2011年1月20日 星期四

2011/1/17 You and Yours Listening Notes

C1: 為何在外交部發布突尼西亞旅遊警示後 仍有旅行社銷售該行程
(1) The Foreign office has adviced against 'all but essential travel' to the regions but some big travel companies are continuing to sell packages for as early as next weekend despite the political unrest there.
(2) switch the destination at the last minute
(3) to sign on the dotted line 在簽字處上簽名同意 (informal)
(4)contact the helpline 連絡服務專線
(5) be entitled to get the full refund  有權拿回全額退款
C2:  (1) For those of you who are owed money, a County Court Judgment in your favour still hasn’t brought things to a tidy conclusion.
(2) I tried to get my deposit back but to no avail 試著拿回押金但無效
C3: X-box and Kinect 更多X-box玩家反映新的體感遊戲(Kinect) 感應器配件導致舊的X-box 當機故障 (the Red Ring of Death)
(1) More Xbox owners report problems after attaching the new Kinect accessory to their console - a problem that Microsoft maintains is coincidental.
(2) disgruntled (a.) 不滿的
(3) Microsoft was quick to squash the theory that the Kinect was to blame.on
C4: Saving the NHS: 改革能拯救英國國民健保?
slim sth down: 精簡裁減
to sound a note of caution
C5: Cameras:
trade fair 商品展
photographic emporium 攝影專賣店 
C6: Social Media Marketing:
Advertisers have woken up to the potential of social media networks to promote their goods and services. The rewards for success are huge but getting it wrong risks a damaging brand backlash.
Being subtle is different from being devious. (詐欺的)
nudging people towards...將...引導到...
fingerpointing 指責
C7: Millions of hard-pressed (處於強大壓力的) families are being further squeezed by punishing (令人精疲力盡的) rises in food prices.

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