2017/1/2

1.扇贝新闻选段翻译： Facebook Safety Check creates false alarm in Bangkok

脸书安全检查功能发布虚假警报，称曼谷发生爆炸

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• Facebook has recently faced criticism for allowing fake news to proliferate.
  <pre>脸书最近因发布虚假新闻而面临批评。

• Facebook users in Bangkok were falsely alerted to an "explosion" in the Thai capital, after the social network activated its Safety Check feature.

<pre>在激活安全检查功能之后，曼谷的脸书用户被虚假警报提醒——泰国首发生一场爆炸事件。

• It allows Facebook users in danger zones to mark themselves as safe, but in this instance was triggered by a protester throwing firecrackers.

<pre>这一功能允许在危险地区的脸书用户将自己标记为安全，
但这起事件是由一名抗议者丢鞭炮所引发的。

• Facebook said it relied on a "trusted third party to confirm the incident".
  <pre>脸书宣称说，这一警告是由于信任了一个”可信赖的第三方来证实本次事故“。

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词汇整理：

1. proliferate vi. 增殖；扩散；激增；vt. 使激增
2. activated adj. 活性化的；活泼的v. 使激活；使活动起来；有生气
3. Safety Check feature n. 安全检查功能
4. instance n.例子，实例 v. 以...为例
5. protester n.抗议者
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