法律英语就该这么说 第140期:公司接近破产

　　必背句型:
A:The company was close to bankruptcy¹.
公司接近破产。
B:It is unbelievable.
真不敢相信。
The shop is close to the capital.
商店接近医院。
The work is close to the end.
工作快要完成了。
The factory was close to bankruptcy.
工厂接近倒闭。
延伸阅读:A:The court appointed a receiver to administer and liquidate² the assets of an insolvent³ corporation.
法院指定了一个接管人以管理和清算破产公司的资产。
B:Who is the receiver?
接管人是谁?
The company appointed him to be on business.
公司指定他出差。
The boss appointed him to be the manager.
老板指定他为经理。
Who was appointed to introduce the plan?
谁被任命来介绍这次计划?

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 liquidate   

v.偿付，清算，扫除；整理，破产

参考例句：

• A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company.全体投票一致通过停业清理公司。
• They have not hesitated in the past to liquidate their rivals.过去他们曾毫不犹豫地铲除对手。

3 insolvent   

adj.破产的，无偿还能力的

参考例句：

• They lost orders and were insolvent within weeks.他们失去了订货，几周后就无法偿还债务。
• The bank was declared insolvent.银行被宣布破产。