学个词Learn a Word第1473期: Passing fad
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今天我们要学的词是passing fad. Passing fad, 的意思是“一股风”，“一时的风潮”。 &Don't let him spend so much money on golfing equipment, his interest in the sport could be just a passing fad,& 别让他花那么多钱买设备，他对高尔夫的兴趣可能就是三分钟热度而已。 &Apple's iPhone proves to be a game changer instead of a passing fad,& 事实证明，苹果公司的iPhone不是昙花一现，而是革命性的产品。 &U.S. president Obama says that, like TV, green energy is not a passing fad,& 美国总统奥巴马说，绿色能源就和电视机一样，不是一时的风潮。好，今天我们学习的词是passing fad...
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Half of Americans think
is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also say the social network's expected asking price is too high.
The company
created as a Harvard student eight years ago is preparing for what looks to be the biggest Internet IPO ever. Expected later this week, Facebook's Wall Street debut could value the company at $100 billion, making it worth more than ,
That's testament to the impressive numbers Facebook has posted in its relatively brief history. More than 40 percent of American adults log in to the site —to share news, personal observations, photos and more— at least once a week. In all, some 900 million people around the world are users. Facebook's revenue grew from $777 million in 2009 to $3.7 billion last year. And in the first quarter of 2012 it was more than $1 billion.
Just a third of those surveyed think the company's expected value is appropriate, 50 percent say it is too high. Those who invest in the stock market are more likely to see Facebook as overvalued, 58 percent said so. About 3 in 10 investors say the expected value of shares is fair.
But price worries won't necessarily stop would-be investors. Half the people surveyed say they think Facebook is a good bet, while 31 percent do not. The rest aren't sure. Americans who invest in stocks roughly agree, although investors who are more "active" — those who have changed their holdings in the past month —are more negative. Nearly 40 percent say Facebook would not be a good investment.
Young adults, a majority of whom log on to Facebook daily, are more willing to dance to their hoodie-wearing piper, 28-year-old CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Among Zuckerberg's peers, adults under age 35, 59 percent say Facebook is a good bet. Compare that to the views of senior citizens: Only 39 percent age 65 and over say Facebook shares are a good investment. Nearly half of Gen X'ers (ages 35-44) say the company is a good bet, as do 55 percent of middle-aged people.
Those under 35 are the generation most interested in Facebook's IPO because they've grown up immersed in the social network. They were the first users, logging in from their college dorm rooms. Later, Facebook expanded to allow high school-age and even younger students to sign up. It's become an integral part of their lives, giving them a launching pad to spread the news of life's major developments through posts and pictures.
Conversely, it's the rare senior citizen on Facebook: Just 21 percent have an account. Half of baby boomers — the generation born in the years after World War II — have one. But most of the 56 percent of the country that's on Facebook is young — two-thirds of Gen X'ers and a staggering 81 percent of people 18-35 use the social networking site.
Young people aren't just connected. They are constantly tethered to smartphones, tablets and notebook computers. Even with the rise of alternative social networks like
Plus, 55 percent of Zuckerberg's peers go on Facebook every day. A third log on several times a day. Despite the intensity of their use, a narrow majority of young adults predict Facebook's appeal will fade down the road (51 percent), fewer think it will stick around as a service (44 percent).
The public overall is similarly divided on the company's future. Just under half of adults (46 percent) predict a short timeline for Facebook, while 43 percent say it has staying power.
Young people are more aware of Zuckerberg and have more positive views of the CEO, who celebrated his 28th birthday on Monday. Overall, one in five Americans say they've never heard of him, 30 percent don't have an opinion and 14 percent plain don't like him. Only about a third have a good impression of the CEO, who has alienated some with Facebook's ever-changing approach to user privacy.
But 46 percent of people under 35 like him. And a scant 4 percent of those younger adults say they've never heard of him.
The privacy issue is a stinger. Three of every five Facebook users say they have little or no faith that the company will protect their personal information. Only 13 percent trust Facebook to guard their data, and only 12 percent would feel safe making purchases through the site. Even Facebook's most dedicated users are wary — half of those who use the site daily say they wouldn't feel safe buying things on the network.
As for how Facebook makes most of its money —selling ads— 57 percent of users say they never click on them or on Facebook's sponsored content. About another quarter say they rarely do.
Despite user discontent about privacy, Facebook and Zuckerberg have connected with many Americans. The survey suggests that his reputation and youth seem more like assets than liabilities. For those who have heard of the CEO, two-thirds are at least somewhat confident in his ability to run a large public company. Twenty-two percent doubt he can handle the leadership role. As for the social network he created, 51 percent of Americans clicked "Like."
The Associated Press-CNBC
was conducted May 3-7, 2012 by GfK Roper Public Affairs and Corporate Communications. It involved landline and cell phone interviews with 1,004 adults nationwide and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
Associated Press Deputy Director of Polling Jennifer Agiesta and News Survey Specialist Dennis Junius contributed this report.
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Not a passing fad?
In Monday night&s victory, the Oklahoma City Thunder did something that had been done just twice in the last 25 years of regular season and playoff games:
They scored 133 points and had just 16 assists.According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this marked just the fifth time in the last 48 seasons that a team scored more than 130 points and had fewer than 20 assists in a playoff game.One of the most famous instances happened in 1986, when the Chicago Bulls scored 131 points on just 15 assists against the Boston Celtics. In that game Michael Jordan scored 63 of Chicago's 131 points.Teams normally don't score this much and have so few assists. They usually share the ball or have a point guard who does a lot of the distribution to keep everyone happy.Oklahoma City has Russell Westbrook at point guard, a spectacular athlete who believes so much in his athleticism and ability to get a shot off that he sometimes fails to get Kevin Durant touches. Westbrook is a big reason for the team result we saw.Both Henry Abbott and John Hollinger have written about Westbrook&s shoot-first mentality, but there's an interesting statistical story brewing that they didn&t capture. Oklahoma City led the NBA in total points scored per assist, with 5.23 points per assist. (It was 8.31 in Game 4.)
This measure isn&t talked about much, but it is a reflection of teams that get their points off the dribble and at the foul line, not off a lot of kick-outs to shooters or dishes to big men around the basket.The Thunder&s high value reflects a more individual and athletic game, something that is fair to say about how the Thunder play over good amounts of time. Not surprisingly, the star-driven system of the Miami Heat came in second in this metric during the regular season. Both teams use their athleticism off the dribble to drive to the middle and get foul calls.Can you guess who is at the bottom of the list? The Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, two of the oldest teams in the league.Boston now is engaged in a struggle with Miami in a battle of contrasts. The Celtics, thus far, really have been unable to pass the ball well enough to defeat the Miami defense.In the west, Dallas cruised past the Los Angeles Lakers in the conference semifinals. After the sweep, ESPN analysts on the "Mike & Mike Show" talked about how the Lakers weren&t athletic enough, but the Mavericks are old and, if this measure is some reflection of athleticism, they aren&t very athletic, either. The Lakers got beat by old-fashion team basketball.The league trend is going strongly toward the style of the Thunder and the Heat, with the hand-check rule of 2004 being a key accelerator. The remainder of these playoffs, with the teams at opposite ends of the spectrum standing to face each other, serves as a referendum on what style is winning.论坛精彩内容
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美国流行或美国风尚fad D.J.[fæd] K.K.[fæd] n.一时的流行;一时的风尚the latest fad 最新时尚the fad for cookery programmes烹饪节目热潮His interest in photography is only a passing fad.他对摄影的兴趣只是一时的爱好罢了.The question can’t be lightly dismissed as a fad or a dream.不可轻率地认为这个问题是一个怪念头或空想而不予考虑.
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