2011/2/3 You and Yours Listening Notes

C1: The Advocate-General who advises the European Court has said that pubs cannot be stopped from screening live matches with foreign satellite signals and decoders. (解碼器)

(1) have legal weight
(2) serve sb. well 對..大有幫助
(3) have a stranglehold on sth. 壟斷 = have an absolute monopoly
C2:

Many schools have decided to opt out of the service which provides a top up of the school permanent library, or in some cases, where there is no school library at all.

C3: The authorities in Beijing have introduced a lottery for registration plates in a bid to ease congestion on the roads. This has had a catastrophic effect on the second hand car market.

C4: The author of a new book, 'A Guide to Non-Cash Reward,' Michael explores how to incentivise staff using other means than cash and how that results in better customer service.

source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y2f22#p00dvhc5