夏说英语新闻晨读 第150期:初心不复

 本期内容：

WhatsApp, a popular messaging service, said it would relax its stance on privacy and start sharing its users’ phone numbers with Facebook, its parent. The change, which WhatsApp had vowed¹ not to make when the social-media giant bought it in 2014, is designed to allow more relevant advertisements and friend recommendations on Facebook.

词汇讲解：
Messaging service: 短讯服务商
Stance: 立场
Parent：母公司
Vow：宣誓

1 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。