C12 T8 P3

Para A

radical 激進的

board 董事會

director 董事

financial meltdown 金融風暴

post-mortems 尸檢結果 引申義：事后反思

auditor 審計員

extensive 廣泛的

pick over 仔細檢查 挑揀

“...the search for explanations in the many post-mortems of the crisis has meant blame has been spread far and wide.”

blame 作名詞 前面省略了"that" ，指責的對象 指責聲

“在這次危機的許多分析報告中尋找解釋，意味著被指責聲已經(jīng)向四面八方蔓延。”

Para B

knock-on effect 連鎖反應

scrutiny 仔細檢查 徹查（n）

significantly 顯著的

executive 經(jīng)理、主管

agenda 議程

Para C

cope with 對付、應付

workload 工作量、工作負擔

collaboration 合作、合作成果

"so that boxes are ticked rather than issues tackled"

tick box 打鉤框 代指會議的形式主義流程,走過場。

tackle 解決

“結果是只注重形式主義而非解決問題”

Para D

professional board 專業(yè)的董事會

recruitment 招募

remuneration 報酬

arise 產(chǎn)生 引起

comprehend 理解、領悟

anticipate 預見、期望

Para E

sufficiently 充分地

profile 輪廓 引申為（投資者的）群像

incentive 獎勵、激勵

"The tyranny of quarterly reporting can distort board decision-making, as directors have to ’make the numbers’ every four months to meet the insatiable appetite of the market for more data. "

tyranny 專橫、凌駕于

quarterly report 季度報告

distort 曲解 扭曲

insatiable appetite 貪得無厭的胃口

“‘季報數(shù)據(jù)高于一切’使董事會決策愈發(fā)扭曲，董事們不得不每個季度‘做數(shù)據(jù)’刷新紀錄來迎合市場對于更好數(shù)據(jù)的貪得無厭的胃口?！?/p>

Para F

combat zone 作戰(zhàn)區(qū)

pitched battles 對陣

transparency 透明度

roundly 有力的、廣泛的、嚴厲的

irony 諷刺

Para G

ethics 道德準則

erode 侵蝕

realignment 重整、重組

List

dispute 爭端

fundamental 基本的、根本的

external 外部的

proposal 提議