【摘要2019.12.29.蘋果】
Netflix has come a long way from its days
as a DVD rental company. It now produces original movies and TV shows that have
become big hits across the globe. Netflix was founded in 1997 by software
engineers, Reed Hastings and Marc Rudolph.
At the time, it was a competitor of the
once popular and now out-of-business movie and video game rental chain,
Blockbuster. A famous story claims that Hastings created the company after
being charged a $40 late fee by Blockbuster.
When Netflix began their streaming service
in 2007, things really started picking up. The Netflix original House of Cards,
which was first released in 2013, got them eight Emmy nominations and put them
on everyone’s radar.
網飛從一開始以 DVD 出租公司型態經營到現在已有了長足的進展。它現在會製作原創電影與電視影集，而且它們都成為了風靡世界各地的作品。網飛是由軟體工程師瑞德•哈思廷斯與馬克•魯道夫於
1997 年創立的。
當時，它是曾經很受歡迎、如今已歇業的電影及電玩出租連鎖店百視達的競爭對手。一個很有名的故事聲稱哈思廷斯是在被百視達收取四十美元的逾期金後才創立該公司的。
網飛於 2007 年開始其線上影音串流服務後，一切開始有了起色。於
2013年首播的網飛原創影集《紙牌屋》讓他們獲得了八項艾美獎提名並使大家注意到他們。
生活必備字詞
◎rental
a. 出租的
◎competitor n. 競爭者
◎out-of-business a. 歇業的
◎pick up （生意、經濟等）改進，好轉
The economy is starting to pick up again this year.
◎competitor n. 競爭者
◎out-of-business a. 歇業的
◎pick up （生意、經濟等）改進，好轉
The economy is starting to pick up again this year.
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