微软“蓝屏”造成损失超10亿美元：全球数字灾难，谁来买单？（讲解版）| E0724

▍原文

The world learned quickly that cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike was behind Microsoft's crippling global tech outage.

The outage led to the cancellation of more than 5,000 commercial airline flights and disrupted businesses. CrowdStrike has not mentioned whether it intends to provide compensation to affected customers.

Experts agree it's too early to get a firm handle on the price tag for the global internet breakdown. But those costs could easily top $1 billion.

▍语言点

1. crippling /ˈkrɪplɪŋ/ adj. （本文）电脑瘫痪的；造成严重后果的

· cripple v. 致伤残；严重损坏；（计算机语境）使瘫痪

2. lead to something 导致某种后果

3. disrupt /dɪsˈrʌpt/ v. 扰乱

4. compensation /ˌkɒmpenˈseɪʃn/ n. 赔偿

5. get a handle on something 能够理解、处理某事（begin to understand or deal with something）

· get a firm handle 获得确切、确定的处理方式

6. price tag 价格标签（本文指代前文的赔偿金额compensation）

7. top /tɒp/ v. 超过，超出

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