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新奇事件簿(翻译+字幕+讲解+试题):巴宝莉公司
日期:2014-09-28 17:32

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Shareholders from the British fashion house Burberry are up in arms about a proposed pay package for its CEO. They rejected a resolution at the company's annual general meeting to provide newly-appointed CEO Christopher Bailey with a multi-million-dollar remuneration deal. The vote was 52.7 per cent against the resolution. Executives proposed to hand Mr Bailey a $12.3 million "golden hello", an annual salary of up to $17 million and shares worth up to $33 million by 2018. The share package has been called a "golden handcuffs" arrangement to stop him from joining a rival company in the next few years. He will also receive add-ons for pensions and performance bonuses.

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英国时尚商店巴宝莉的股东对于付给公司CEO薪资报酬的提议,感到很愤怒QT!yv5+Qo-IZ^S+Dy。他们在公司年会上反对支付CEO克里斯托弗.贝利数百万年薪的决定zzO2#u^Zk-YcZ;。反对这项决定的人数达52.7%ci8hE_Sv%Y。执行主管提议付给贝利先生1230万美元的高额薪资Sq+;1BRzzy6994qaq%8。年薪高达1700万美元,到2018年股份价值达到3300万美元6IcX|MI+j]&!*|+Y。这一股份包被称作“黄金手铐”手段,目的是阻止贝利在今后几年加入竞争对手的公司.f2|mgJu=U4。贝利还会享受额外的福利,以及绩效奖金uj5woA)j&OpEG6-bKdhS

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Burberry chairman Sir John Peace defended the package. He said he was "disappointed" and would talk to shareholders. He said: "I want to understand why they felt so strongly to vote against." He said the packages for Bailey and his predecessor Angela Ahrendts were to keep "world-class executives" at the company. Under Ms Ahrendts' guidance between 2006 and 2014, the company's sales increased to over $3.4 billion, and shares gained more than threefold to $12 billion. Peace pointed out that many companies around the world would be willing to pay Mr Bailey a lot more. He added that Bailey was "worth every penny". Bailey joined Burberry in 2001 as Design Director and became Creative Director in 2004.

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巴宝莉董事长庄贝斯支持这一薪资待遇[]tsf;0q2&KMfZl。他说自己感到很失望,并且会找股东进行谈话+w@jpBA5NbASsOkFF3;。他说,他想知道他们为什么会如此坚决地投反对票AwA4|+4!q@J*mvFsk%4。他说,公司给予贝利的薪资待遇,以及安吉拉.阿伦的茨前辈的薪资报酬,是为了将世界级的主管留在公司EC^qJ=8EVSk~~Sc3.1J。阿伦的茨女士在2006年至2014年之间在公司担任主管,在此期间,公司产品的销量增长至3400亿美元w5)VbkAjzL[AXkDak.。而且,公司份额翻三倍,高达120亿美元44t&ntuRiK6。皮斯指出,世界上的许多公司都想要付给贝利先生更高的薪酬*Qhy33T%HnZlgc。他还说,付给贝利高额薪资是非常值得的^etq*Y2-Hq(。2001年,巴宝莉公司聘用贝利做设计总监,而后在2004年,成为公司的创意总监5M.v5|OY7zuN1tQ06OL

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重点讲解

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1.be up in arms满腔怒火;大动肝火
On the right, people who want to bring democracy to other countries would be up in arms at the suggestion that another country try to institute change in the US.
另一方面,那些想把民主带给世界其他国家人民的美国人们,可能会因为别的国家试图改变美国的建议而愤怒不已KGnGxWj]kT;^gu
2.annual general meeting年会
"We do not see damage to our image at the moment," Chief Executive Herbert Hainer told the annual general meeting, but he acknowledged this could change.
该公司首席执行官Herbert Hainer在年会上表示,“目前尚未发现我们的形象受损,”但是他表示,这种状况也可能发生变化|9ouec9]g_
3.up to一直到;相当于;忙于…,在做…;由…决定的
He edged up to her.
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4.performance bonuses绩效奖金
Checking on monthly performance bonus and salary , reducing mistakes obviously through effective improvement measure.
每月奖金、薪资的检查,通过有效地改善措施,使得各项出错率明显减少O4O159vY97nEs04x;pST
5. point out指出,指明
Some point out, in opposition to this argument, that the US, Russia and China are cooperating in the "war on terror".
有些人为反对这一论点,指出美国、俄罗斯和中国只不过是在“反恐战争”上进行合作aYyV5oAE,^eq

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听力试题

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1.What are shareholders up in arms about?
a) fashion
b) a new pay package
c) new designs
d) the choice of CEO
2.At what kind of meeting did shareholders reject a resolution?
a) a meeting of the board
b) an emergency meeting
c) a design meeting
d) an annual general meeting
3.How many people voted against the deal?
a) 52.7%
b) 57.2%
c) 75.2%
d) 72.5%
4.How much could the shares package be worth?
a) $11 million
b) $22 million
c) $33 million
d) $44 million
5.What will the CEO receive add-ons for?
a) his Firefox Internet browser
b) pensions and performance bonuses
c) fashion designs
d) new stores opened
6.How did the chairman feel about the shareholders' decision?
a) happy
b) up in arms
c) disappointed
d) ecstatic
7.What does the chairman want to understand more?
a) his CEO's thinking
b) design
c) competitors' strategies
d) people's feelings
8.What kind of people does the chairman want to keep?
a) world-class executives
b) innovative designers
c) financiers
d) IT experts
9.By how many times did the previous CEO increase share value?
a) three
b) four
c) five
d) six
10.When did the new CEO join Burberry?
a) 2000
b) 2001
c) 2002
d) 2003

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听力答案

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1.b
2.d
3.a
4.c
5.b
6.c
7.d
8.a
9.a
10.b

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重点单词
  • innovativeadj. 革新的,创新的
  • predecessorn. 前辈,前任,原有事物
  • handcuffsn. 手铐
  • previousadj. 在 ... 之前,先,前,以前的
  • democracyn. 民主,民主制,民主国家
  • directorn. 董事,经理,主管,指导者,导演
  • remunerationn. 报酬,赔偿,补偿
  • resolutionn. 决心,决定,坚决,决议,解决,分辨率
  • decisionn. 决定,决策
  • bonusn. 奖金,红利