1·Peter Klein, Microsoft's chief financial officer, had been hearing the chatter and reached out to Durban in April.
当时微软的财务总监彼得·克莱因也对Skype的成就多有耳闻，于是在今年四月与德班进行了接洽。微软的手机软件业务还处在襁褓阶段，正是四处物色强援的时候。
2·Starting on Monday, when the 17th climate change conference opens in Durban, Africa has the opportunity to remind the rest of us why inaction is not an option.
周一开始，也就是17届全球气候变化会议在德班（南非东部港市）召开时，非洲有了告诫我们其余国家必须开始采取行动的机会。
3·Durban, which is also a port city, is the busiest port in Africa.
德班是一个港口城市，并且是非洲最繁忙的港口。
4·The last was the 2000 Durban Declaration, which reaffirmed that H.I.V. was the cause of AIDS.
上一次是2000年的德班宣言，它再次强调H . I.V .是艾滋病的根本原因。
5·In Durban, delegates from across the globe have gathered in a bid to revitalise international agreements to curb carbon emissions and global warming.
在德班，全世界各地的代表正聚集一堂重新激活为了减少碳排放和全球气候变暖的国际协定而博弈。