CRI听力:Will Foreigners Use a Chinese Microblog if the Version is in English?

短语讲解：

1. Tencent Weibo, one of China's biggest microblogs, is trying to get their name out to the world by offering a version in English.

get out开始被人知道; 泄漏出
例句：To his surprise the news soon got out.
使他惊奇的是, 消息很快就泄露出去了。

2. While living in Beijing, he signed up for his first Sina Weibo account.

sign up跟…签订合同
例句：They manage to sign up all the best performers.
他们设法跟所有最佳演员签订合同。

3. And they actually just upgraded to a new version and there's chat, you can watch video and see all sorts of pictures and it's starting to be like a blog site like if Twitter mixed with Facebook.

mix with (使)与…混〔结〕合
例句：We must mix work with adequate rest.
我们必须劳逸结合。

4. But will an English version make a difference abroad?

make a difference有关系；有影响；有意义
例句：What you have told me may make a difference to my own position. 
你告诉我的一切，可能影响我自己的看法。
 
5. Tom adds that this could eventually be the key point for foreign firms wanting to break into the Chinese market.

break into成功地)开始(某种生涯、事业或社会生活等)；进入(或参与)，打入
例句：It is difficult to break into the movies.
要打入电影界很困难。

6. Olusola agrees and says Chinese microblogs are an excellent way to stay connected to China's online community.

connect to使与…连接
例句：The island is connected by a steamer service to the mainland.
轮船航运把该岛与大陆联系起来。

7. Right now, I'm on this TV show called the "Sing Off," and I tell people, 'Oh, hey, I picked this up from the sing off,' and I get a really good response.

pick up学到;获得
例句：He was picking up the skills quickly.
他正在很快地掌握技术。

8. Chinese people-I get to read their blogs and find out what's going on in China.

find out发现, 看穿, 揭发, 找出;查明
例句：Please find out when the train starts.
请你查一下火车什么时候开。

9. But maybe it's not about language at all, as Chen points out.

point out指出
例句：If I make any mistakes, please point them out.
如果我出了错, 请指出来。

10. I'm going to say that for a very long time, I don't think that Tencent is going to show up on Twitter's radar.

show up到场, 出席,如约赶到,出现,露面
例句：He promised to come on Tuesday but he never showed up.
他答应星期二来, 可是一直未露面。