Bahasa Inggris Edisi 06 Februari 2009

I remember the first big spike in traffic we received at the online publication I edited at the time.


the first big spike = halangan yang pertama
spike>>paku besar, in that sentence, "spike" mean to "halangan besar". (consider "paku besar" as "halangan besar" or "big problem" or "big obstacle")

spike = (kb) paku besar/menghentikan

at the time = pada waktu itu juga
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That’s why headlines, for example, not only tell the story but often do so in an intriguing, thought-provoking way.


intriguing = (ks) yang membangkitkan minat
meanwhile word "intrigue" has several meaning, such as:
*(kb) tipu daya/intrik
*(kkt) menggugah rasa ingin tahu

thought-provoking = pemikiran yang memprovokasi/memunculkan perdebatan
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It’s also why some stories are chosen over others...


be chosen over others = dipilih diantara yang lainnya

over others = diantara yang lainnya
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It’s why (I think wrongly) the online newspaper I worked for several years ago followed the antics of Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan like a drooling fan.


that sentence a little bit difficult to understand. Would be nice if it separated by per words easy one, something like this below:

it's why - (I think wrongly) - the online newspaper I worked for several years ago - followed the antics of britney spears and lindsay lohan - like - a drooling fan

a drooling fan = penggemar yang sampai mengeluarkan air liur/penggemar mania

drool = (kb) air liur; (kkt) mengeluarkan air liur
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Back in 2000 we published a story about a survey – which was spurious at best,...


which was spurious at best = [yang mana] yang terbaik untuk dipalsukan

spurious = (ks) palsu
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our click-through rate on that day plummeted. After all, ...


plummet = (kki) jatuh terjerembab/jatuh terjungkir
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...and therefore delighted to cover the antics of Britney and Lindsay – I was wary.


delighted >> delight = (kb/kkt/kki) senang

wary = (kb) waspada/hati-hati/awas

meanwhile, word "warily" >> (kk) dengan berhati-hati
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Instead of traffic for the sake of traffic, I like to think of “the right kind of traffic”...


sake = (kb) demi/untuk/kepentingan
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Avoid going off-topic, even if you know that topic might get you on Digg.


off-topic = keluar dari topik
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Ps: sentences were taken from http://feeds.copyblogger.com/~r/Copyblogger/~3/pfOUE9Le3mg/

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