The NBA (National Basketball Association) is the professional body that controls basketball in the U.S.A. and Canada. It consists of 30 franchised teams, of which 29 are in the U.S. and one is in Canada. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America and changed its name three years later. The NBA isnow a multi-billion-dollar business and has spread its appeal to an international audience. Many players from outside North America play in it, helping basketball become more popular. Among recent players is Yao Ming, who has increased basketball’s fan base in his native China. The 2009–10 season had a record 83 international players. This internationalization means the NBA is televised in over 200 countries.
NBA(美国及加拿大职业篮球联盟)是一家掌控美国和加拿大篮球赛事的专业联盟组织。该联盟由30只篮球队组成，有29只在美国，1只在加拿大。1946年建立了全美篮球协会，并在3年之后更名。如今，NBA已经成为了价值几十亿美金的活动，并吸引了全球的篮球迷。许多非北美洲球员在NBA效力，他们让篮球的知名度变得更加广泛。其中有姚明，他增加了许多中国篮球迷。2009–10的NBA赛季创造了83名国际球员的记录。NBA的国际化让NBA在全球200多个国家进行电视转播。
MTV is perhaps the most famous music video TV channel in the world. It started life as Music Television onAugust 1, 1981. The first words spoken on the channel were, "ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll". The first music video shown on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. MTV became well known for its video of Apollo 11 moon landing with the U.S.A. flag having a picture of MTVs logo on it. The channel has changed a lot and no longer plays just music. It now broadcasts many different programmes, including reality television shows. In addition to TV shows, MTV has a long history of community, social and political activism, which it promotes through its https://think.mtv.com/ website. It encourages people to fight for their rights.
音乐电视或许是全球最知名的音乐电视网。1981年8月1日开启了它音乐电视的历史。这一频道所发出的第一个声音是：“女士们先生们，让我们摇滚起来。”MTV播出的第一支音乐录像带是Buggles的《Video Killed the Radio Star》。美国阿波罗11号登月时与美国国旗的录像中显示了MTV的标志，而这也让MTV家喻戶晓。MTV进行了许多变革，他们也不再仅仅播放音乐。如今，MTV还播放许多不同种类的节目，包括电视真人秀。除了电视节目，MTV也参与了许多社区、社会和政治活动，并在https://think.mtv.com/网站中造势。这些活动鼓励人们维护自己的权利。
Motorola is a manufacturer of wireless mobile phones, two-way radios, microprocessors and wireless networkinfrastructure equipment. Its website says: “Motorola is a global communications leader powered by a passion to invent and an unceasing commitment to advancing the way the world connects.” The company was founded in 1928 by Paul Galvin under the name Galvin Manufacturing Corporation. Its first product was a batterycomponent for radios. Galvin bought the name ‘Motorola’ in 1930. The company says: “For more than 80 years, our communication solutions have allowed people, businesses and governments to be more connected and more mobile.” In 1969, Neil Armstrong spoke his famous words "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" from the Moon on a Motorola radio.
摩托罗拉是一家生产手机、收发两用无线电设备、微处理器以及无线网络基础设备的制造商。其官网称：“摩托罗拉是全球通讯的领导企业，我们秉承着对创新的热情，并矢志不渝的走在全球通讯的最前沿。”1928年，保罗·加尔文创办了加尔文制造公司。该公司生成的第一件产品是收音机的电池组件。1930年，加尔文购买下了“摩托罗拉”品牌。公司称：“80多年以来，我们对于通讯的解决办法就是让老百姓、商人以及政府官员的联系变得更加紧密，增加流动性。”1969年，尼尔·阿姆斯特朗说出了著名的言论“我的一小步，人类的一大步”而这句名言就是通过月球上的摩托罗拉通讯设备传递的。
