The contracts became major news in South Korea in September when mounting losses related to them forced some midsized companies, including a maker of parts for flat-panel TVs, into bankruptcy.

这些期权9月份时曾一度成了韩国的重大新闻事件，当时与之有关的损失不断增大，迫使一些中型企业破产，其中包括一家平板电视机零部件生产商。

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News Reporter: is there a risk that your speech might fall flat if you end up the hero of a quest or journey story?

记者：如果你在故事结束时安排男主人公一个继续寻求或者继续旅行的结局是不是有把演讲搞砸的危险？

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The good news was that MPU prices finished the week flat, following three consecutive weeks of declines, ' according to VLSI.

好消息是在连续三周下滑后，MPU的价格在上周终于以回稳结束”。

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But the result is a surfeit of rather flat news stories and the book only really comes to life with the last two sections, perhaps because the follies of dotcom valuations and subprime loans seem so fresh in the memory.

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His rather presciently subtitled 2008 book Flat Earth News: An Award-Winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media is an excellent, compelling read.

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Stocks like Caterpillar and Alcoa were mostly flat on the news, as the Dow moved up above its closing level yesterday, gaining 0.6% to 11, 968.

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