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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly warned lawmakers and other officials about the rise of popular video app TikTok during trips to Washington, DC, last year.

At a private dinner at the White House in October, the tech executive apparently tried to convince President Donald Trump that the threat Chinese internet companies pose to American business should be a bigger concern than reining in Facebook.

语言点

reportedly adv. 据报道

warn sb. about sth. 提醒某人关于某事

(let sb. know sth.)

executive n. 高管，执行总监

(a manager in an organization or company who helps make important decisions)

· CEO(chief executive officer): 首席执行官

convince vt. 说服

(persuade sb to do sth)

pose threat to sb./sth.: 对某人/某事造成威胁

concern n. 担忧

rein in: 控制（美）

(control)

· rein back: 控制（英）

· rein n. 缰绳

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