CNN Marketplace 2006-02-25

Michelle Wright: No decision from a judge which will decide if your BlackBerry goes just black.

Michelle Wright: BlackBerry users you can breathe or email a sigh of relief, but now a Virginia judge is taking more time to decide whether to shut down the BlackBerry email devices in a patent dispute case. But Judge James Spencer did take makers¹ of the BlackBerry to task, saying there's no escaping the fact that a jury ruled against them years ago. He also marched the company's argument, saying they made it sound as if Western civilization would crumble² if the small handheld devices were shut off.

M. Gardner: M. Gardner, CNN, Richmond, Virginia.

Michelle Wright: Tax preparer H&R Block admit / they underestimated their own income tax rates in previous quarters, which means they now owe about 32 million in back taxes.

"They have to restate earnings⁴ going all the way back to 2004. Now, here's the thing, if you are H&R Block, and you think you might owe 20 million, just pay 30 million - overpay, and you can apply to the next year, which is what a lot of people do, I mean, if you ever not wanna make a mistake, this is a company that doesn't wanna. "

Michelle Wright: CNN's Andy Serwer.

Michelle Wright: As the president continues his push for new energy initiatives, Energy Secretary Sam Bodman says, we need to start looking at ethanol to soon become the main alternative fuel for our vehicles.

Sam Bodman : Ethanol alcohol is produced in significant quantities today in the mid-west from corn. At the research program that the president has proposed , they will call for the use of other agricultural waste materials that can be converted into ethanol in a new process that we are working on.

Michelle Wright:The president has set a national goal of replacing more than 75% of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025. Meanwhile, crude oil futures⁵ soared more than $2 a barrel on Wall Street today, after news of a suicide bomb attack in Saudi Arabia, which triggered worries about supply from the world's top crude producer.

Michelle Wright: And Ted³ Turner is leaving the board at Time Warner after its next meeting. Time Warner is CNN's parent company. With CNN Radio Marketplace, I'm Michelle Wright.



WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
Ted Turner ：CNN founder
H&R Block: the nation's largest tax preparer，美国最大的报税服务商，
ethanol :another name for alcohol
Black Berry（黑莓）:The Black Berry is a communications device developed by Research in Motion (RIM), with voice, internet (email, web browsing⁶, etc...) and application capabilities⁷. It is particularly famous for its superb email features and support

1 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 crumble   

vi.碎裂，崩溃；vt.弄碎，摧毁

参考例句：

• Opposition more or less crumbled away.反对势力差不多都瓦解了。
• Even if the seas go dry and rocks crumble,my will will remain firm.纵然海枯石烂，意志永不动摇。

3 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

4 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

5 futures   

n.期货，期货交易

参考例句：

• He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。
• Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。

6 browsing   

v.吃草( browse的现在分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息

参考例句：

• He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓