福克斯新闻 美就墨西哥湾漏油事件提出诉讼 遭到否决

Tough News for BP Investors¹, U.S. Supreme² Court Denies Appeal from 2010 Gulf³ Oil Spill Lawsuit⁴

英国石油公司的投资者盼来的是不利于他们的消息,美国最高法院对2010年墨西哥湾漏油事件诉讼的上诉予以否决。

Investors who bought shares of BP in the couple of years before the 2010 Gulf oil spill will not be able to try to recoup some losses.

2010年海湾石油泄漏事件前几年购买英国石油公司股票的投资者们将无法挽回一些损失。

The U.S.Supreme Court has denied an appeal that was aimed at reviving a class action lawsuit against the oil company.

美国最高法院已否认了这家石油公司的集体上诉。

A lower court refused to certify⁵ the lawsuit.

而一家下级法院否决了此次诉讼。

After the oil spill disaster, BP's stock price plummeted⁶, costing the company more than $55 billion.

石油泄漏灾难发生后,英国石油公司的股价暴跌,造成了超过550亿美元的损失。

In Washington, Jared Halpern, FOX News.

福克斯新闻，贾里德·哈尔佩恩, 华盛顿报道。

1 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

2 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

4 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

5 certify   

vt.证明，证实；发证书(或执照)给

参考例句：

• I can certify to his good character.我可以证明他品德好。
• This swimming certificate is to certify that I can swim one hundred meters.这张游泳证是用以证明我可以游100米远。

6 plummeted   

v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. 股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。
• A plane plummeted to earth. 一架飞机一头栽向地面。 来自《简明英汉词典》