【英音模仿秀】“银”救德意志

模仿文本： Deutsche Bank is Germany's biggest bank and it's involved in some pretty big scandals too. So much so that litigation and legal settlements costs plunged¹ Deutsche Bank into the red in the last three months of last year. They posted a pre-tax loss of just over €1 billion for the period. News of the loss came on the same day that representatives from Germany's financial watchdog said they would visit the London offices of Deutsche Bank in connection with their investigation² into manipulation of the currency markets.

 

译文：德意志银行是德国最大的银行，但其最近卷进了几起相当严重的丑闻中，严重到即使诉讼和庭外和解的费用已经使德意志银行在去年的近三个月里赤字连连。他们公布该时期的税前亏损已经超过10亿欧元。亏损曝出的当天，德国金融监督机构的代表表示，他们这次调查操控货币市场（的案件），将会走访与此相关的德意志银行伦敦分行。

 

1 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。