But as soon as Apple introduced an alternative to the iPhone — the iPod Touch — Apple dropped the price by one-third.

而一旦苹果推出iPhone的替代产品——iPod Touch——苹果就降价了三分之一。

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Chubu Electric, Japan's third biggest utility, will receive an emergency loan to purchase alternative sources of power, as the country continues to face a shortage.

日本第三大电力公司中部电力公司将收到一笔紧急贷款用于购买替代性能源，目前日本面临持续的电力短缺问题。

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Nottingham is named as the best destination for students in the Virgin 2003 Alternative Guide to British Universities - beating 2001 winner Sheffield into third place, and Leeds into second.

BBC: Nottingham University gets top marks

The firm said the option of a third turbine could still be taken up and that the two-turbine option was being offered as an alternative to the council.

BBC: Honda plant wind turbine protesters 'will fight on'

While the original family-run roasters still prosper, and most of Australia remains content with a simple latte or short black (perfectly made, of course), the cities are now in the grip of coffee's third wave: single origin beans, premium small batch roasts, terroir and alternative brewing methods such as the Clover syphon, filter and cold drip.

BBC: Caffeination: Australia's coffee culture