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“春运”词汇
10-03-24 high-speed rail network 高速铁路专线网 bullet train 动车 ticket office/booking office 售票处 station hall 候车大厅 ticket inspector 检票员 platform ticket 站台票 dining car 餐车 sleeping car 卧车 ticket-collector 收票员 passenger rail line 客运专线...
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想寻找刺激？试试绑架服务吧
10-02-27 法国一家名为终极现实的公司推出可以按客户要求定制的绑架服务，想要寻求刺激的客户只要花900欧元便可以有一次被绑体验。工作人员会出其不意将客户当街掳走，再五花大绑囚禁四个小时。如果觉得刺激还不够，还可以追加服务，定制逃跑或被直升飞机追赶的情节。该公司创始...
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文件共享者同样也是大额消费者
09-11-03 People who download music illegally also spend an average of 77 a year buying it legitimately, a survey has found. 一项调查发现，非法下载音乐的人平均一年也要花费77英镑合法购买音乐。 7 out of 10 illegal downloaders are 35 years old or under. Those wh...
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Xbox与Sky播放器合作被延迟
09-10-28 It was supposed to run like clockwork. The launch of a new service that would give XBox Live users access to dozens of live Sky channels and on-demand TV shows. 一项新服务可以使Xbox Live用户进入许多Sky现场频道和立即响应式电视节目，这本应该如期发行但...
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Sky offers digital music service Sky发布数字音乐服务
09-10-13 Satellite broadcaster Sky is to launch an online music service as it goes head to head with Apple's iTunes. 卫星电视运营商Sky将要发布一项在线音乐服务，与苹果的iTunes齐头并进。 Sky Songs will launch on 19 October Sky Songs will offer customers access...
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Napster offers cut-price service 纳普斯特提供廉价音乐下载服
09-10-09 Napster has relaunched its service, offering unlimited music streaming plus five MP3 downloads for a 5 monthly fee. 纳普斯特重新发布服务，可提供5英镑的包月无限量mp3下载服务。 Napster first made its name offering free downloads A similar deal sprung...
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Expensive Advice 昂贵的建议
09-09-29 The doctor finally reached his table at a dinner, after breaking away from a woman who sought advice on a health problem. Do you think I should send her a bill? the doctor asked a lawyer who sat next to him. Why not? the lawyer replied. You rendered...
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Chicago shuts down to save money 芝加哥关闭基础设施为省钱
09-08-18 Public services in the US city of Chicago have been shut down for a day in an attempt to deal with a $300m (184m) budget deficit. 芝加哥城市公用服务设施关闭一天以试图解决3000万美元的财政赤字。 State workers will not be paid on the Reduced Service da...
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Humans central in Spinvox patents人工服务申请专利
09-07-30 The voicemail-to-text service Spinvox has applied for two patents which describe the service as being operated by humans, the BBC has learned. BBC了解到，语音信箱-文本转换服务商Spinvox已经申请两项专利，称此项服务为人工操作。 A Spinvox customer claim...
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South Africa discontent spreads 更多南非居民不满现状
09-07-23 Violence in South Africa's townships has spread as residents protest about what they say is a lack of basic services, such as water and housing. 南非镇区的暴力事件已经扩大到居民因缺乏诸如供水、房屋等基础服务的反抗。 Police have fired rubber bullets...
