美国烟草公司又遭集体诉讼
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：初级商务英语听力2006
英语课
A US judge has given approval for a class action suit by American cigarette smokers 1 against several tobacco companies for deceptive 2 advertising 3. The suit, which seeks damages of up to $200 billion, claims that advertising for cigarettes sold as "light" versions of the popular brands suggests that they cause less health damage, which is not true. By grouping their legal action together in a class action suit, the smokers do not have to individually prove that the advertising misled them and that their health suffered as a result. Stock prices for tobacco companies such as Philip Morris dropped upon the news, and Philip Morris parent company the Altria Group postponed 4 their plans to spin off their Kraft Foods company into a separate unit.
吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )
- Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
- Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。
adj.骗人的，造成假象的，靠不住的
- His appearance was deceptive.他的外表带有欺骗性。
- The storyline is deceptively simple.故事情节看似简单，其实不然。
n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的
- Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
- The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。