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Will Google Return To China?

自从zì cóng2010年nián退出tuì chū中国Zhōng guó市场shì chǎng后hòu,谷歌Gǔ gē在zài尝试cháng shì各种gè zhǒng方式fāng shì重返chóng fǎn中国Zhōng guó。

最近zuì jìn,不断bù duàn有yǒu媒体méi tǐ报道bào dào谷歌Gǔ gē可能kě néng回huí中国Zhōng guó的de消息xiāo xi,让ràng中国Zhōng guó的de互联网Hù lián wǎng用户yòng hù非常fēi cháng期待qī dài和hé兴奋xīng fèn。

但dàn值得zhí dé注意zhù yì的de是shì,谷歌Gǔ gē回huí中国Zhōng guó的de消息xiāo xi一直yī zhí没有méi yǒu被bèi正式zhèng shì证实zhèng shí。

对于duì yú谷歌Gǔ gē回huí中国Zhōng guó的de消息xiāo xi,搜狗Sōu gǒuCEO王小川Wáng Xiǎo chuān回应huí yìng称chēng:“多duō一yī份fèn竞争jìng zhēng多duō一yī份fèn选择xuǎn zé。

可kě我wǒ并bìng没méi得dé到dào谷歌Gǔ gē返回fǎn huí中国Zhōng guó的de确切què qiè消息xiāo xi。

”而ér中国Zhōng guó搜索sōu suǒ巨头jù tóu百度Bǎi dùCEO李彦宏Lǐ Yàn hóng回应huí yìng称chēng:“如果rú guǒ谷歌Gǔ gē决定jué dìng回huí到dào中国Zhōng guó,我们wǒ men非常fēi cháng有yǒu信心xìn xīn再zài比bǐ一yī次cì,再zài赢yíng一yī次cì。

”他tā说shuō:“这些zhè xiē年nián来lái,百度Bǎi dù一直yī zhí被bèi认为rèn wéi是shì占zhàn了le谷歌Gǔ gē退出tuì chū中国Zhōng guó的de便宜pián yi。

我们wǒ men无法wú fǎ证明zhèng míng一yī件jiàn没有méi yǒu发生fā shēng的de事情shì qing。

事实shì shí上shàng,谷歌Gǔ gē在zài中国Zhōng guó市场shì chǎng推出tuī chū独立dú lì搜索sōu suǒ服务fú wù的de时间shí jiān比bǐ中国Zhōng guó早zǎo。

谷歌Gǔ gē2000年nián就jiù推出tuī chū这zhè项xiàng服务fú wù了le,2005年nián更gèng是shì加大jiā dà投入tóu rù,而ér后来hòu lái百度Bǎi dù通过tōng guò技术jì shù和hé产品chǎn pǐn创新chuàng xīn超越chāo yuè了le谷歌Gǔ gē。

到dào2010年nián,谷歌Gǔ gē是shì在zài市场shì chǎng份额fèn é持续chí xù下降xià jiàng的de情况qíng kuàng下xià退出tuì chū中国Zhōng guó的de,当时dāng shí百度Bǎi dù的de市场shì chǎng份额fèn é已经yǐ jīng超过chāo guò了le70%。

”目前mù qián,百度Bǎi dù中国Zhōng guó市场shì chǎng的de份额fèn é为wéi73.84%,排名pái míng第一dì yī。

谷歌Gǔ gē是否shì fǒu会huì返回fǎn huí中国Zhōng guó市场shì chǎng,我们wǒ men还hái需要xū yào等待děng dài官方guān fāng的de消息xiāo xi。

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Vocabulary 118 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
自从 zì cóngsince (a time) / ever since
年 niányear
退出 tuì chūto withdraw / to abort / to quit / to log out (computing)
中国 Zhōng guóChina
市场 shì chǎng(economics) market
后 hòuafterwards / after
谷歌 Gǔ gēGoogle, Internet company and search engine
在 zài(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
尝试 cháng shìto try; to attempt
各种 gè zhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; various
方式 fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
重返 chóng fǎnto return to
最近 zuì jìnrecently
不断 bù duànunceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant
有 yǒuto have; there is
媒体 méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
报道 bào dàoto report (news)
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
消息 xiāo xi(piece of) news; information / message
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
互联网 Hù lián wǎngInternet
用户 yòng hùuser / consumer / subscriber / customer
非常 fēi chángvery; really
期待 qī dàito look forward to / to await
和 héand; together with
兴奋 xīng fènexcited
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
值得 zhí déto merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
注意 zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
正式 zhèng shìformal; official
证实 zhèng shíto confirm (sth to be true) / to verify
对于 duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
搜狗 Sōu gǒuSogou, Chinese tech company known for its search engine, www.sogou.com
王小川 Wáng Xiǎo chuānWang Xiaochuan, CEO of Sogou.
回应 huí yìngto respond
称 chēngto state
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
一 yīone / single / a (article)
份 fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
竞争 jìng zhēngcompetition
选择 xuǎn zéchoice; option; alternative
可 kěbut; however
我 wǒI; me; my
并 bìng(not) at all
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
得 déto obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease)
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
返回 fǎn huíto return to / to come (or go) back
确切 què qièdefinite / exact / precise
而 érbut (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast)
搜索 sōu suǒto search; to search for (sth)
巨头 jù tóutycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot
百度 Bǎi dùBaidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999
李彦宏 Lǐ Yàn hóngRobin Li (1968–), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
决定 jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
信心 xìn xīnconfidence / faith (in sb or sth)
再 zàiagain; once more; re-
比 bǐto compare / to gesture
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
赢 yíngto beat / to win / to profit
他 tāhe; him; his
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
这些 zhè xiēthese
来 láiever since / for the past (amount of time)
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
占 zhànto take possession of / to occupy / to take up
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
便宜 pián yia petty advantage
无法 wú fǎunable to; incapable of
证明 zhèng míngto prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of
件 jiànclassifier for events, things, clothes etc
发生 fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
事情 shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
事实 shì shífact
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
推出 tuī chūto release / to launch / to publish / to recommend
独立 dú lìindependent
服务 fú wùservice
时间 shí jiāntime
早 zǎoearly
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
这 zhèthis; these
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
加大 jiā dàto increase
投入 tóu rùto throw into / to put into / to throw oneself into / to participate in / to invest in
后来 hòu láiafterwards; later
通过 tōng guòby means of; through; via
技术 jì shùtechnology; technique; skill
产品 chǎn pǐngoods / merchandise / product
创新 chuàng xīninnovation
超越 chāo yuèto surpass; to exceed; to transcend
份额 fèn éshare / portion
持续 chí xùto continue / to persist / to last
下降 xià jiàngto decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease
情况 qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
当时 dāng shíthen; at that time
已经 yǐ jīngalready
超过 chāo guòto surpass / to exceed / to outstrip
目前 mù qiánat the present time / currently
为 wéito take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
排名 pái míngto rank (1st, 2nd etc)
第一 dì yīfirst
是否 shì fǒuwhether (or not) / if / is or isn't
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
等待 děng dàito wait; to wait for
官方 guān fāngofficial (approved or issued by an authority)