NETFLIX SUBSCRIBERS TOP 200 MIL.ネットフリックス 会員数２億人超え

Netflix says its subscriber list has topped 200 million for the first time.
The U.S. streaming service provider picked up 8 and a half million new users in the last three months of 2020.
As people stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, more and more of them are signing up for the service to fill their time.
The company says it took in over 6.6 billion dollars in revenue in the October-to-December period, up 21 percent from the year before. But net profits dropped over seven percent to 542 million dollars.
Looking ahead, the company predicts membership will expand by another 6 million in the current quarter through March.
That is despite some fierce competition in the entertainment streaming industry.

◆fill one's time　時間を過ごす、時間をつぶす  

◆fierce 　激しい     done with a lot of energy and strong feelings, and sometimes violence . 

 

Daily Vocabulary(2021/02/10）

26681.gig economy(インターネットを通じて「単発の仕事」を個人で請け負う働き方や、そのワークスタイルを基盤とした経済形態のこと）
A big reason for the increasing interest in financial education is concern about the huge rise in student debt, as well as the growing shift to the gig economy. 
26682.in an ideal world(完璧な世界では、理想的な世界であれば）

In an ideal world, children would be taught basic financial concepts by their parents. 
26683.devil's advocate(あえて反対意見を述べる）someone who pretends to disagree with you in order to have a good discussion about something
Let me play devil's advocate for a moment. 
26684.shave a firm grasp of(~をしっかり把握している） to experience physical or mental pain
I They need to have a firm grasp of that kind of thing.
26685.ebe upfront with (~に正直に話す） extremely tired
Parents should be upfront with children when it comes to thing like buying a house or car..


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