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shēng huó
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Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
Prime Video
Prime Video
Prime Video
starts
kāishǐ
开始
showing ads
bōfàng guǎnggào
播放广告
，
users
yònghù
用户
must pay
xū fùfèi
需付费
to remove
qùchú
去除

year 2024
èr líng èr sì nián
二零二四年
January
yī yuè
一月
，
Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
under
qí xià de
旗下的
Prime Video
Prime Video
Prime Video
video platform
shìpín píngtái
视频平台
started
kāishǐ
开始
to users
xiàng yònghù
向用户
showing ads
bōfàng guǎnggào
播放广告
，
if not wanting
ruò bù xīwàng
若不希望
to see ads
kàndào guǎnggào
看到广告
must monthly
xū měi yuè
需每月
pay extra fee
éwài zhīfù fèiyòng
额外支付费用
。

January 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM

year 2024
èr líng èr sì nián
二零二四年
January 29th
yī yuè èrshíjiǔ rì
一月二十九日
，
Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
under
qí xià de
旗下的
Prime Video
Prime Video
Prime Video
video platform
shìpín píngtái
视频平台
started
kāishǐ
开始
in
zài
在
programs
jiémù zhōng
节目中
inserting
chārù
插入
advertisements
guǎnggào
广告
。
this
zhè
这
means that
yìwèi zhe
意味着
having
yōngyǒu
拥有
regular
pǔtōng
普通
Amazon
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
membership
huìyuán zīgé de
会员资格的
users
yònghù
用户
，
while watching
zài guānkàn
在观看
videos
shìpín shí
视频时
will
jiāng huì
将会
see advertisements
kàndào guǎnggào
看到广告
。
if
ruò
若
users
yònghù
用户
do not want to
bù xiǎng
不想
see advertisements
kàn guǎnggào
看广告
，
need to
xūyào
需要
on top of
zài
在
regular
pǔtōng
普通
membership fee
huìyuán fèi
会员费
in addition
zhī wài
之外
，
per month
měi yuè
每月
extra pay
éwài zhīfù
额外支付
approximately $3
yuē sān měiyuán de
约三美元的
ad-removal fee
qù guǎnggào fèiyòng
去广告费用
。
this change
zhè yī biànhuà
这一变化
triggered
yǐnfā le
引发了
many
xǔduō
许多
users
yònghù de
用户的
dissatisfaction
bùmǎn
不满
，
they
tāmen
他们
believe
rènwéi
认为
subscription service
dìngyuè fúwù
订阅服务
should be
běn yīng
本应
ad-free
bù hán guǎnggào
不含广告
。
including
bāokuò
包括
Netflix
Nàifēi
奈飞
and
hé
和
Disney
Díshìní
迪士尼
among others
zài nèi de
在内的
multiple
duō jiā
多家
streaming platforms
liú méitǐ píngtái
流媒体平台
also
yě
也
in succession
xiāngjì
相继
launched
tuīchū
推出
ad-supported
hán guǎnggào de
含广告的
low-price plans
dī jià tàocān
低价套餐
，
changing
gǎibiàn le
改变了
streaming industry
liú méitǐ hángyè de
流媒体行业的
business model
shāngyè móshì
商业模式
。

New Words

jìshù
技术
technology
gōngsī
公司
company
shìchǎng
市场
market
fāzhǎn
发展
develop
tóuzī
投资
investment
zēngzhǎng
增长
growth
yèwù
业务
business
chǎnpǐn
产品
product
fúwù
服务
service
yònghù
用户
users
píng tái
平台
platform
chuàngxīn
创新
innovation

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rónghuò
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wénxué jiǎng
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sān wèi
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kēxué jiā
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yīn
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kāichuàng
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optogenetics
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yǐ
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137 mǐ
137米
to set / to establish
chuàng
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constant weight
héngzhòng
恒重
freediving
zìyóu qiánshuǐ
自由潜水
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nánzǐ
男子
world record
shìjiè jìlù
世界纪录
。

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Jiā ná dà
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zuò jiā
作家
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Ān nī Kǎ sēn
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róng huò
荣获
the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
Nobel
Nuò bèi ěr
诺贝尔
Prize in Literature
wén xué jiǎng
文学奖
。

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