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今日感言：

养成一个坏习惯，日复一日，这个习惯会把人掏空；养成一个好习惯，年复一年，这个习惯会让人沉实。——《时间的朋友》

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今日句子：

这是老付问大家的句子：

Getting a DNT signal does not oblige anyone to stop tracking, although some companies have promised to do so. Unable to tell whether someone really objects to behavioral ads or whether they are sticking with Microsoft’s default, some may ignore a DNT signal and press on anyway.

29. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 6?

[A] Advertisers are obliged to offer behavioral ads 

[B] DNT may not serve its intended purpose

[C] DNT is losing its popularity among consumers 

[D] Advertisers are willing to implement DNT

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词汇解析：（据本文语境选择释义）

1. oblige |??bla?d?| v. 强制；强迫；使负责；使感激

2. object to |??bd?ikt tu:| v. 反对

3. stick with |stik wie| v. 继续做；坚持做

4. press on |pres ?n| v. 执意做；坚持做

5. intended |?n?tend?d| adj. 预期的；有意的

6. implement |??mpl?ment| v. 落实；执行；实施；实现

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句子详解

第一句

[1] Getting a DNT signal does not oblige anyone to stop tracking, [2] although some companies have promised to do so. 

1. 本句是主句[1]和让步状语从句[2]组成的主从复合句

2. 主句[1] Getting a DNT signal（主）does not oblige（谓）anyone（宾）to stop tracking>（宾补）；本句是典型的主谓宾宾补结构”；这个片段理解为：收到“禁追踪”信号并未迫使任何（广告公司）停止追踪（用户的在线行为）

3. 让步状语从句[2] although some companies（主）have promised（谓）to do so（宾）；这这里的so指to stop tracking；本句理解为：尽管一些广告公司已经承诺（不再追踪）

第二句

Unable to tell [1] whether someone really objects to behavioral ads or [2] whether they are sticking with Microsoft’s default, [3] some may ignore a DNT signal and press on anyway.

1. 本句是主句[3]和宾语从句[1]、[2]组成的主从复合句

2. 主句[3] some（主）may ignore（谓一） a DNT signal（宾） and press on anyway（谓二）；这个片段理解为：一些（广告公司）可能忽略“禁追踪”信号，继续追踪（用户的在线行为）

3. 形容词短语“Unable to tell [1] or [2]”是状语成分；相当于状语从句“Because we are unable to tell [1] or [2]”，理解为“由于无法辨别……”；[1] whether someone really objectes to behavioral ads理解为“用户是否真的抵制行为广告”；[2] whether they are sticking with Microsoft's default理解为“还是他们坚持使用微软的默认设置”；本句理解为：由于无法辨别用户是真的抵制行为广告，还是他们坚持使用微软的默认设置

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基本译文：

收到“禁追踪”信号并未迫使任何（广告公司）停止追踪（用户的在线行为），尽管一些广告公司已经承诺（不再追踪）。由于无法辨别用户是真的抵制行为广告，还是他们坚持使用微软的默认设置，一些（广告公司）可能忽略“禁追踪”信号，继续追踪（用户的在线行为）。

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明日预告：

这是老付问大家的句子：

Advertisers are horrified. Human nature being what it is, most people stick with default settings. Few switch DNT on now, but if tracking is off it will stay off.Bob Liodice, the chief executive of the Association of National Advertisers, says consumers will be worse off if the industry cannot collect information about their preferences. People will not get fewer ads, he says, “they’ll get less meaningful, less targeted ads.”

28. Bob Liodice holds that setting DNT as a default _______.

[A] goes against human nature 

[B] fails to affect the ad industry

[C] will not benefit consumers 

[D] may cut the number of junk ads

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