《金融时报》财经英语阅读【中英对照】_商贸英语

《金融时报》财经英语阅读【中英对照】

文章来源：文章作者：发布时间：2007-06-08 02:31 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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2007年1月4日美国家得宝CEO被迫辞职

鲍勃o纳尔代利(Bob Nardelli)昨日辞去家得宝(Home Depot¹)董事长兼首席执行官职务，标志着股东维权人士的胜利。在全球最大家居连锁店家得宝股价暴跌时，纳尔代利的薪酬却不断大幅提升，股东维权人士为此不断向他施加压力。

Bob Nardelli resigned as chairman and chief executive of Home Depot yesterday, delivering victory to shareholder² activists³ who hounded him for accepting hefty pay increases while the share price of the world's biggest home improvement chain slumped⁴.

自去年在家得宝年会上与投资者发生激烈对抗以来，纳尔代利一直身陷困境。他曾受通用电气(General Electric)前首席执行官杰克o韦尔奇(Jack⁵ Welch)重用，以激进的管理风格而闻名。

Mr Nardelli, a former protégé of Jack Welch at General Electric known for his aggressive management style, had been in trouble since a stormy confrontation⁶ with investors⁷ at Home Depot's annual meeting last year.

尽管自纳尔代利2000年就任以来家得宝股价持续下滑，但他的薪酬在美国企业界仍属最高之列，股东对其中原因提出了质疑。

Shareholders⁸ questioned why Mr Nardelli continued to receive one of the biggest pay packages in corporate⁹ America despite persistent¹⁰ decline in the company's share price since his appointment in 2000.

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1 depot
n.仓库，储藏处；公共汽车站；火车站
参考例句：
The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。 They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。

2 shareholder
n.股东，股票持有人
参考例句：
The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。 A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。

3 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。 Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 slumped
大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )；沉重或突然地落下[倒下]
参考例句：
Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。 The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

5 jack
n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克
参考例句：
I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。 He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

6 confrontation
n.对抗，对峙，冲突
参考例句：
We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。 After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

7 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

8 shareholders
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。 the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

9 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。 His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

10 persistent
adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的
参考例句：
Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。 She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

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