【小龟乐游记】007之血石（15）

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Businessman 1:...The company had sales of eight-point four million Euros last year....The owner - a British industrialist¹ named Simon Porter - has developed a proprietary² solar panel technology,using a new kind of monocrystalline silicon³ wafer....enhanced with copper⁴ indium diselenide to bring the cost of electricity down to less than one Euro per kilowatt⁵ hour.

Nicole:__(1)__.Have we inquired whether there's a market - for this technology?

Bussinessman 2:Our contacts in North Korea have already said they'd pay handsomely for it.

Nicole:And Mister Porter - he lives in London?

Businessman 2:Yes.But you should be aware that the Ministry⁶ of Defense⁷ has expressed interest in the company - which could bring MI6 into it,if we go ahead with Porter as our next target.

Nicole:____(2)____.But I don't think MI6 is going to be a problem anymore - Yes?

Secretary:This just came for you.

Nicole:Thank you.So then - we're all agreed that he's our next target?

Businessman 1:What is it? Is something wrong?

Nicole:No.Nothing.I have to leave.The meeting is _(3)_.

 

1 industrialist   

n.工业家，实业家

参考例句：

• The industrialist's son was kidnapped.这名实业家的儿子被绑架了。
• Mr.Smith was a wealthy industrialist,but he was not satisfied with life.史密斯先生是位富有的企业家，可他对生活感到不满意。

2 proprietary   

n.所有权，所有的；独占的；业主

参考例句：

• We had to take action to protect the proprietary technology.我们必须采取措施保护专利技术。
• Proprietary right is the foundation of jus rerem.所有权是物权法之根基。

3 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

4 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

5 kilowatt   

n.千瓦

参考例句：

• They pay thirty fen per kilowatt hour.他们每度电付三角钱。
• The watt is a small unit of power so that we use the kilowatt instead.瓦特是小功率的单位，因此我们用千瓦代之。

6 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。