<p class="ql-block">7月29日,在《澳大利亚财经评论》上读到一则新闻,讲到澳大利亚澳大利亚的餐饮业,这是继昨天麦当劳在英国提价之后又一个被通货膨胀重伤的案列。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">COVID-hit piemaker Mrs Mac’s seeks white knight, KPMG on board.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">这篇文章一共有5个语言点,值得关注和讨论。</p><ul class="ql-block"><li>family-owned</li><li>capital injection</li><li>pay down the debt</li><li>deep-pocketed </li><li>white knight</li></ul><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block">家族拥有的馅饼制造商 Mrs Mac's 正在寻求紧急注资以偿还债务,或寻求财力雄厚的新所有者来控制该集团。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">《澳大利亚财经评论》“Street Talk” 栏目透露,Mrs Mac’s 的所有者让毕马威的顾问悄悄地通过尽职调查吸引了少数潜在投资者,作为旨在重组业务的为期 12 周的快速拍卖的一部分。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">family-owned</p><p class="ql-block">家庭/家族拥有的</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">capital injection</p><p class="ql-block">资本注入</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">pay down the debt</p><p class="ql-block">偿还债务</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">deep-pocketed</p><p class="ql-block">财力雄厚、财大气粗</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">white knight</p><p class="ql-block">白衣骑士、救星、救急者</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block">《剑桥词典》对white knight 的释义为 a person or thing that helps someone who is in a difficult situation,帮助处于困境中的人的人或事物。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">例句</p><p class="ql-block">For these property owners, the Institute for Justice is a white knight that's come to fight for them and save their homes.</p><p class="ql-block">对于这些业主来说,司法研究所是一名白衣骑士/救星,为他们而战,拯救他们的家园。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">He became something of a white knight for his party, a symbol of youth and fresh ideas.</p><p class="ql-block">他成为党派的救星/白衣骑士,是青春和新思想的象征。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">小结:随着全球通货膨胀的加剧,倒下去的不只是Mrs Mac’s, 还会有其他的公司前赴后继。金融的冬季,务必做好保暖工作。</p>