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catalyst：something that initiates or causes an important event to happen（引发变化的因素，催化剂）The Internet is the story of the decade because it was the catalyst for change in not just every aspect of our everyday lives, but in everything from commerce and communication to politics and pop culture, said David-Michel Davies, the executive director of The Webby Awards, in a statement. “威比奖”的执行主管大卫-迈克尔?戴维斯在一份声明中说：“互联网是过去十年的一个大事件，因为它推动了诸多领域的变化，不仅包括我们日常生活的各个方面，还涉及商务、通讯、政治、流行文化等各个领域。”circumvent：to surround or encompass, as by stratagem; entrap（回避，智取）The recurring theme among all of the milestones on our list is the Internets capacity to circumvent old systems and put more power into the hands of ordinary people. “上榜的所有里程碑事件都说明了这样一个主题，那就是互联网超越旧体制，赋予普通人更多权力的能力。”floodgate：anything serving to control the indiscriminate flow or passage of something（水闸，闸门）Napster shut down in 2001, opening the file-sharing floodgates. 2001年，（旧版）Napster网站关闭，开启了文件共享之源。app：an application; application program（计算机程序，应用程序）The iPhone debuts in 2007 and smart phones go from a luxury item to a necessity with an app for just about every aspect of modern life. 2007年，iPhone问世，智能手机从奢侈品成为必需品，其应用功能与现代生活息息相关。franchise:?a brand name under which a series of products is released 系列品牌The No. 1 domestic debut for Summit Entertainments New Moon was more than twice the $69.6 million haul over the same weekend last year for Twilight, the first in the franchise based on Stephenie Meyers novels. 由顶峰娱乐公司出品的《暮光之城：新月》不仅创下首映日国内最高票房纪录，而且其首映周末票房比去年同期上映的《暮光之城》翻了一倍多，当时的票房为6960万美元。《暮光之城》是根据斯蒂芬妮?梅尔所著的同名小说改编而成的系列电影的第一部。blockbuster: something, such as a film or book, that sustains widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales 流行大片，畅销巨著New Moon placed third on the all-time domestic chart behind last years $158.4 million opening weekend for the Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight and 2007s $151.1 million haul for Spider-Man 3. 在国内历史周末票房排行榜上，《新月》位居第三，仅次于蝙蝠侠系列电影《黑夜骑士》和2007年的影片《蜘蛛侠3》之后，这两部影片的首映周末票房分别为1.584亿美元和1.511亿美元。werewolf: a person