科学美国人60秒:舆论的压力
日期:2014-05-19 16:46

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中英文本

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All rise, the Twitter court of public opinion is now in session.
全体起立,公众舆论推特法庭现在开庭TShb~&-8H4Q4c@KXHC
And the next case on the docket will reach a quick verdict.
下一个要审理的案子将要经过陪审团的快速裁决ZZ@o8J_A+5;VFp|7
Because public opinion solidifies rapidly on Twitter.
因为 公众舆论快速地在推特上可是根深蒂固-GYkyP-Dl#P6P
That's according to a study in the journal Chaos.
这是根据《吵闹》杂志上的一篇研究得出的结论RtR;UA8@eevtyA_^^
Researchers collected almost 6 million tweets during a six-month period.
研究人员们在半年内收集了6百多万的推特消息AuUdQFFPM73

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They sorted the tweets for either positive or negative sentiments, then focused on three topics related to electronics.
他们将这些消息分为正面和负面,然后对有关电子应用领域的三大课题进行重点分析53ewXw6O-Rf~g[3@4%4
At first opinions fluctuated, with one side gaining a slight advantage.
首先这些观点都是摇摆不定,总有一方时不时的占个小优势wiE]h[1*smbjII6yDYS9
This advantage grew gradually and then quickly leveled off, leaving one opinion in a stable and dominant position—but without an overwhelming consensus.
这个小优势逐渐扩大然后迅速达到平稳状态,造成一方稳定且占据主导地位的优势—但并没有绝对性一致的情况#[XLF_TJO]MYM_Ay0K
And once public opinion is established, it is unlikely to change.
一旦公共舆论打好基础,就不太能被撼动了GTqp6H~xkr!tzTfHy*A
Only those who see a large number of dissenting opinions among the people they follow on Twitter will reconsider and examine the opposing viewpoint.
只有那些在推特中跟贴的人群中那些看到了大部分持不同意见的人才会重新考虑然后检验一下少数一方的观点M78hbNWU*W+
These results may offer a valuable lesson for companies, candidates and anyone else in the spotlight.
这些研究结果也许对公司、竞选人以及在聚光灯下求生存的人提供有价值的参考信息(h18_yg~9dTYj)K5te7
If you plan to sway the jury, be sure to make your case early.
如果你打算左右陪审团的意见,那么千万要早下手Ki*z98Yzsul
Because once public opinion stabilizes, the jury is dismissed.
因为一旦公众观点进入平稳阶段,陪审团的意见也是会随大流的=ERBN#[m+(XCSa
词语解释

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1.public opinion n.舆论,民意;公众意见

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Turkish public opinion adds another layer of complication.
土耳其的公众舆论使问题更加复杂I*xoFch]h)

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Public opinion clearly rattled china's financial leaders.
很显然,民意会影响中国金融领导者的决策&v7_uC8!Yh2y%as

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2.according to 根据,按照;据…所说

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All firsts in a car, according to gm.
据通用公司表示,这些都是汽车史上的头一遭mWDu5U0cK2suH,F.(

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According to weiner, product teams will continue to crank.
据韦纳尔表示,产品团队将继续发挥奇思妙想AoIxy|!7keI

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3.focus on 致力于;使聚焦于

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Many of these funds only focus on longer dated futures contracts.
这些基金很多只关注期限较长的期货合约^VVI~RYKdOzqweKH%pZi

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Do entrepreneurs put enough focus on customer relationships?
创业者给予客户关系的重视足够吗?

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重点单词
  • dissentingadj. 不同意的 动词dissent的现在分词形式
  • stableadj. 稳定的,安定的,可靠的 n. 马厩,马棚,一批
  • slightadj. 轻微的,微小的,纤细的,脆弱的 vt. 轻视,
  • advantagen. 优势,有利条件 vt. 有利于
  • overwhelmingadj. 势不可挡的,压倒的
  • negativeadj. 否定的,负的,消极的 n. 底片,负数,否定
  • consensusn. 共识,一致,合意 n. [生理]交感
  • reconsiderv. 重新考虑,再斟酌
  • relatedadj. 相关的,有亲属关系的
  • unlikelyadj. 不太可能的