跟讀練習: What does Visa do? The answer might surprise you - 通過影片學習英語口語
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Almost everyone knows the Visa brand.
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One of the most trusted and recognizable in the world.
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But not everyone knows what Visa does.
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A credit card company.
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Not a credit card company.
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Is it a bank company?
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Nope.
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They loan money.
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Try again.
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They lend the money to you and then they charge your bank account later.
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Sorry.
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I have no idea.
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Oh!
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Can I have a clue?
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Visa is a payments technology company that facilitates commerce around the world.
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Whether you are making a purchase, sending money to a friend, or part of a business moving money to another business.
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Visa pioneered the electronic payments business more than 60 years ago, envisioning a world in which paying for something could be translated into electrons
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and photons that move across the globe at the speed of light.
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The consumer may access an infinite range of goods and services whenever he chooses, he chooses, wherever he may be.
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Today, there are more than 3 billion Visa accounts around the world, in more than 200 countries and territories.
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During fiscal year 2019, more than 200 billion payments in cash transactions were made with the Visa brand,
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representing more than 11 trillion in payments and cash volume, from the largest cities to remote communities across the globe.
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Each transaction made on the Visa network represents a packet of data that moves across a massive telecommunications network, more than 10 million miles in length end to end.
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The network is made up of fiber, ethernet, wireless, satellite, and virtual connections,
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linking consumers, businesses, governments, and financial institutions.
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The journey of each transaction starts with you.
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When you click, swipe, dip, or tap to pay, data about the transaction travels from the store owner to their bank or processor,
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which captures the information and sends it to Visanet.
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Visanet uses artificial intelligence technology to analyze every aspect of the transaction to determine the level of risk for fraud.
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VisaNet routes the information to the bank that issued the customer's credit or debit account.
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The bank decides whether to approve or decline the transaction based on Visa's risk score and its own data about the account.
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Traveling back through VisaNet, the approved request returns to the store owner, where where the transaction is completed.
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Later on, Visa makes sure the money is transferred.
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This authorization all happens in less than one second, whether you're in Miami, Madrid, or Mumbai.
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Making sure that every transaction flows instantly are several global data centers synchronized in real time
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so that if one system experiences issues, another picks up.
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Software developers and other partners can use Visa's developer tools to build innovative ways to pay.
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As a payments leader, Visa is extending the boundaries of our network and the potential of billions of connected devices,
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bringing the security and reliability of our brand to customers across the entire payments ecosystem.
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Digital commerce can extend to even the most remote regions, where people who don't typically bank can access the benefits of mobile technology.
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Despite the growth of digital payments, about 1.7 billion people still lack access to formal financial services,
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and consumers spend nearly $17 trillion in cash and checks.
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Meeting this opportunity is the mission of Visa's more than 19,000
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employees committed to accelerating the global migration to digital payments to enable individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive.
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You might not know what Visa does because the inner workings of our network are not visible when you're making a payment, and they shouldn't be.
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Speed, security, and convenience are what drive our business, so you can get on with yours, no matter how, when, and where you choose to pay.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這段影片共有 46 個句子、601 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 4:02。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 149 個詞，很適合跟讀。 只有 78% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中 15 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：
- transaction /tɹænˈzækʃən/ (名詞) — 處理 /處理. The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
- remote /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ (形容詞) — 遠 /遠, 遙遠 /遙遠. At a distance; disconnected.
- commerce /ˈkɑ.mɚs/ (名詞) — 貿易 /貿易, 交易. The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended…
- globe /ɡloʊb/ (名詞) — 地球儀 /地球儀. The eyeball.
- approve /əˈpɹuːv/ (動詞) — 批准, 贊成 /贊成. To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
- formal /ˈfɔɹməl/ (形容詞) — 正式. In accordance with established forms.
- capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ (動詞) — 捕獲 /捕獲, 佔領 /佔領. To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- aspect /ˈæspɛkt/ (名詞) — 方面. Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
- institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ (名詞) — 制度. A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
- decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ (動詞) — 惡化 /惡化. To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
- visible /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/ (形容詞) — 看得見 /看得見, 可看見的 /可看見的. Able to be seen.
- connect /kəˈnɛkt/ (動詞) — 連線 /連線. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- fraud /ˈfɹɔːd/ (名詞) — 騙局 /騙局, 詐騙 /詐騙. The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
- satellite /ˈsætəlaɪ̯t/ (名詞) — 衛星 /衛星. A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
- wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ — 無論何處 /無論何處. Regardless of the place in, at or to which.
影片中出現的短語動詞
- get on with (動詞) — 繼續 /繼續, 持續 /持續. To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.
- pick up (動詞) — 拾取, 撿 /撿. To lift; to grasp and raise.
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 4 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 you're, don't, shouldn't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “th” 音: authorization /ˌɔːθəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/, thrive /θɹajv/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: transaction /tɹænˈzækʃən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, migration /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, innovative /ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv/, facilitate /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/
如何用這段影片練習
- 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
- 用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 transaction, remote, commerce 這類單詞。
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