串流媒體的話事人
In its first foray into the e-commerce domain, Netflix has launched an online shop offering merchandise related to its original shows.
Netflix首次跨足電商領域，推出線上商店，專門販售原創節目聯名商品。
foray(n.)初次嘗試=venturehis foray into foreign affairs初次涉足外交事務offering…=which offers…merchandise(n.)(不可數)商品;貨物goods(n.)(恆複)商品;貨物product(n.)商品;產品
Dubbed Netflix.shop, the online shop will feature a rotating stock of exclusive, limited-edition items inspired by its original shows.
被取名為「Netflix.shop」，這家線上商店將輪番販售與Netflix原創節目聯名的獨家限量商品。
dub(v.)稱…爲…;將…冠以…、(尤指用另一種語言)為(影視節目)配音feature(v.)以…為特色、號召rotate(v.)輪流做;輪值stock(n.)庫存;存貨in stock 有庫存out of stock沒有庫存exclusive(adj.)獨家的an exclusive interview獨家採訪limited edition限量版inspired by…=that are inspired by…靈感來自…
Instead of having the shop inundated with tacky or mediocre goods, the streaming provider plans to selectively curate high-quality apparel and lifestyle products to stock its virtual shelves.
Netflix計畫精挑細選高品質的服裝和生活產品上架，而非讓商店充斥著各式品質低劣或平庸的商品。
instead of…而不是、與其…倒不如…have O OC 使役動詞用法inundated with... 淹沒、應接不暇be full of…=be filled with 充滿了…tacky(adj.)俗氣的;品質低劣的mediocre(adj.)普通的;平庸的goods(n.)(恆複)商品;貨物curate(v.)策展、篩選(商品)curator(n.)策展人stock(v.)將(商品)上架virtual shelves虛擬貨架
Currently, the site is selling a series of anime-inspired clothing, accessories, and collectibles based on anime series “Yasuke” and “Eden.”
目前網站上架的商品包括動畫片《武士彌助》及《伊甸》的服飾、配件與周邊商品。
anime-inspired=inspired by animeanime(n.)(日本的)動畫片collectible(n.)收藏品-ible or -able 值得a highly readable novel非常值得一讀的小說
A collaboration with the Louvre museum will also bring limited-edition apparel and home decor items inspired by the French thriller “Lupin.”
此外，Netflix也與羅浮宮合作，將推出與法國驚悚影集《亞森羅蘋》聯名的限量版服飾與家飾用品。
collaboration(n.)合作;聯名decor(n.)(房間內的)裝飾佈局;裝飾風格home decor家飾
Netflix.shop is now only available in the US, but international fans will be able to access the site in the coming months, according to Netflix’s vice president of consumer products Josh Simon.
Netflix.shop現在僅在美國上線，不過Netflix消費性產品部門副總監喬許·西蒙表示，未來幾個月國際影迷也可以在該網站購物。
access(v.)訪問;存取(n.)存取權
Over the years, the streaming subscription service has made deals with top retailers, such as Amazon, Walmart and H&M, to sell hundreds of products tied to its original series’ content as well as movies.
近年來，Netflix曾與亞馬遜、沃爾瑪、H＆M等零售商龍頭合作，在通路銷售上百樣原創影劇周邊商品。
subscription(n.)訂閱(費)tied to…=related to…與…相關的
Netflix’s new bet on the retail business reflects a new option for the company to generate revenues in the face of fierce competition.
Netflix投入零售業務之際，公司正面臨激烈的市場競爭，需要創造新的收入來源。
bet(n.)打賭;賭注reflect(v.)反映出generate(v.)創造;產生=create
According to The Leichtman Research Group, there are more than 200 streaming platforms in service globally.
根據美國萊希特曼研究公司的統計，全球目前有200多家串流媒體。
Despite having numerous rivals, Netflix raked in $6.15 billion in the second quarter of 2021, a year-over-year gain of 25%.
儘管競爭對手眾多，但Netflix今年第二季的營收為61.5億美元，與去年同期相比成長了25％。
despite(prep.)儘管=in spite ofnumerous(adj.)無數的=countlessrival(n.)競爭對手=competitorrake in…賺進大筆鈔票year-over-year與去年同期相比gain(n.)增長=growth