英语听力 - 故友重逢

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[00:01.07]One laptop
[00:02.16]One good idea now worth around twenty-five million pounds
[00:06.31]Steve Pankhurst and his business partner run 'FriendsReunited' from one computer in a bedroom in Barnet
[00:12.96]The website
[00:13.65]Which brings together old school friends
[00:15.46]Has grown so quickly that it's attracting strong interest from potential buyers
[00:20.49]Selling a stake in the business would make Steve a multimillionaire overnight
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[00:25.64]Obviously money is one part of it
[00:27.47]I mean
[00:28.15]I personally would like to see the site remain in its current state and not become too commercial
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[00:39.14]Clare Greenway and Joanna Cartwright haven't been in touch since leaving school in the West Midlands
[00:44.58]Now they're two of the eight million registered users of 'FriendsReunited'
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[00:49.04]That makes it bigger than the Trades Union Movement or indeed all the political parties put together
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[00:55.50]So what might a big investor get for ploughing millions into 'FriendsReunited'
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[01:00.11]One thing's pretty clearthis is a business which profits from the power of love
[01:05.26]The most lucrative potential area seems to be the dating area and clearly we've already got examples from 'FriendsReunited'
[01:11.86]Which have successful marriages and other marriages broken up
[01:15.13]So that seems to be a major interest
[01:17.38]Julie Pankhurst
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[01:18.58]Married to one of the website's founders came up with the original idea for 'FriendsReunited' when she wanted to trace old friends
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[01:25.89]Like the Pankhursts' new baby
[01:27.59]The website's a jolly little thing growing rapidly
[01:30.95]Hywel Jones
[01:31.83]BBC News
[01:32.74]North London