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EarthLink Drops Philadelphia Wi-Fi
EarthLink is pulling the plug on its troubled wireless high-speed Internet network in Philadelphia, once touted as a model for how big cities should deploy Wi-Fi.

Microsoft walks away from Yahoo

Software giant Microsoft drops its three-month-old bid to buy internet firm Yahoo after the two sides fail to agree a price.

Microsoft Withdraws Its Bid for Yahoo

By MIGUEL HELFT and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN

Microsoft said it was abandoning its blockbuster bid to acquire Yahoo after the two companies could not agree on a price.

Spotlight

Chanel No. 5 Source

It's been 55 years since Marilyn Monroe, when asked what she wore in bed, replied, "Two drops of Chanel No. 5." Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel had commissioned a perfumer to come up with a fragrance that was unique, expensive, and a combination of synthetic scents. On this date in 1951, she introduced the resulting perfume to some of her friends, launching the iconic Chanel No. 5. The fragrance — an aldehydic floral — has topnotes of ylang-ylang and neroli, a second wave of jasmine and rose, and undercurrents of sandalwood and vanilla scents. Today, a bottle of Chanel No. 5 is sold almost every 30 seconds.

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"A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future."

dig・i・tal・is

━━ n. ジギタリス（の乾葉） ((強心剤)); ジギタリス製剤.

實驗證明無特效

The noun dropsy has one meaning:

Meaning #1: swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue

Synonyms: edema, oedema, hydrops

n. - 水腫, 積水

日本語 (Japanese) n. - 水症, 水腫

~ COURTS CONSUMPTION 二百年前的一幅漫畫

一腫脹男子向某瘦骨嶙峋女子求婚

所以此題應是雙關

水腫者向肺病者求婚

perfume Show phonetics

noun

1 [C or U] a liquid with a pleasant smell, usually made from oils taken from flowers or spices, which is often used on the skin:

What perfume are you wearing?

She adores French perfume.

2 [U] a pleasant natural smell:

The perfume of the roses filled the room.

perfume Show phonetics

verb [T]

In the evening, the flowers perfume the air.

perfumed Show phonetics

adjective

perfumed bath oil

expensively-perfumed women

per・fume

 

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━━ n. 芳香; 香水; 香料.
━━ vt.  〔詩〕 芳香で満たす; 香水をつける.
 per・fumed　━━ a. 香りのする; 香り［香料］のしみ込んだ.
 per・fum・er　━━ n. 香料商［製造者］.
per・fum・er・y　n. 香料, 香水; 香水製造［販売］業; 香水製造（所）.

abandon (STOP) Show phonetics
verb [T]
to stop doing an activity before you have finished it:
The match was abandoned at half-time because of the poor weather conditions.
They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.
The party has now abandoned its policy of unilateral disarmament.

abandonment Show phonetics
noun [U]

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blockbuster

(blŏk'bŭs'tər) 

n.

1. Something, such as a film or book, that sustains widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales.
2. A high-explosive bomb used for demolition purposes.
3. One that engages in the practice of blockbusting.

[Sense 3, from BLOCKBUSTING.]

blockbuster
noun [C] INFORMAL
a book or film that is very successful, especially because of its exciting contents:
a blockbuster movie/novel

deploy

verb [T]
1 to use something or someone, especially in an effective way:
The company is reconsidering the way in which it deploys its resources/staff.
My job doesn't really allow me fully to deploy my skills/talents.

2 to move soldiers or equipment to a place where they can be used when they are needed:
The decision has been made to deploy extra troops/more powerful weapons.

deployment
noun [U]
The Chief of Police ordered the deployment of 2 000 troops to try to stop the rioting.
the deployment of nuclear weapons

pull the plug
to do something which prevents an activity from continuing, especially to stop giving money:
If the viewing figures drop much further, the TV company will probably pull the plug on the whole series.