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NOKIA CUTS A FURTHER 1,700 JOBS AS DEMAND FALLS

Nokia, the world’s leading cellphone maker, announced Tuesday
that it was cutting 1,700 further jobs globally due to falling
demand.

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・further[adv., adj., verb]
⇒ more; additional

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TOYOTA APPLIES FOR GOVERNMENT LOAN

Toyota Motor Corp is seeking a loan backed by the Japanese
government to help its finance arm cut funding costs as the
global crisis tightens access to credit, a company official
said.

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・apply[verb]
⇒to make a formal request, usually in writing, for sth such as a job, a place at college, university, etc.

・tighten[verb]
⇒to make sth become stricter

・credit[noun, verb]
⇒money that you borrow from a bank

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CAN ‘SLUMDOG’ HELP BOLLYWOOD IN U.S. MARKET?

“Slumdog Millionaire” took home eight Oscars on Sunday night.
The film is a celebration of India — from the slums to the Taj
Mahal — that pays homage to India’s movie industry by
incorporating many its norms. So, is it time for Bollywood to
try to crack America?

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・slum[noun, verb]
an area of a city that is very poor and where the houses are dirty and in bad condition

・homage[noun]
something that is said or done to show respect for sb

・incorporate[verb]
to include sth so that it forms a part of sth

・norm[noun]
standards of behaviour that are typical of or accepted within a particular group or society

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MICROSOFT READIES SMARTPHONE ASSAULT ON APPLE

Software giant launches online marketplace like Apple’s and new
version of mobile operating system

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・assault [noun, verb]
1.to attack sb violently, especially when this is a crime
⇒2.to affect your senses in a way that is very unpleasant or uncomfortable

・launch[verb, noun]
⇒1 to start an activity, especially an organized one
2 to make a product available to the public for the first time

・marketplace [noun]
⇒the activity of competing with other companies
to buy and sell goods, services, etc

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NISSAN PLANS TO CUT 20,000 JOBS

Nissan, Japan’s third-largest automaker, announces a series of
steps to deal with the economic downturn, including slashing its
workforce by 20,000.

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・downturn[noun]
a fall in the amount of business that is done;
a time when the economy becomes weaker

・slash[verb, noun]
1.to make a long cut with a sharp object, especially in a violent way
⇒2.to reduce sth by a large amount

・workforce[noun]
⇒1.all the people who work for a particular company, organization, etc.
2.all the people in a country or an area who are available for work


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