[B] Its rivals would perhaps do better to concentrate their energies on forming alliances that could help to keep Microsoft in check.
[C]About 12,500 schools--many of which are among the nation's poorest--would be eligible to receive software from Microsoft under the proposal.
[D] Another judge supervising the class-action suits has questioned Microsoft's plan to settle all of the cases by donating $1 billion to poor schools.
[E] As if to underline this new approach, Microsoft recently announced that William Neukom, its long- serving general counsel, will soon be replaced by Brad Smith, his more convivial deputy.
[F] Their suggested remedies do more than just plug the loopholes in the main settlement and provide for tougher enforcement. They would take back much of what Microsoft has won by abusing its monopoly power.
[G] The judge's remarks suggest that Microsoft will have to pay cash in full if it wants him to approve the agreement.
Part C
Directions:
Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10points)
Has a possible terrorist target in Maine become any less easy to hit?
WISCASSET prides itself on being "the prettiest village in Maine". Six miles from the centre of town, just around a bend in Birch Point Road, the dome of Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Station looms into view. Maine Yankee was once a welcome asset. It contributed $12m a year to Wiscasset in property taxes alone, cutting everybody else's bills by 90%. (46)
But in 1997 the plant was decommissioned, 11 years before the projected end of its useful life. Some 3,300 "maintenance infractions" were reported, 300 of which were deemed hazardous to public safety.