赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第18期:加拿大轮胎一点也不逊

(GENEVA,Reuters) Canadian Tire Corporation lost a battle for a web page called crappytire.com.

(路透社日内瓦电)加拿大轮胎公司在争取crappytire.com这个网页的争夺战中打了败仗。

A judge said Canadian Tire could not claim rights to the expression "Crappy Tire" because "Canadian" and "Crappy" do not have the same meaning.

一位法官表示，“加拿大轮胎”不得拥有“逊轮胎”这个说法的所有权，因为“加拿大的”与“逊的”这两个词的意思不一样。

The Canadian company had argued it was known locally as "Crappy Tire."

这家加拿大公司争辩，该公司一直以“Crappy Tire”闻名于当地。

This slang expression was reportedly derived from Canadian Tire trademarks.

根据报道，这个俚语的由来乃是源自于加拿大轮胎的商标。