经济学人:​一周要闻 国际足联14年首亏前主席工资遭公开 保时捷高管获无罪开释

 　　Football's governing body, FIFA, posted its first annual loss since 2002, citing increased development expenses and higher competition costs.  足球主管机构—国际足联报告公布了其自2002年以来的首次年度亏损，亏损主要由上涨的发展费用和比赛成本所致。

　　It also revealed that Sepp Blatter, the disgraced former president, had received a pay package of $3.7m, the first time it has detailed¹ his remuneration. 国际足联还透露遭人诟病的前任主席赛普·布拉特年薪为370万美元，这是国际足联第一次详细公布布拉特的薪酬。

　　The price of salmon² recovered some of the ground it lost last year, as prices on the Norwegian market leapt this week; they are up by over 30% compared with early last year.  相比去年而言，三文鱼价格有所回升。本周挪威三文鱼市场价格跃升，与去年早些时候相比涨幅超过30%。

　　An algal bloom has reduced the output of salmon farms in Chile, the world's second-biggest producer, unnerving investors³.  世界第二大三文鱼出产国智利由于海藻过于茂盛，导致产量下降，很多投资者因此紧张不安。

　　Share prices of salmon firms have surged amid worries over supply; prices are expected to stay buoyant in the short-term. 在人们担忧三文鱼的供应问题时，三文鱼公司的股价大幅上升。预计短期内三文鱼价格将持续上涨。

　　Two former executives at Porsche SE were acquitted⁴ by a court on charges of misleading the markets about their intention to launch a takeover of Volkswagen in 2008.  近日，两名前保时捷高管获无罪开释。2008年他们因收购大众汽车公司的企图造成市场混乱而遭到起诉。

　　VW was not party to the trial.  大众没有出席审判。

　　Porsche SE, a holding company, is being sued by investors over the matter, though the judge in the case said there was absolutely nothing to the allegations. 控股公司保时捷就此受到投资者们的起诉，但负责该案件的法官表示这些指控都绝对是子虚乌有。

　　The pilot of a Lufthansa passenger jet reported that a drone had come within 61 metres (200 feet) of his A380 on its landing approach to Los Angeles.  德国汉莎航空公司一架客机飞行员报告称，当他驾驶A380客机在洛杉矶降落时，一架无人机在距离其不到61米的地方飞行。

　　Hundreds of intrusions by drones into planes' air space have been reported around the world in the past few years, but this one was close.  最近几年，世界各地出现了数以百计的无人机侵占飞机航道事件，但这次是近距离侵占。

　　Dianne Feinstein, a senator who has sponsored a drone-safety bill, called the incident reckless. 发起无人机安全法案的参议员—戴安·范斯坦称这次事件是鲁莽行为。

　　Terry Bollea, a former wrestler⁵ better known as Hulk Hogan, pinned down Gawker, a celebrity-news blog, when he won an invasion-of-privacy case over part of a sex tape it had published.  前摔跤运动员特里·波利亚在高客发布性爱录像隐私侵犯案中胜诉，要求名人新闻博客公司高客传媒公开致歉。

　　Mr Bollea was awarded $115m, more than he had claimed, by a jury in Florida; a further $25m was added for punitive⁶ damages. Gawker expressed confidence that it would win with a full submission⁷ on appeal. 佛罗里达州陪审团裁决高客传媒赔偿波利亚1.15亿美元，远超过波利亚所提出的金额，此外还得支付2500万美金的惩罚性损害赔偿。不过高客表示已准备全面的上诉辩护意见，对赢得此案稳操胜券。

1 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

2 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？

3 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

4 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

5 wrestler   

n.摔角选手，扭

参考例句：

• The wrestler tripped up his opponent.那个摔跤运动员把对手绊倒在地。
• The stronger wrestler won the first throw.较壮的那个摔跤手第一跤就赢了。

6 punitive   

adj.惩罚的，刑罚的

参考例句：

• They took punitive measures against the whole gang.他们对整帮人采取惩罚性措施。
• The punitive tariff was imposed to discourage tire imports from China.该惩罚性关税的征收是用以限制中国轮胎进口的措施。

7 submission   

n.服从，投降；温顺，谦虚；提出

参考例句：

• The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
• No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。