Chapter 2 经济聚焦
Facebook的股东要求公司领导人承担更多的责任 Facebook Shareholders Ask Company Leaders for More Accountability
News Background
新闻导读
在5，000万用户数据信息泄露的消息传出并遭监管机构介入调查后，Facebook公司股价接连两天下挫，这家全球最大社交网站公司两日内市值蒸发近500亿美元。美国联邦贸易委员着手调查Facebook是否违反政府保密协议。同时，英国议会要求Facebook首席执行员扎克伯格出席接受质询，说明剑桥分析如何以不当方式获取5，000万用户数据。英国议会数字、文化、媒体和体育委员会致函扎克伯格，要求他就剑桥分析公司非法获取Facebook用户信息案的相关问题给出答复。有投资者发起集体诉讼，表示Facebook对用户数据安全情况做出虚假或误导性陈述，导致投资者蒙受损失。
News Transcript
新闻正文
Outside of Facebook's shareholders meeting, one man protests the social media giant.“The company is a terrible company and I think it's a terrible stock to own right now.”His message to Facebook shareholders is simple.“Sell Facebook.”Investors, large and small, fle in to tell company leaders what they think. That's particularly true this year in the wake of a user data scandal and reports on how Russian propaganda infltrated Facebook to infuence elections worldwide.
“I want to see how Mark Zuckerberg and company are going to handle what happened last year with the infamous political scandal where they use the Facebook data to infuence our election.”In recent months, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has faced a barrage of questions about the service.“This has been an intense year！”The company's stock plunged after reports that users data ended up with political consulting frm Cambridge Analytica, but for some the crisis was an opportunity.
“So I bought the Facebook shares after the Cambridge scandal broke and now it's going up and I've had about thirteen percent gains on those holdings.”Natasha Lamb is the managing partner at Arjuna capital.“What we would like to see is that kind of transparency around reporting and so that that were not surprised like we've been this past year. Those are disturbing revelations and it's not an it's not something that investors want popping up, and you know experience the drop in market value from that.”Her proposals one on gender pay equity and another requiring Facebook to report on the content of its site both lost, but she says it’s important to be at the meeting.“Its shareholder proposals send a signal to management, they send a signal to the board that they need to pay attention.”
At the meeting, Zuckerberg acknowledges shift in the company's approach.“We didn't do enough to be proactive and looking at how people can try to abuse these tools. The main thing that we need to do right now is make sure that we take a broader review of what our responsibility is to our community.”For shareholders, whether the company's changes can translate into a boost in Facebook stock price remains to be seen.
Michelle Quinn, VOA News, Menlo Park California.
Translaton
参考译文
在Facebook的股东大会会议门外，一名男子在抗议这家社交媒体巨头。“这是一家糟糕的公司，我认为现在持有这种股票非常糟糕。”他要传达给Facebook股东的信息很简单，“抛售Facebook的股票”。大大小小的投资者都会向公司领导提出自己的想法。在今年揭露用户数据丑闻并报道俄罗斯宣传如何渗透Facebook以影响全球选举之后，这种情况变得特别严重。
“去年，有人利用Facebook的数据来影响美国大选，我想看看扎克伯格及其公司将如何应对去年这一臭名昭著的政治丑闻。”最近几个月来，Facebook首席执行官扎克伯格一直面临有关Facebook服务一连串的质疑。“这一年形势紧迫”，有报道称用户数据被政治资讯类公司剑桥分析盗用，Facebook的股票一跌再跌。不过，对有些人来说，这次危机是一个机会。
“剑桥分析丑闻爆出后，我就买了Facebook的股票。现在，Facebook股票稳步上涨，我赚了大概13%。”娜塔莎是阿朱纳资本的任事股东。“自去年以来，我们想看到报道透明化，这不足为奇。这些令人不安的消息并不是投资者愿意看到的，你知道股票会因此下跌。”她关于性别报酬平等的建议和另一个要求Facebook报告其网站内容的建议都没被采纳，但她表示参加会议很重要。“公司的股东建议上传管理层，他们向董事会发出需要注意的事项。”
在会议上，扎克伯格承认公司方法的偏差。“我们没有做足够的积极主动的工作，监管人们如何尝试滥用Facebook工具。我们现在需要做的主要事情是确保我们更广泛地审查我们对大众的责任。”对于股东来说，公司的变化是否可以转化为股价的上升还有待观察。
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Listening Comprehension
听力理解
1.What's the simple message of the man to Facebook shareholders?
2.The company's stock____after reports that users data ended up with political consulting frm Cambridge Analytica, but for some the crisis was an opportunity.
3.What's the main thing that Mark Zuckerberg and company need to do right now?
Hot Words
新闻热词
shareholder[ˈʃeəhəʊldə]n.股东
terrible[ˈterəbl]adj.可怕的；很糟的
fle[faɪl]vt.提出
handle[ˈhænd（ə）l]vt.处理
infamous[ˈɪnfəməs]adj.声名狼藉的
scandal[ˈskænd（ə）l]n.丑闻
intense[ɪnˈtens]adj.强烈的；紧张的
plunge[plʌn（d）ʒ]v i.突然地下降
transparency[trænˈspær（ə）nsɪ]n.透明，透明度
disturbing[dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ]adj.令人不安的；烦扰的
proactive[prəʊˈæktɪv]adj.前摄的（前一活动中的因素对后一活动造成影响的）
Listening Analysis
精彩解析
1.That's particularly true this year in the wake of a user data scandal and reports on how Russian propaganda infiltrated Facebook to infuence elections worldwide.
in the wake of作为……的结果；随着……而来
例句
In the wake of developments in science and technology, man has become more capable of conquering nature.
随着科技的发展，人们征服自然的能力也越来越强了。
Earth Day seemed to disappear in the wake of this legislative success.
在这些立法通过后，地球日似乎销声匿迹了。
2.In recent months, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has faced a barrage of questions about the service.
a barrage of一连串的
例句
A barrage of commercial advertising encourages people to focus on the acquisition and consumption of goods, to be consumers frst and citizens second.
一连串的商业广告鼓动着人们把注意力集中于商品的获取和消费，消费第一，公民第二。
They now are facing a barrage of requests for interviews, job offers, world tours, and flm and book deals.
他们现在面临着工作邀请、世界旅游、电影拍摄和新书发布一系列的采访请求。
答案
1.Sell Facebook.
2.plunged
3.They need to do right now is make sure that they take a broader review of what their responsibility is to their community.