中英對照讀新聞》A Chinese bank got a mysterious bill for $11 million after its CEO went missing 一家中國銀行在其執行長失蹤後收到一張1100萬美元的神秘帳單
2016年10月25日,中國企業家、華興資本創始人包凡在美國加州舉行的1場全球科技會議上發言。(彭博)
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A Chinese investment bank known for making some of the biggest deals in the country’s tech sector during its heyday has revealed it received a massive bill for 78 million yuan related to the disappearance of its star banker, Bao Fan.
一家以在其鼎盛時期於中國科技業做過若干最大交易而聞名的中國投資銀行透露,他們收到一筆7800萬人民幣、與其知名銀行家包凡的失蹤有關的巨額帳單。
The request for payment from unspecified Chinese authorities only deepens the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of Bao, who founded boutique investment bank China Renaissance in Beijing in 2005 and made it one of the top dealmakers for Chinese tech firms.
這筆來自未具體說明的中國當局的付款要求,只加深攸關包凡行蹤的謎團。包凡在2005年於北京創辦精品投資銀行華興資本,並使之成為中國科技公司的交易媒合者首選之一。
The opaque nature of Bao’s disappearance has sent shockwaves through the Chinese financial services and tech sectors, further denting business confidence during a marked economic slowdown.
包凡失蹤的隱晦本質已震撼中國金融服務與科技業,在中國經濟明顯放緩之際進一步損及企業信心。
新聞辭典
heyday:名詞,全盛時期,鼎盛時期。例句:She was the lead singer throughout her band’s heyday in the early eighties.(她在她的樂團於80年代初期鼎盛當紅之際一直是樂團主唱。)
dent:動詞,使產生凹痕;打擊損傷。例句: There are ways to reject a guy without denting his ego.(有很多方法可以拒絕男性追求又不傷及其自尊。)