今年以來，劉畊宏、董宇輝以及最近的“二舅”輪番爆紅網絡。他們的成功讓越來越多的人想要投身這個行業，也就催生了大量讓短視頻快速變現的“秘籍”。在Youtube上，甚至有人承諾，隻要購買一套教程，無須原創内容，無須學會剪視頻，就能賺大錢。此類教程真的靠譜嗎？這門生意究竟是真的搖錢樹，還是又一個割韭菜騙局？一起來聽今天的講解。

You, Too, Can strike It Rich on YouTube!

靠YouTube緻富，你也可以！(開頭玩了個文字梗)

Scott Mitchell became convinced YouTube would make him rich.

斯科特·米切爾（Scott Mitchell）越來越相信自己能靠YouTube發财。

Mr. Mitchell, 33, got the idea last year from videos that promoted courses on how to build so-called cash cow channels, which are often created through a process called YouTube automation.

米切爾今年33歲，去年他從一些視頻中萌生了這個想法。那些視頻推薦了一些課程，教你如何在YouTube上創立頻道，成為所謂的“搖錢樹”，而這類賬号的創建過程通常被稱作“YouTube自動化”。

YouTube automation has led to a cottage industry with online influencers offering tutorials and opportunities for fast money. But, as is often the case with promises of quickly made fortunes in online businesses, the YouTube automation process can be a money pit for aspiring internet entrepreneurs and a magnet for poseurs selling unhelpful services.

“YouTube自動化”已經催生出了一個小作坊式的産業，一些網紅會提供賺快錢的操作指南以及入場機會。然而，就像讓你通過在線業務快速緻富的那些承諾一樣，“YouTube自動化”可能就是一個無底洞，引誘那些雄心勃勃的互聯網創業者不斷投錢進去；同時，也像磁鐵一樣，吸引了那些隻有花架子的投機者，兜售一些毫無價值的服務。

The term "YouTube automation" is a bit of a misnomer. It usually means farming out work to freelancers rather than relying on an automated process. Farming out work allows people to run multiple channels, without the time-consuming tasks of writing scripts, recording voice-overs or editing video. And the process is often pitched as a foolproof way to make cash.

其實，“YouTube自動化”這個詞有一點取名不當。通常來說，它是指把工作外包給自由職業者，而不是完全依賴一個自動化的流程。工作外包就能讓人們同時運營多個頻道，而不需要在寫腳本、配音或剪視頻上耗費太多時間。而且，這個流程往往被包裝為一個萬無一失的賺錢方法。

Youri van Hofwegen, who is known online as Youri Automation, said some people had unrealistic expectations about finding YouTube success.

尤裡·範·霍夫維根（Youri van Hofwegen）的網絡昵稱是“尤裡自動化”，他認為有些人會抱着不切實際的幻想，覺得自己能在YouTube上大獲成功。

"They want to pay $200 and make $20,000 by next week," he said. "There is no secret, magic strategy. It's just about putting in the work."

“這些人想着花200美元，就能在下周賺回2萬美元，”霍夫維根說道，“其實做視頻沒有什麼秘訣或者妙招可言，就是看你對這項工作投入多少罷了。”

生詞好句

1.strike it rich

走運，發橫财，一夜暴富

拓展:

Hope you strike it rich this year.

祝你今年發大财。

2.convinced

英 [kənˈvɪnst] 美 [kənˈvɪnst]

adj. 确信的，堅信不疑的

3.cash cow

搖錢樹

拓展:

The $8 billion video rental industry is the biggest cash cow.

那價值80億美元的影片租借業務就是最大的搖錢樹。

4.channel

英 [ˈtʃænl] 美 [ˈtʃænl]

n. 頻道

5.online influencer

網紅

6.as is often the case with something

......是常有的事，與......情況一樣

拓展:

As is often the case with human beings, many animals sleep a lot when they are young, but sleep much less when they get older.

和人類一樣，許多動物年幼時睡得多，但長大後睡少了很多。

As is often the case with elderly people, grandpa talked about my new hair style for at least 50 minutes.

就像老年人經常做的那樣，爺爺至少花了50分鐘談論我的新發型。

7.money pit

錢坑，無底洞，金錢陷阱（a business, or other financial commitment that requires or consumes an increasingly large amount of money, especially more than was first anticipated）

拓展:

What a money pit！

真是個錢坑！

8.aspiring

英 [əˈspaɪərɪŋ] 美 [əˈspaɪrɪŋ]

adj. 有抱負的，充滿渴望的（wanting to be successful）

9.poseur

英 [ˈpəʊzə] 美 [ˈpoʊzər]

n. 裝模作樣的人，裝腔作勢的人（poser）

10.misnomer

英 [ˌmɪsˈnəʊmə] 美 [ˌmɪsˈnoʊmər]

n. 誤用，用詞不當（if you say that a word or name is a misnomer, you mean that it describes something incorrectly.）

拓展:

Herbal "tea" is something of a misnomer because these drinks contain no tea at all.

花草"茶"是個誤稱，因為這類飲料裡根本不含茶。

11.farming out work to somebody

把活兒外包給某個人（if you farm out something that is your responsibility, you send it to other people for them to deal with or look after.）

拓展:

近義詞：outsource

Scores of U.S. companies farm out software development.

=Scores of U.S. companies outsource software development.

許多美國公司外包軟件開發。

12.pitch

英 [pɪtʃ] 美 [pɪtʃ]

v. 推銷

拓展:

I'll pitch my idea to him.

我會向他推銷我的想法。

I want to pitch this program.

我想要兜售一下這個項目。

13.foolproof

英 [ˈfuːlpruːf] 美 [ˈfuːlpruːf]

adj. 萬無一失的，傻瓜都會用的

拓展:

waterproof adj. 防水的

bulletproof adj. 防彈的

14.put in

投入

拓展:

Jordan said, "I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come."

喬丹說："我堅信如果你真心付出過，總會有收獲的。"

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