9月21日午间英语新闻：美国总统大选又又又烧钱

>US 2024 election ad spending to top $10 billion, a record high

美国总统大选又又又烧钱 100亿美元广告费创新高

The 2024 US presidential election cycle will be the most expensive ever, with all political ad spending expected to reach $10.2 billion, which is 13 percent more than the 2020 presidential election cycle and 292 percent more than 2016, ad consulting firm AdImpact said in a new forecast released Tuesday.

美国广告咨询公司AdImpact周二发布最新预测称，2024年的美国总统选举周期将是有史以来最昂贵的一次选举周期，预计所有的政治广告支出将达到102亿美元，这比2020年的总统选举周期多13%，比2016年多292%。

Of the $10.2 billion spent on political advertising, AdImpact said it expects spending of $2.7 billion on the presidential election, $2.1 billion on Senate races, $1.7 billion on House races, about $400 million on gubernatorial races and $3.3 billion on other races.

AdImpact称，在102亿美元的政治广告支出中，预计总统选举将花费27亿美元，参议院选举将花费21亿美元，众议院选举将花费17亿美元，州长选举将花费约4亿美元，其他竞选的花费为33亿美元。

Political ads are mainly broadcast on TV, radio, the internet and other media. According to AdImpact, several key “swing states” will be the primary locations for political ads, including Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia and Michigan.

政治广告主要在电视、广播、互联网等媒介播出。AdImpact表示，几个重要的“摇摆州”将是政治广告的主要布局地，这包括宾夕法尼亚、亚利桑那、佐治亚和密歇根等州。

Campaigns are now stepping up their advertising spending. Political ad spending in the 2024 election cycle has already reached $652 million, 75 percent higher than at the same point in the last presidential campaign.

两党的竞选团队现在都加快了在广告上的投入。目前，2024年大选周期的政治广告支出已达到6.52亿美元，比上届总统竞选同期高出75%。

1.gubernatorial

英/ˌɡuːbənəˈtɔːriəl/

美/ˌɡuːbərnəˈtɔːriəl/

adj.州长的；统治者的；地方长官的；总督的

>Google faces trial in DOJ antitrust case

涉嫌垄断，谷歌与美国司法部对簿公堂

The US Department of Justice opened its antitrust case against tech giant Google on Tuesday. 

当地时间周二（9月12日），美国司法部针对科技巨头谷歌的反垄断案开庭。

Google pays more than $10 billion a year to Apple, Samsung and others to maintain its position as the default search engine on computers and mobile devices, according to the Justice Department, shutting out competitors and stifling innovation in the industry.

美国司法部称，谷歌每年向苹果、三星等公司支付超过100亿美元，以保持其在电脑和移动设备上作为默认搜索引擎的地位。此举将竞争对手拒之门外，扼杀行业创新。

Google has 9 percent of the search engine market in the US. Kenneth Dintzer, the Justice Department’s lead litigator, said that as the default browser, Google processes more searches and collects more data that can be used to improve future searches and its advertising products, giving it an advantage over competitors.

谷歌在美国搜索引擎市场占据90%的份额。司法部首席诉讼律师肯尼斯·丁泽说，作为默认浏览器，谷歌处理的搜索多，收集的数据也多，这些数据可以用来改进未来的搜索和其他广告产品，从而使谷歌比其他竞争对手拥有更大的优势。

Google says people choose Google as their default search engine because it is the best choice and offers the value, not because of a lack of competitors.

谷歌则表示，人们选择谷歌作为默认搜索引擎是因为谷歌是最佳选择，谷歌为他们提供了价值，而并非因为缺少竞争者。

The trial could last up to 10 weeks, and the district judge may not rule until early next year. If Google is found to have violated the law, the judge will schedule a separate hearing to decide how to punish Google. The company is likely to appeal. As a result, the case could take years to resolve.

本案庭审可能会持续10周时间，地区法官可能要到明年初才会做出裁决。如果裁定谷歌违反法律，法官将另行安排庭审，决定如何处罚谷歌。届时，谷歌很可能上诉。因此，本案可能需要数年时间才能结案。

重点词汇：

1.antitrust 
英/ˌæntiˈtrʌst/
美/ˌæntiˈtrʌst/
dj.[经] 反垄断的；[经] 反托拉斯的

2.default
英/dɪˈfɔːlt/
美/dɪˈfɔːltˌˈdiːfɔːlt/
n.不履行，违约；默认，系统设定值；缺席，弃权
v.违约，不履行义务；默认，预设；弃权，未到场
adj.默认的

3.stifle 
英/ˈstaɪf(ə)l/
美/ˈstaɪf(ə)l/
v.扼杀，抑制；强忍住，压抑（感情）；（使）窒息，（使）喘不上气
n.（马、狗等动物的）后膝关节，后膝髌

4.litigator
英/ˈlɪtɪɡeɪtə(r)/
美/ˈlɪtɪɡeɪtər/
n.诉讼律师；诉讼人