▍課程導讀
1975年，柯達發(fā)明了數(shù)碼相機，一躍成為膠卷巨頭。但公司沒有把握住數(shù)碼時代的發(fā)展機遇，發(fā)展不斷受挫，于2012年申請破產保護。在今年的拉斯維加斯消費電子展 (CES: Consumer Electronics Show) 上，柯達卻推出了讓人意料不到的重磅武器——“柯達幣”，宣布正式進軍區(qū)塊鏈市場。與此同時，柯達還上線了一個買賣和授權圖片、視頻以及其它版權內容的區(qū)塊鏈交易平臺 KodakOne，攝影師可以通過區(qū)塊鏈技術在該平臺上買賣作品，交易過程使用加密貨幣“柯達幣”。但事實上，受支付速度和費率問題的影響，目前虛擬貨幣的交易并不順暢。即便如此，柯達的股價在兩天內翻了三倍，足見加密貨幣瘋狂飆漲的威力。如今憑借炙手可熱的區(qū)塊鏈技術，柯達是否能完成華麗變身？我們拭目以待！
本篇課程首發(fā)于2018年2月8日
▍原文
Snap【 n. 拍照；照相】 shackle【n. 鉤鎖；手銬】類似于boob泡沫 to pop【vi. 崩開；彈開；突然出現(xiàn)；流行】? Kodak's ICO【n. 首次代幣發(fā)售（Initial Coin Offering）】
①-③? 介紹數(shù)字貨幣大背景以及 KodakCoin的出現(xiàn)及用途
① There isn't yet a digital token【 數(shù)字貨幣；電子貨幣】 called RichandstupidCoin, but it would almost certainly raise millions.
② Today's batch【n. 一批】 of initial coin offerings, in which firms issue【vt. 發(fā)行；發(fā)布】 a token that can be used to buy and sell whatever service they are financing, includes KodakCoin.
③ The idea is that photographers register【vt. 登記；注冊】their work 作品on a blockchain【區(qū)塊鏈】-based rights-management system; payment for use of their images will be made with the tokens.
④-⑤ KodakCoin等cryto-currency 的不方便之處
④ But a crypto-currency 【n. 加密貨幣】 hinders【 vi. 妨礙】 rather than helps.
轉折句：加密貨幣的弊大于利【好句，可以用】
⑤ Why would a photographer want to be paid in a token that would be hard to turn into cash when they could use an agency that pays them with actual moolah【=money美國口語】?
⑥-⑦? Kodak的做法以及unveil后的結果狂漲3倍
⑥ Kodak, which will own 3% of all the coins and take royalties【n. 版稅；中間抽成費用】 from each transaction【n. 交易】, will not care.
⑦ Its shares soared when plans for KodakCoin were unveiled【vt. 揭曉；公開宣布；揭去面紗】 earlier this month, proving that fools can be parted from their money in many different markets.
▍生詞好句
IPO: initial public offering (首次公開募股)
ICO: initial coin offering（n. 首次代幣發(fā)售）
Bitcoin: n. 比特幣
snap /snap/: n. 拍照；照相
shackle /??ak(?)l/: n. 鉤鎖；手銬
snap shackle: 彈簧鉤；鉤鎖
pop /p?p/: vi. 崩開；彈開；突然出現(xiàn)；流行
digital token / currency: 數(shù)字貨幣；電子貨幣
token /?to?k?n/: n. 代幣；象征
batch /bat?/: n. 一批
issue /??sju?, ???u? /: vt. 發(fā)行；發(fā)布
register /?r?d??st?/: vt. 登記；注冊
blockchain /?bl?kt?e?n/: n. 區(qū)塊鏈
crypto-currency /?kr?pt???k?r(?)nsi/: n. 加密貨幣
crypto-communist: n. 地下黨員
hinder /?h?nd?/: vi. 妨礙
moolah /?mu?l?/: n. 錢
royalty /?r???lti/: n. 版稅；中間抽成費用
soar /s?r/: vi. 急劇增長；翱翔
unveil /??n?ve?l/: vt. 揭曉；公開宣布；揭去面紗
