As shocking as this utter failure may be to the nearly 1 billion faithful Facebook users around the world, it's no surprise to anyone who read the initial public offering (IPO) prospectus.

对于全球近10亿忠实的 Facebook 用户来说，这个彻底失败可能令人震惊，但对于看过首次公开募股（IPO）招股说明书的人来说，这没有什么可惊讶的。

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Perhaps the inability to “control” a page is a limitation, a bug of the web. When we come from the WYSIWYG world, our initial instinct is to think so.

不能控制网页看似一种局限，或缺陷，而来自 WYSIWYG 世界的我们初期都有这种想法，我承认最初我也这样想。

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It doesn't have the philosophical subtleties of prime cause, or the theological finery of Creator; it is merely a handy way to talk about the necessary initial conditions to run a world.

它既没有哲学上的初始起源的微妙之处，也没有神学上造物主的华丽服饰；它不过是探讨运行一个世界所必需的初始条件的一种方便途径。

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Initial reaction in the Arab world among leaders and the public at large has been overwhelmingly positive to the news that President Obama is the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

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Within 20 degrees of separation from you initial smile to the three people, the entire world will be smiling.

只需要20度的分隔,从你用笑容感染三个人开始，全世界就会笑起来。

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The tech titan, the most valuable company in the world, made an initial offer to the label of about 6 cents per 100 songs streamed, sources said.

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True, Agricultural Bank achieved the world's largest initial public offering just last month, and on August 18th China Everbright Bank, another lender, enjoyed a strong debut in Shanghai.

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Those countries pushed into recession by weaker American demand will, in turn, buy less from both the United States and the rest of the world, magnifying the initial effect.

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