考研This is because the networked computer has sparked a secret war between downloading and uploading - between passive consumption and active creation - whose outcome will shape our collective future in ways we can only begin to imagine.

这是因为网络计算机引发了下载和上传之间的秘密战争——被动消费和主动创造之间的战争——其结果将以我们只能开始想象的方式塑造我们的集体未来。

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考研Even after the advent of widespread social media, a pyramid of production remains, with a small number of people uploading material, a slightly larger group commenting on or modifying that content, and a huge percentage remaining content to just consume.

即使在广泛使用的社交媒体出现之后，仍然存在一个金字塔式的生产，只有少数人上传材料，一个稍大的群体评论或修改该内容，还有很大一部分剩余内容可供消费。

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考研All animals download, but only a few upload.

所有动物下载，但只有少数上传。

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考研What counts as meaningful uploading? My definition revolves around the concept of.

什么算是有意义的上传？我的定义是围绕这个概念。

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考研Second, the majority of people who use networked computers to upload are not even aware of the significance of what they are doing.

其次，大多数使用网络计算机上传的人甚至不知道他们所做的事情的重要性。

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考研The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to reverse the flow, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading.

网络计算机提供了50年来第一次扭转这种趋势的机会，鼓励深思熟虑的下载，更重要的是，鼓励有意义的上传。

2012年考研阅读原文

考研The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to reverse the flow, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading.

网络计算机提供了50年来第一次扭转这种趋势的机会，鼓励深思熟虑的下载，更重要的是，鼓励有意义的上传。

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六级Try this: Take a photo and upload it to Facebook, then after a day or so, note what the URL link to the picture is and then delete it.

试试这个：拍一张照片并上传到Facebook，然后在一天左右的时间后，记下图片的URL链接，然后删除它。

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