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Sports Authority has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

体育用品连锁商Sports Authority申请第11章破产保护v^*M%t3=y#r-v1yn1u[Q。

The retailer added on Wednesday it will close or sell 140 stores and two distribution centers.

周三，连锁商计划关闭或售卖140家分店，以及2家配送中心T71UgXqm|II^27lq^r。

The Englewood, Colorado, company has 463 stores across 41 states and Puerto Rico.

Sports Authority商店遍及全美41州，商店总数473家，并远销波多黎各，该连锁商总部位于科罗拉多州恩格尔伍德@n1@o)a(L7。

The store closings are expected to take up to three months.

该计划预计持续三个月~b#L|k.@hA*!Y(kY3oCj。

Sports Authority stores will remain open and run on normal schedules during the process.

在此期间，商店将正常营业，营业安排照常5-M*R9XWok~6v7AuX7。

In a letter to customers CEO Michael Foss stated Sports Authority’s long-term plan includes upgrading stores and improving its website.

在顾客声明中，Sports Authority首席执行官麦克尔·佛斯表示，公司的长期计划是升级改造，优化网站_-N4_NApVP-e8BrDgIQU。

Sports Authority made its Chapter 11 filing in the United States bankruptcy court for the district of Delaware.

公司已在特拉华区法院申请第11章破产保护ZA+051xolgcY4HRD6@。

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词语解释

1.Puerto Rico 波多黎各

例句：Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America.

在波多黎各的战事很短暂；但是战争结束后，西班牙将该岛屿割让给了美国d1d[)@=yLGD~F)e。

2.bankruptcy protection 破产保护

例句：However, neither company subsequently filed for bankruptcy protection nor sought other legal means of protection from its creditors.

但这两家公司随后都没有提出破产保护，也没有寻求其他法律手段来免遭其债权人的追债-J)P5!1nMJvkZ8NJrr。

3.CEO 首席执行官 （Chief Executive Officer）

例句：I'm the CEO of the company.

我是这家公司的首席执行官Z[-Z5FRuciL。

4.long-term 长期的

例句：They want their parents to have access to affordable long-term care.

他们希望他们的父母可以得到负担得起的长期看护eZ,M,9q9DwqL84tT1E。