Apple Computer has agreed to pay a $100 million settlement for a license to use technology patented by Creative Technology Limited, the world's second-largest maker of MP3 players after Apple. Creative sued Apple in May, claiming that Apple's iPod p

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 初级商务英语听力2006

Donating an Organ Christine: What is this sticker on your drivers license? Saul: This sticker? It indicates that Ive signed up for the organ donation program. If anything bad happens to me, I want my organs to go to recipients who need them. Christin

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Scraps of metal, broken glass, this is what it looks like in China when a company falls apart. Proview was once know for its LCDs, now it's famous for litigation. It's taken Apple to court here in China over the trademark of the word iPad. I spoke wi

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1. The man convicted of holding 3 women captive in his Cleveland house for more than a decade and raping them repeatedly has been sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years. Ariel Castrol was sentenced Thursday. He had pleaded guilty to 937 co

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1. Rescue workers in Turkey are desperately trying to reach hundreds miners trapped underground. Official say a fire and explosion have already killed more than 200 workers. 2. A federal judge has struck down an Idaho ban on gay marriage. She has ord

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US Shooting Case Puts Spotlight on Controversial Law Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman said he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in self-defense during a confrontation, after calling the police emergency line to report a suspicious person:

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(四月)

Egypt has imposed new media restrictions that will effectively put all live broadcasts, including television talk shows and news bulletins, under the control of state television. Several Egyptian private broadcast service providers said Wednesday the

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Long Conversations 1. Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.) A: Mark: ... I'm sorry, but I just can't sit here any longer and let this go on. This woman is romanticizing. Now, I can understand why she's doing it. I mean, she's

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The federal government has decided that its too expensive to print US passports in the US. Starting later this year, the government will send all passports to Thailand. A printing company in Thailand will print all US passports at a significant savin

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have the story this morning of a patent - a very, very lucrative patent. DAVID GREENE, HOST: It is for a tool called CRISPR. Sounds like a kitchen instrument, doesn't it? But it's actually a high-tech gene-editing tool. INSKEE

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The World Bank says regional trade barriers are blocking African countries from billions of dollars in potential earnings. It says its easier for those countries to trade with other parts of the world than with each other. The World Bank has released

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One of the co-founders of the Australian technology firm Atlassian says he doesnt expect the companys values or vision will change after its highly successful public listing in the United States. The software developer has seen its share price rocket

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UBS is forecasting that China's mutual fund assets will multiply fivefold to reach 7.5 trillion US dollars by 2025. The Swiss bank says the growth could generate 42 billion dollars a year for fund managers. A mutual fund collects money from many inve

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The Weekend - Christmas Chronicles A: I hate working on Christmas Eve! Whoa! Get a load of this guy! Come in central, I think weve got ourselves a situation here. B: License and registration please. Have you been drinking tonight, sir? A: I had one o

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Well, the Home Secretary John Reid has warned mini-motorbike riders that their machines or mini-motors could be confiscate d and crushed in a national crackdown. Offenders could also find themselves with points on their driving licenses even if they

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今天我们要学的词是rite of passage。 Rite of passage, 指人生进入新阶段的礼仪。A sweet 16 birthday is a rite of passage into adulthood for teenagers, 十六岁生日是青少年进入成年的标志。Getting a driver's license ha

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A board member of a Hong Kong travel agency has been detained for investigation after a mainland tourist died during a shopping dispute. It is reported that the travel agency and the tour group it organized used fake documents. Dong Yaozhong, the Chi

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Cuban-Americans in Miami, Florida are collecting donations and aid supplies for people in Cuba who have been affected by Hurricane Ike and other recent storms. VOA's Brian Wagner reports that community leaders are asking U.S. and Cuban officials to

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I was having a great day until I saw the police car behind me with its loud siren and lights flashing. I pulled off the road and waited for the officer to approach my car. Officer: May I see your drivers license, proof of insurance, and car registrat

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娱乐之都--成都街头卖艺也需持证上岗 Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- Today keeps you informed and inspired. I'm Wuyou Coming up: --Seniors bring a daytime beat to the Beijing KTV --Startups in China are hiri

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