今天的句子来自The Washington Post, July 18, 2018，和我们之前的一篇文章形成了呼应。百年迪士尼的数字化梦想，大家可以点看一下下面的链接。
百年迪士尼的数字化梦想（第四十五句）
之前奈飞（Netflix）的报告称，过去三个月新增加500万全球订户，而不是预期的600万。这一消息引发大量售出，股价下降5%，探低 380美元。对于不经意的观察家来说，低了100万订户似乎微不足道。但它触及了一些问题。
今天的句子：
With digital rivals like Apple jumping into entertainment and entertainment competitors like Disney pouncing on digital, Netflix’s fast-growing, big-spending ways suddenly don’t seem so ironclad. Investors are beginning to wonder whether Netflix is about to be disrupted itself.
思考题：
The word“ ironclad”most probably means ________.
(A) invincible (B)ironing (C)costing (D) economical
词汇突破：
1. rivals 竞争对手
2. pounce on 猛扑
3. ironclad 不可打破的，坚如钢铁的
4. invincible 不可战胜的
5. be disrupted itself 自乱阵脚
第一句：
With digital rivals like Apple jumping into entertainment and entertainment competitors like Disney pouncing on digital, Netflix’s fast-growing, big-spending ways suddenly don’t seem so ironclad.
切分：
1.With digital rivals like Apple jumping into entertainment
2.and entertainment competitors like Disney pouncing on digital,
3.Netflix’s fast-growing, big-spending ways suddenly don’t seem so ironclad.
第1和2 是原因；
参考译文：苹果之类的数字对手一头扎进娱乐业，迪士尼之流的娱乐对手则扑向数字化，奈飞的快速增长、巨额支出的模式看起来并不是牢不可破。投资者开始怀疑这个特立独行的巨头是否即将被颠覆。
第二句：
Investors are beginning to wonder whether Netflix is about to be disrupted itself.
切分：
1.Investors are beginning to wonder
2.whether Netflix is about to be disrupted itself.
参考译文：投资者开始担心奈飞公司是否会自乱阵脚。
思考题：
The word“ ironclad”most probably means ________.
(A) invincible (B)ironing (C)costing (D) economical
词汇题其实就是一个填空题。
1.Netflix’s fast-growing, big-spending ways suddenly don’t seem so ______.
2.Netflix is about to be disrupted itself.
第一句的第二句是因果关系；第二句是不好的担心
第一句就是负面的事件；
由于空格前面有否定，所以需要填入正面评价的词：
可供选择的是：
A和D （B说不上正负，C是负面的）
但是前面已经说了big-spending了，就不可能是经济了。
所以只能是：(A) invincible
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真题链接：（05年真题第二篇）
Fortunately, the White House is starting to pay attention. But it’s obvious that a majority of the president’s advisers still don’t take global warming seriously. Instead of a plan of action, they continue to press for more research -- a classic case of “paralysis by analysis.”
What does the author mean by “paralysis by analysis” (Last line, Paragraph 4)?
[A] Endless studies kill action.
[B] Careful investigation reveals truth.
[C] Prudent planning hinders progress.
[D] Extensive research helps decision-making.
明天的句子：
But the problem isn’t just the proliferation of falsehoods. Fabricated videos will create new and understandable suspicions about everything we watch. Politicians and publicists will exploit those doubts. When captured in a moment of wrongdoing, a culprit will simply declare the visual evidence a malicious mixture.
思考题：
According to the text, the main concern of the false videos is______
(A) the sudden increase in the number of lies.
(B) the restoration of public trust on Politicians.
(C) the malicious use of visual evidence by Politicians.
(D) the exploitation of public suspicion by publicists.
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