VOA慢速英语:Paying Others to Worry About Your Online Image

短语讲解：

1. what people think of you, good or bad -- is built one message at a time.

think of 想到,考虑
例句：We think of the Puritans as staid people. 
我们认为清教徒是很稳重的人。
at a time 每次，一次
例句：Take three pills at a time.
每次服三粒。

2. The difference today is that people can get their messages out to lots of other people at lightning speed through websites and social media.

lots of 大量的，许多的
例句：Ginger ale with lots of ice for me, thank you.  
 姜汁，多加些冰块，谢谢。 

3. “Up to eighty percent of people have been influenced in a purchasing decision by what they’ve read or seen online.”

Up to（数量上）多达；（时间上）直到；取决于
例句：His new book did not come up to expectation. 
他的新作没有达到预期水平。

4. And even if the comments are true, the threat of a costly legal fight may be enough to get them removed.

even if 即使;虽然
例句：He will come on time even though it rains.
即使下雨,他还是会准时来的。

5. Clients of companies that manage reputations can pay thousands of dollars a month or as little as a hundred dollars a year. But here is some free advice.

thousands of 成千上万,几千
例句：A computer consists of thousands of components. 
电脑由成千上万个部件组成。 

6. KEN WISNEFSKI: "If you’re not paying attention or at least monitoring what’s being said about you online, you’re making a mistake because other people are paying attention to that."

at least 至少
例句：At least she is a paragon with her feet on the ground. 
她至少是一个脚踏实地的特殊人物。
pay attention to 关心;注意
例句：You should pay attention to your spelling.
你要注意拼写。