名人传记

I thank you for the opportunity to appear before this subcommittee.

感谢给我在这次小组委员会前发声的计划

I would like to start by apologizing for the acts that have brought us here.

我想以为这次行动把大家带到这里而道歉

A nation has a right to expect its rules and laws to be obeyed,

一个国家有权利期望它的规则与法律得到遵守

but I also have asked every Salomon employee to be his or her own compliance officer.

但是我也让每个所罗门雇员做自己的合规官员

After they first obey all rules,I then want employees to ask themselves

在他们遵守法律之后 我接着问他们

whether they are willing to have any contemplated act

愿不愿意有任何预期行为

appear the next day on the front page of their local paper to be read by their spouses,children,and friends.

出现在明天他们的配偶 孩子 朋友 阅读的报纸头版头条上

If they follow this test,they need not fear my other message to them:

如果他们同意了这项考验 他们就不必为我其他的话感到害怕

Lose money for the firm, and I will be understanding.

折损公司的财富 我会能理解

Lose a shred of reputation for the firm,and I will be ruthless.

折损公司仅剩的声誉 我就会赶尽杀绝

I welcome your questions.

欢迎提问

It's been 50 years since I formally took control of Berkshire Hathaway,

我正式接管伯克希尔哈撒韦已经有50年了

and, step by step, we've created something that is kind of what I dreamt we might create over time,

一步接着一步 我们已经创造了一些我们梦想中的东西

but it took a lot of time to do it.

但这会要很多时间

Never seemed like we were making that much progress on any one day,but compound interest works.

不是我们在一天内能取得的进展 但是复利真的有用

词汇解析

1、appear

好像;似乎;看来

There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a more aggressive stance.

好像有越来越多的人支持领导层采取更为强势的立场。

The aircraft appears to have crashed near Katmandu.

飞机似乎在加德满都附近坠毁了。

看起来；显得

She did her best to appear more self-assured than she felt.

她竭力让自己表现得比实际更自信。

He is anxious to appear a gentleman.

他急于想表现得像个绅士。

出现；显现

A woman appeared at the far end of the street.

一个女人远远出现在街的尽头。

Last night some of the prisoners appeared on the roof.

昨晚，其中几个犯人出现在房顶上。

2、control

(对机构、地方、体系等的)控制权，支配权

The restructuring involves Mr Ronson giving up control of the company.

这次改组涉及龙森先生放弃对公司的控制权。

The first aim of his government would be to establish control over the republic's territory.

他这届政府的首要目标是确立对共和国领土的控制权。

控制(能力);支配(能力)

He lost control of his car.

他的汽车失控了。

Some teachers have more control over pupils than their parents have.

有的老师比小学生的父母更能管得住他们。