英闻天下——57 Google Forced to Change Practices over Probe

 　　Google has agreed to make some changes to its business practices as a result of a 20-month investigation¹ by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

 

　　The FTC accused the search giant of "unfair conduct" in the use of its Motorola patents and ordered it to allow others to license² them.

 

　　Google has agreed to allow advertisers to copy ad campaign data to other search engines among other advertising³ practices.

 

　　But the FTC found no evidence that Google had skewed search results to damage competitors.

 

　　FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz described the commission's resolution as a relief.

 

　　"Today's action delivers more relief for American consumers faster than any other option available to the Commission and protects competition and consumers in a number of crucial markets central to the daily lives of hundreds of millions of American consumers and businesses."

 

　　Alongside the FTC investigation, Google is still under scrutiny⁴ from the European Union for similar charges.

 

　　If found guilty of breaching⁵ EU anti-trust rules, Google would face a fine of up to 4 bln dollars.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

3 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

4 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

5 breaching   

攻破( breach的过去式 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
• Third, an agency can abuse its discretion by breaching certain principles of judge-made law. 第三，行政机关会因违反某些法官制定的法律原则而构成滥用自由裁量权。