He was glad to get away with a mere five guineas and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.

使他高兴的是，只花了五个金币便得以脱身。把他这个珍贵的瓶子夹在腋下匆匆忙忙地跑掉了。

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Vodafone, the world's biggest mobile operator by revenue, signalled a retreat from its global ambitions and sold its Japanese arm to Softbank, a local wireline broadband operator, for $15.4 billion.

世界营收最大的移动电话运营商沃达丰，决意推出全球化的市场，把它在日本的业务以154亿美元的价格转让给一家本地宽带公司Softbank （20060316）。

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