英语新闻听写 温斯坦影业公司将申请破产

The Weinstein Company announced that it will file for bankruptcy¹ after plans for a $500 million sale collapsed².

温斯坦影业公司五亿美元出售计划破灭后宣布将申请破产。

The film and TV studio said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times,

工作室在给《洛杉矶时报》的一份声明中表示，

“While we recognize that this is an extremely unfortunate outcome for our employees, our creditors³ and any victims,

“虽然我们承认此举对我们的员工、债权人以及受害人而言是一种极其不幸的结果，

the board has no choice but to pursue the only viable⁴ option to maximize the company’s remaining value: an orderly bankruptcy process.”

但董事会别无选择，只能执行唯一可行的选择以求将公司剩余价值最大化，即进行有序破产程序。”

The decision came after TWC was unable to finalize⁵ a deal to sell its assets to an investor⁶ group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet.

由于温斯坦影业无法就将其资产出售给由玛利亚·康特斯-斯威特牵头的投资集团达成交易，随后便宣布将申请破产。

The group had offered to pay about two hundred and seventy five million dollars for the company,

该投资集团表示除了承担公司2.25亿美元的负债外，

in addition to the assumption of two hundred and twenty five million dollars in debt.

还愿意向该公司支付约2.75亿美元。

1 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

5 finalize   

v.落实，定下来

参考例句：

• Let us finalize tonight.让我们今天晚上干完
• 。At the same time,industrial designers work with engineers to finalize components and assembly.同时，工业设计师和工程师一道来完成部件和组装部分的工作。

6 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。