主播：Selah | 翩翩歌曲： Shotgun*更多节目配乐，请在“网易云音乐”搜索“一席英语-老外来了歌单”。今天我们聊聊some apps in China that have become popular around the world（中国一些出国的APPs）。 1. 在国外出圈已久的Chinese APPs● 抖音（TikTok)The name TikTok is derived from the English words "ticktock", which represents the sound of a clock ticking.抖音的英文名取自单词“ticktock”，就是钟表的“滴答声”。作为一个视频平台，抖音强调 being quick（快）和concise（简短）, 因此TikTok这个名字aligns well with its fast-paced and energetic nature（与它的快节奏和充满活力的本质很一致）。• concise /kənˈsaɪs/ adj. 简明的，简洁的• align /əˈlaɪn/ with 与......保持一致• fast-paced adj. 快步调的，快节奏的取名“TikTok”也是一种提醒。When people scroll through TikTok, they often get immersed in it and forget about time.当刷抖音时，很容易就沉浸在其中，而忘记了时间。很容易忘记the clock is ticking and time is passing by（时钟在滴答作响，时间在流逝）。• scroll /skroʊl/ v. 滚屏（scroll through 滚屏浏览；刷）• get immersed 沉浸其中 ● 微信（WeChat）"We Chat" is also a grammatically correct English sentence, meaning "we chat”.“WeChat”意思是“我们聊天吧”。这个名字翻译准确，简洁。 ● 美图秀秀（BeautyPlus）“plus”意思是“高于……”，那“BeautyPlus”就是更美丽，很符合这个软件的特色。 ● 美团（KeeTa）“KeeTa”取自英文单词“cheetah”，意思是“猎豹”。取名“KeeTa” ，美团是想要强调“speed”是 main selling point（主要的价值点）。同时这个名字也体现出美团很unique（独特）。• cheetah /ˈtʃi:tə/ n. 猎豹 2. 美国新晋Chinese APP——拼多多（Temu）“拼多多”最近在海外火了，它海外版的名字叫“Temu”(读作 "Tee-Moo")，这个名字来自他们的motto（口号）——“Team Up, Price Down”。"Temu", is derived from "Team" for the prefix "Tem" and "up" for the suffix "u".“Team Up, Price Down”意思是joining forces as a team in order to lower prices（组上团，价格就会降下来）。It means, if we team up, we can work together to keep the price down.这意味着，如果我们联合合作，我们可以一起把价格降下来。This motto reflects their goal to reduce costs for its users by leveraging economies of scale.这个口号反映了他们的核心竞争力——降低价格。• leverage /ˈlevərɪdʒ/ v. 利用 Team up是一个很常用的词组，看几个例子：* In order to solve the complex problem, the scientists from different fields had to team up and combine their expertise.为了解决这个复杂的问题，来自不同领域的科学家必须联合起来，综合他们的专业知识。 * The two countries decided to team up to clean the ocean by both of their borders.两国决定合作清洁海洋。 * Nike and Lebron James teamed up to create a quality shoe.耐克和勒布朗·詹姆斯合作创造了一个高质量的鞋子。可以看出，“team up”的意思是联合、合作、组团、组队。拼多多的“team up”是个双赢模式，也是拼多多的核心竞争力。The more shoppers who buy, the more sellers and manufacturers can produce at scale.买的人多了，卖家和制造商能够大规模生产的产品就越多。This leads to lower costs for suppliers and better prices for shoppers.这就降低了供应商的成本，同时也降低了消费者购买的价格。• manufacturer /ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərər/ n. 制造商• at scale 大规模地拼多多在美国有多火呢？Temu quickly became the number one free app on both the App Store and Google Play after its launch in September 2022. Temu在2022年9月推出后，迅速成为应用商店和谷歌市场上的头号免费应用。• launch /lɔ:ntʃ/ v. 推出也会有一些投诉，比如说：• shipments become missing 货物丢失• shipments become delayed 发货延迟• not receiving the products they ordered 没有收到他们下单的产品拼多多有一些好玩的功能让美国人很喜欢。 They launched a social media campaign where if you convince others to sign up, you can earn credit. With enough credit, you can get free products, without even giving them your credit card information.分享就可以赢credit（积分），enough credit就能获取免费的商品，免费产品谁都喜欢。推特上就有人分享their codes to earn credit，如果加入这个code，就可以earn $20。超级碗（ Superbowl）期间，拼多多也火了一把。Temu created a lot of buzz with a Superbowl ad that had the tagline（拼多多用一个超级碗广告引起了很多轰动）：Shop like a Billionaire（像亿万富翁一样购物）.这个口号意味着people can shop on Temu without worrying about the price（人们可以在Temu上购物而不用担心价格）。 • create a lot of buzz 引起了很大轰动• tagline n. 宣传词拼多多还开发了好玩的游戏，比如Fishland。在这个游戏里，you do things like feeding fish（像养鱼一样）。If you do well you can get credit for products（你可以为你的产品赢得积分）, but if you run out of food you must refer new users（但是要是鱼塘的食物没了，你必须推荐新用户）. 还有拼多多的特色“give me a cut”（砍一刀）。人们如果想用低价或者免费买一件东西，就会分享their Temu links（链接），其他人 click on the links，就可以帮忙砍价。已经有美国用户掌握了拼多多的使用秘籍，说：referrals are the secret ingredient to winning games（推荐是赢得比赛的秘密因素）。• referral /rɪˈfɜ:rəl/ n. 介绍 They have also been recruiting influencers to promote their website.他们还一直在招募有影响力的人来推广他们的网站。Temu still has to gain a lot of trust with American consumers, who are skeptical. But we will see what the future holds!Temu仍然需要获得美国消费者的信任，他们持怀疑态度。但我们将看到未来会发生什么！请留言告诉我们：关于拼多多海外版“Temu”的motto“Team Up, Price Down”你觉得怎么翻译会比较贴切呢？欢迎评论区分享你的看法。1

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