也许过去的几年媒体业最强大的趋势是媒体越来越依赖按内容收订阅费这种方式，甚至比顾客的老龄化还要强大。

And perhaps the strongest trend in media in the past few years-stronger even than ageing-is the growing reliance on subscription as a means of paying for content.

youdao

工厂直接把产品送到消—费者手中的做法越来越普遍。

It is becoming increasingly common for products to be delivered direct from factory to consumer.

youdao

在科罗拉多州的博尔德就能发现关于智能电网的例证：本地电力机构Xcel能源公司的顾客越来越愤怒起来，因为他们需要向该公司支付大多数项目的成本费。

In Boulder, Colorado, the showcase for smart grids, customers of Xcel Energy, the local utility, are becoming increasingly cross because they will have to pay much of the project's costs.

youdao