Notes：
plagiarism：盗用，剽窃;
academia: 学究的な世界;
be thrown out of a course :授業に落第する，不合格になる;
exclude …を追放する;
offender : 犯罪者，違反者;
rename: …に新しい名前を付ける;
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Plagiarism is a major problem in academia and there are many computer programmes available to teachers to check students’ work. Anyone caught plagiarising can be thrown out of a course and excluded from a university. One of the most recent famous offenders has been the German Defence Minister – Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg – who was found to have copied a large part of his Doctoral Thesis from the Internet. He has now been renamed “Baron zu Googleberg” – the minister for cut and paste. (by Prof. Simon Smith)
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Notes：
expansion 拡張，拡大;
dominate: ～を支配する;
standard 基準，水準;
utility bill ガス電気水道代;
win over 勝利を得る;

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Four big Japanese convenience store companies are planning expansion into China. Even though China has its own convenience stores, such as Kedi, there is no one real dominating brand name that the Chinese can identify with. This is partly because China has many local and privately run stores already. In China, big convenience stores are seen as fashionable and also linked to better standards of service over the small local shops. Other benefits include the ability to pay utility bills and make payments with electronic cards. All these factors appear to be winning over the market in China. (by Prof.Simon Smith)
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