CNN Marketplace 2006-06-13

A new survey shows you're not paying any more the gas pumped than you were three weeks ago.

Good news since late May. Motorists aren't paying any more for gas, but not paying any less either, according to the Lundberg Survey. Their gas price is still such a drag that motorists think that'll eventually affect the economy.

"It's not good, and people don’t like paying it, but yeah. I think we'll stay reasonably strong."

Others think there'll have to be a limit on how high gas prices can go.

There is enough public complaint about the price of things that they're gonna start doing something to bring the inflation down.

Gas prices still haven't come down in many areas despite increased supply, less demand and relatively¹ stable crude oil prices.

Ed McCarthy CNN.

Discover is launching a new card for small businesses today, which according to Discover Financial Services president and COO(chief operating officer), Roger Hochschild, says it's a largely ignored segment.

It's really a market that doesn't use credit cards that much, only about 35 percent small businesses have a credit card that they use in their business expenses.

Hochschild says this new card can help small businesses both expand and keep better track of their spending options.

Northwest and their Flight Attendants Union say they're going to resume negotiations² and hope to reaching a new contract by June 30th.Fight attendants rejected an offer from the airline last week, now the union has promised not to strike and the carrier says they won't impose new wages and benefits at least until the new deadline arrives.

And a new ringtone is setting your teenager's phone, which you may not even be able to hear.

Most schools ban the use of cellphones in class, but a ringtone with a very high frequency pitch is being downloaded into cellphones by teens. When that special tone rings on their phone, they know they have a new text message, the tone is audible to the younger ears, but because of something known as 'aging ears', most adults simply can't hear those tones. As we get older, we lose the ability to hear high pitch tones.

CNN's Dave Kirschner.With CNN Radio Marketplace, I'm Michelle Wright.

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pump:to make liquid or gas move into or out of something,especially by using a pump 用泵抽水.gas pump:Am E the machines at a gas station that the gas you put in your car comes out of 气泵
ringtone :a sequence of sounds and tones alerting you of an incoming call 铃声
high frequency pitch :高频音调

1 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

2 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。