赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第18期:加拿大轮胎一点也不逊

 (GENEVA,Reuters) Canadian Tire Corporation lost a battle for a web page called crappytire.com.

（路透社日内瓦电）加拿大轮胎公司在争取crappytire.com这个网页的争夺战中打了败仗。

A judge said Canadian Tire could not claim rights to the expression "Crappy Tire" because "Canadian" and "Crappy" do not have the same meaning.

一位法官表示，“加拿大轮胎”不得拥有“逊轮胎”这个说法的所有权，因为“加拿大的”与“逊的”这两个词的意思不一样。

The Canadian company had argued it was known locally as "Crappy Tire."

这家加拿大公司争辩，该公司一直以“Crappy Tire”闻名于当地。

This slang expression was reportedly derived¹ from Canadian Tire trademarks².

根据报道，这个俚语的由来乃是源自于加拿大轮胎的商标。

1 derived   

vi.起源；由来；衍生；导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 )；（从…中）得到获得；源于；（从…中）提取

参考例句：

• Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 trademarks   

n.（注册）商标( trademark的名词复数 )；（人的行为或衣着的）特征，标记

参考例句：

• Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of ibuprofen tablets. Nuprin和Motrin均是布洛芬的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many goods in China have the trademarks of a panda. 中国的许多商品都带有熊猫的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》