore.
（既然你已成年，就不应该再依赖父母亲。）

2. reserve vt. 保留；预订
preserve vt. 保存（使免遭破坏）
conserve vt. 节约（能源等）
例： We've reserved the banquet room for the wedding dinner.
（我们预订了宴会厅作为婚宴用。）
例： Use this special paper to preserve your photos for years to come.
（使用这种特殊纸张来长久保存你的相片。）
例： We should turn off the lights when we're not using them to conserve energy.
（不使用时应该把电灯关掉，以节省能源。）

3. with the advent of...　随着……的到来∕出现
advent n. 到来，来临
例： With the advent of genetic testing, this disease may soon be wiped out.
（随着基因检测技术问世，这种疾病也许不久就会绝迹。）

4. well adv. 远远地
例： The price of this car is well past what I can afford.
（这部车的价钱远超过我所能负担的。）

5. restrict vt. 限制
be restricted to N/V-ing　　局限在……
= be limited to N/V-ing
例： Access to the locker room is restricted to women only.
（只有女性才能进入更衣室。）

6. bring...to one's attention　引起某人对……的注意
例： I'm sorry to be the one to bring the matter to your attention, but someone had to tell you.
（很遗憾是我来让你注意到这个问题，但总得有人告诉你。）

中文翻译

随着因特网不断成长，越来越多人不再看报纸和电视。这些人转而依赖网络作为主要的信息来源。过去几年来，像MTV 和 CNN 等大型媒体都开始提供在线短片供大众观赏。现在，只要按一下鼠标就可以得知最新的新闻、运动赛事、和电影预告等种种讯息。
　　
直到最近这在线科技都只限于大频宽的技术人员能够使用。然而，随着有录像功能的手机和各式各样的影片分享网站出现，要在网上展现制片技巧越来越容易了。这些网站大多都是免费的，并且可让使用者上传短片供大众欣赏。此外，要将影片传给朋友也是快速又简单的事：只要复制连结到电子邮件 中，或是把影片内嵌在网页即可。
　　
但并不是人人都对近来网络上影片分享的热潮感到高兴。这并不令人吃惊，因为网友上传的内容已经大大超过了家庭影片的范畴；有些影片可能包含不恰当或甚至不合法的内容。虽然许多这类型的网站都有筛选机制来控管有版权或猥亵影片的散布，但是每天仍有上千部影片上传，对这些网站管理人而言，想要控制张贴的内容实在是太困难了。通常只有在触怒外界而引起他们注意时才会把某些影片移除。