2023考研英語閱讀網(wǎng)絡(luò)民族主義
Online nationalism
網(wǎng)絡(luò)民族主義
NATIONALIST displays attacking Western media bias have generated plenty of attention andfame on the Chinese internet for patriotic youths and made a media darling of one websitein particular: Anti-CNN.com. But turning online patriotism into a business has provedtrickier and, for some of the young idealists involved, rather disillusioning.
愛國主義者將攻擊西方媒體偏見在網(wǎng)上展示引起了大量愛國青年的關(guān)注并且變得小有名氣，其中一個(gè)網(wǎng)站反CNN網(wǎng)尤其受到關(guān)注。但是將網(wǎng)上的愛國主義變成一項(xiàng)業(yè)務(wù)運(yùn)營并非易事，有一群年輕的理想主義者發(fā)起的這項(xiàng)業(yè)務(wù)令他們大失所望。
In recent weeks a bitter row at Anti-CNN.com hasexposed a rift between the sites founder, Rao Jin, and others who joined his cause. Formerstaff describe a business in trouble, with disappointing web traffic and little revenue. Theyclaim that a big investor has pulled his support and that the site has run out of cash . Ten employees settled pay disputes in September. A company that onceboasted more than two dozen workers and thousands of square feet of office space in Beijingis, they say, down to one office worker: the accountant. Mr Rao disputes this.
近幾周反CNN網(wǎng)站遭遇困境，暴露了該網(wǎng)站的創(chuàng)始人饒謹(jǐn)與其他合伙人出現(xiàn)裂痕。前員工表示經(jīng)營陷入困境，網(wǎng)絡(luò)流量不理想，收入也不多。他們稱一個(gè)大的投資者已經(jīng)撤資，且該網(wǎng)站現(xiàn)金流已經(jīng)枯竭。十個(gè)雇員在9月產(chǎn)生結(jié)算支付糾紛。曾經(jīng)是在北京超過24名員工，擁有數(shù)千平方辦公室的公司現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)只有一個(gè)會(huì)計(jì)了。饒先生予以否認(rèn)。
It is quite a comedown. Mr Raos first prominent scalp was CNN, an American newsnetwork, in March 2008 after ethnic riots erupted in Tibet. His website seized on what heconsidered bias in the coverage by CNN and other outlets. In February 2011 April Mediaposted footage of Jon Huntsman, then the American ambassador to China, at the site of aplanned anti-government protest. The demonstration did not materialise, but MrHuntsman was attacked online for appearing to support it. He said he was there bycoincidence.
這是一個(gè)悲劇。饒先生第一次突出的戰(zhàn)利品是美國媒體CNN，2008年3月西藏爆發(fā)民族騷亂。他的網(wǎng)站抓住了所謂的CNN以及其他網(wǎng)站報(bào)道的偏見。2011年2月，四月傳媒發(fā)表了時(shí)任美駐華大使洪博培出現(xiàn)在一起有計(jì)劃的反政府抗議中的鏡頭。這次示威沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)，但是洪博培先生還是在網(wǎng)上受到攻擊。他說他只是恰巧出現(xiàn)在那里而已。
The popularity of such videos has not translated into profits. Former staff say the mostadvertising revenue that April Media collected in one month was 17,000 yuan inAugust. Mr Rao declined to discuss April Medias finances in any detail but says the businessis operating normally and is financially sound. He says the former employees are justdisgruntled, adding: As any start-up company, we have our share of challenges.
上述視頻的流行并沒有變成利潤。前員工說四月傳媒單月最大廣告收益是8月份的1萬7千元。饒先生拒絕透露四月傳媒財(cái)務(wù)細(xì)節(jié)，但是表示業(yè)務(wù)運(yùn)營正常，金融狀況平穩(wěn)。他表示前雇員只是心懷不滿，并且說：跟其他任何創(chuàng)業(yè)公司一樣，我們也面臨很多挑戰(zhàn)。
Indeed, April Media sounds like any start-up with money to burn and a doubtful business model. But some of the companys earlyzealots question the direction their experience has taken them. Tang Jie, who posted theHuntsman video, left to start his own site. Some say he regarded Mr Rao, who had acceptedinvitations to events at the American embassy in Beijing, as having gone too soft on MrHuntsman. Mr Tang did not respond to an e-mail seeking comment.
事實(shí)上，四月傳媒跟其他創(chuàng)業(yè)公司一樣在燒錢，并且創(chuàng)業(yè)模式令人質(zhì)疑。但是一些該公司的早期狂熱者質(zhì)疑他們根據(jù)經(jīng)驗(yàn)選擇的方向是否正確。發(fā)布洪博培視頻的唐杰離開該公司并且創(chuàng)立了自己的網(wǎng)站。一些人表示，他認(rèn)為饒先生對洪博培太軟弱，因?yàn)楹笳呓邮芰嗣来笫桂^的邀請。唐先生沒有回復(fù)我們的詢問郵件。
Hu Yinan, a former editor-in-chief of April Media, says he now questions both patriotic andliberal voices on the Chinese web. Genuine beliefs and cries for attention are radicallydifferent, he says. In any case, he adds, there is no proven business model for ideologicallyguided websites, and he doubts there ever will be. Most, if not all, traditional media outletswill at some point rely on donors.
四月傳媒的前首席主編胡一南表示他現(xiàn)在質(zhì)疑中國網(wǎng)上愛國和自由的聲音。他說：真正的引起注意的信念和呼聲是完全不同的。他補(bǔ)充道，在任何情況下，意識形態(tài)引導(dǎo)網(wǎng)站都沒有一個(gè)成熟的商業(yè)模式，他甚至不相信會(huì)有。大多數(shù)情況下，傳統(tǒng)媒體會(huì)在某些時(shí)候依賴捐助。
Online nationalism
網(wǎng)絡(luò)民族主義
NATIONALIST displays attacking Western media bias have generated plenty of attention andfame on the Chinese internet for patriotic youths and made a media darling of one websitein particular: Anti-CNN.com. But turning online patriotism into a business has provedtrickier and, for some of the young idealists involved, rather disillusioning.
愛國主義者將攻擊西方媒體偏見在網(wǎng)上展示引起了大量愛國青年的關(guān)注并且變得小有名氣，其中一個(gè)網(wǎng)站反CNN網(wǎng)尤其受到關(guān)注。但是將網(wǎng)上的愛國主義變成一項(xiàng)業(yè)務(wù)運(yùn)營并非易事，有一群年輕的理想主義者發(fā)起的這項(xiàng)業(yè)務(wù)令他們大失所望。
In recent weeks a bitter row at Anti-CNN.com hasexposed a rift between the sites founder, Rao Jin, and others who joined his cause. Formerstaff describe a business in trouble, with disappointing web traffic and little revenue. Theyclaim that a big investor has pulled his support and that the site has run out of cash . Ten employees settled pay disputes in September. A company that onceboasted more than two dozen workers and thousands of square feet of office space in Beijingis, they say, down to one office worker: the accountant. Mr Rao disputes this.
近幾周反CNN網(wǎng)站遭遇困境，暴露了該網(wǎng)站的創(chuàng)始人饒謹(jǐn)與其他合伙人出現(xiàn)裂痕。前員工表示經(jīng)營陷入困境，網(wǎng)絡(luò)流量不理想，收入也不多。他們稱一個(gè)大的投資者已經(jīng)撤資，且該網(wǎng)站現(xiàn)金流已經(jīng)枯竭。十個(gè)雇員在9月產(chǎn)生結(jié)算支付糾紛。曾經(jīng)是在北京超過24名員工，擁有數(shù)千平方辦公室的公司現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)只有一個(gè)會(huì)計(jì)了。饒先生予以否認(rèn)。
It is quite a comedown. Mr Raos first prominent scalp was CNN, an American newsnetwork, in March 2008 after ethnic riots erupted in Tibet. His website seized on what heconsidered bias in the coverage by CNN and other outlets. In February 2011 April Mediaposted footage of Jon Huntsman, then the American ambassador to China, at the site of aplanned anti-government protest. The demonstration did not materialise, but MrHuntsman was attacked online for appearing to support it. He said he was there bycoincidence.
這是一個(gè)悲劇。饒先生第一次突出的戰(zhàn)利品是美國媒體CNN，2008年3月西藏爆發(fā)民族騷亂。他的網(wǎng)站抓住了所謂的CNN以及其他網(wǎng)站報(bào)道的偏見。2011年2月，四月傳媒發(fā)表了時(shí)任美駐華大使洪博培出現(xiàn)在一起有計(jì)劃的反政府抗議中的鏡頭。這次示威沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)，但是洪博培先生還是在網(wǎng)上受到攻擊。他說他只是恰巧出現(xiàn)在那里而已。
The popularity of such videos has not translated into profits. Former staff say the mostadvertising revenue that April Media collected in one month was 17,000 yuan inAugust. Mr Rao declined to discuss April Medias finances in any detail but says the businessis operating normally and is financially sound. He says the former employees are justdisgruntled, adding: As any start-up company, we have our share of challenges.
上述視頻的流行并沒有變成利潤。前員工說四月傳媒單月最大廣告收益是8月份的1萬7千元。饒先生拒絕透露四月傳媒財(cái)務(wù)細(xì)節(jié)，但是表示業(yè)務(wù)運(yùn)營正常，金融狀況平穩(wěn)。他表示前雇員只是心懷不滿，并且說：跟其他任何創(chuàng)業(yè)公司一樣，我們也面臨很多挑戰(zhàn)。
Indeed, April Media sounds like any start-up with money to burn and a doubtful business model. But some of the companys earlyzealots question the direction their experience has taken them. Tang Jie, who posted theHuntsman video, left to start his own site. Some say he regarded Mr Rao, who had acceptedinvitations to events at the American embassy in Beijing, as having gone too soft on MrHuntsman. Mr Tang did not respond to an e-mail seeking comment.
事實(shí)上，四月傳媒跟其他創(chuàng)業(yè)公司一樣在燒錢，并且創(chuàng)業(yè)模式令人質(zhì)疑。但是一些該公司的早期狂熱者質(zhì)疑他們根據(jù)經(jīng)驗(yàn)選擇的方向是否正確。發(fā)布洪博培視頻的唐杰離開該公司并且創(chuàng)立了自己的網(wǎng)站。一些人表示，他認(rèn)為饒先生對洪博培太軟弱，因?yàn)楹笳呓邮芰嗣来笫桂^的邀請。唐先生沒有回復(fù)我們的詢問郵件。
Hu Yinan, a former editor-in-chief of April Media, says he now questions both patriotic andliberal voices on the Chinese web. Genuine beliefs and cries for attention are radicallydifferent, he says. In any case, he adds, there is no proven business model for ideologicallyguided websites, and he doubts there ever will be. Most, if not all, traditional media outletswill at some point rely on donors.
四月傳媒的前首席主編胡一南表示他現(xiàn)在質(zhì)疑中國網(wǎng)上愛國和自由的聲音。他說：真正的引起注意的信念和呼聲是完全不同的。他補(bǔ)充道，在任何情況下，意識形態(tài)引導(dǎo)網(wǎng)站都沒有一個(gè)成熟的商業(yè)模式，他甚至不相信會(huì)有。大多數(shù)情況下，傳統(tǒng)媒體會(huì)在某些時(shí)候依賴捐助。
