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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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本课的词汇与口语要点
这段视频共有 46 个句子、601 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 4:02。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 149 个词，很适合跟读。 只有 78% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇难度较高。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 15 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：
- transaction /tɹænˈzækʃən/ (名词) — 處理 /处理. The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
- remote /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ (形容词) — 遠 /远, 遙遠 /遥远. At a distance; disconnected.
- commerce /ˈkɑ.mɚs/ (名词) — 貿易 /贸易, 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/ (名词) — 地球儀 /地球仪. The eyeball.
- approve /əˈpɹuːv/ (动词) — 批准, 贊成 /赞成. To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
- formal /ˈfɔɹməl/ (形容词) — 正式. In accordance with established forms.
- capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ (动词) — 捕獲 /捕获, 佔領 /占领. To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- aspect /ˈæspɛkt/ (名词) — 方面. Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
- institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ (名词) — 制度. A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
- decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ (动词) — 惡化 /恶化. To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
- visible /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/ (形容词) — 看得見 /看得见, 可看見的 /可看见的. Able to be seen.
- connect /kəˈnɛkt/ (动词) — 連接 /连接. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- fraud /ˈfɹɔːd/ (名词) — 騙局 /骗局, 詐騙 /诈骗. The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
- satellite /ˈsætəlaɪ̯t/ (名词) — 衛星 /卫星. A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
- wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ — 無論何處 /无论何处. Regardless of the place in, at or to which.
视频中出现的短语动词
- get on with (动词) — 繼續 /继续, 持續 /持续. To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.
- pick up (动词) — 拾取, 撿 /捡. To lift; to grasp and raise.
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 4 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 you're, don't, shouldn't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “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/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, innovative /ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv/, facilitate /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
- 用正常速度逐句跟读，每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 transaction, remote, commerce 这类单词。
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。