日本东芝电子公司原本主打的是另一种高清晰度的影片规格“HD - DVD”，不过去年战败而退出，宣布放弃制造或研发任何HD - DVD规格的产品。

The Japanese electronics maker had backed another high-definition video format, the HD-DVD, but seceded defeat last year, saying it will give up making or developing HD-DVD products.

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汽车因马路上站着一大群人而开不过去。

Because of the large crowd in the street the car was unable to pass.

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You said, you didn't call us up when we weren't paying any dividend and now we're still paying more than we used to, why all this alarm?

过去不分红的时候,你们什么都没说,而现在我们的分红比过去还多,你们紧张什么

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Why do we care more about future non-existence ? than past non-existence?

为什么我们更在乎未来不存在的事,而不是更在乎过去不存在的事？

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