Amy Bainbridge reported this story on Friday, July 5, 2013 18:26:00
PETER LLOYD:Statement analysis
The consumer watchdog is taking one of Australia's biggest online deal sites to court.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission believes the website Scoopon, has been misleading consumers and the businesses they deal with. (Amy, 2013)
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- The consumer watchdog is taking one of Australia's biggest online deal sites to court.
- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission believes the website Scoopon,
- has been misleading consumers and the businesses they deal with.
Word vocabulary - English
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watchdog
1. a guard dog.
2. a person or organization that monitors and publicizes the behavior of others (individuals, corporations, governments) to discover undesirable activity.
deal/diːl/-iːl
archaic general sense An act of dealing or sharing.
A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction.
competition/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən//ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/
uncountable The action of competing.
countable A contest for a prize or award.
commission/kəˈmɪʃən/-ɪʃən
A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function
mislead/ˈmɪsliːd/
literally To lead astray, in a false direction.
To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
To deceptively trick into something wrong.
Word vocabulary - Japanese
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deal
díːl
【1-名-1】取引、取り決め、契約、協定
【1-名-2】〈話〉掘り出し物、バーゲン品◆通例複数形の deals
【1-名-3】（経済または社会の）政策◆通例 Deal
【1-名-4】裏［不正］取引、秘密協定
【1-名-5】〈話〉もてなし、待遇
【1-名-6】《トランプ》ディール、（札を）配ること、（配られた）手札、（札を配る）順番
【1-名-7】（不特定の）量、程度◆【用法】good や great などの語が前に来ることが多い。
【＠】デール、ディール、【変化】《動》deals | dealing | dealt
mislead
【他動】～を誤り導く、欺く、悪事に誘いこむ、誤った方向に導く、～に事実と異なる説明をする
【＠】ミスリード、【変化】《動》misleads | misleading | misled、【分節】mis・lead
Reference
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Amy, B. (2013). ACCC targets daily deal website Scoopon. Available: http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2013/s3797079.htm Last accessed 6th Jul 2013.
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