西班牙富翁留慷慨遗嘱 家乡村民每人获赠近200万英镑

 　　The founder¹ of Corona² beer has left 2 million pounds ($3.3 million) to every single resident of the impoverished³ Spanish village he grew up in, sparking jubilant celebrations.

　　科罗娜啤酒创始人为他的出生地、西班牙一个贫困的村子里的每一个居民都留下了200万英镑（约合330万美元）的财富，让当地村民欢庆不已。

　　Antonino Fernandez, who died aged⁴ 98 in August, left 169 million pounds to the 80 residents of the tiny village of Cerezales del Condado, according to reports.

　　据报道，今年8月安东尼奥·费尔南德斯以98岁的高龄去世，他给塞雷萨莱斯·孔达杜这个小村子里的80位居民留下了1.69亿英镑。

　　Maximino Sanchez, the owner of the only bar in the village, told the local newspaper Diario de Leon: "I do not know what we would have done without Antonino."

　　村里唯一一家酒吧的老板马克西米诺·桑切斯在接受当地报纸《列昂日报》采访时表示：“我们以前很穷，如果没有安东尼奥的话，我不知道我们会怎么样。”

　　西班牙富翁留慷慨遗嘱 家乡村民每人获赠近200万英镑

　　One of 13 children, Fernandez was born and brought up in the village, which is in the province of Leon, north-west Spain.

　　费尔南德斯家里有13个孩子，他在这个位于西班牙西北部列昂省的小村子里出生长大。

　　His family battled poverty and, as a 14-year-old, he had to leave school because his parents could no longer afford it and needed him to work in the fields.

　　他的家庭曾经非常贫困，14岁时他就不得不辍学了，因为他的父母再也支付不起学费，而且也需要他下地干活。

　　Fernandez moved to Mexico in 1949, aged 32, after an invitation from his wife's uncle to work for brewery⁵ Grupo Modelo in a warehouse⁶.

　　1949年，受妻子的叔叔邀请到酿酒企业莫德罗集团干仓库工作，32岁的费尔南德斯启程前往了墨西哥。

　　He worked his way up through the ranks, becoming chief executive in 1971, and helped to make Corona one of the biggest beer brands in the world.

　　随后他一路晋升，在1971年的时候成为了该公司的CEO，并帮助科罗娜成为全球最大的啤酒品牌之一。

　　Fernandez remained as chairman of the board until 2005, handing over to his nephew.

　　费尔南德斯一直担任董事会主席，直到2005年将这个位置传给了他的侄子。

　　He has been honoured for his charity work and set up schemes in both Spain and Mexico to find jobs for people with disabilities.

　　他一直因为自己的慈善事业而备受尊敬，并在西班牙和墨西哥两国都设立了研究计划，帮助残疾人士找工作。

1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 corona   

n.日冕

参考例句：

• The corona gains and loses energy continuously.日冕总是不断地获得能量和损失能量。
• The corona is a brilliant,pearly white,filmy light,about as bright as the full moon.光环带是一种灿烂的珠白色朦胧光，几乎像满月一样明亮。

3 impoverished   

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

• the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
• They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

5 brewery   

n.啤酒厂

参考例句：

• The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in London.啤酒厂有25匹高头大马在伦敦城中运送啤酒。
• When business was good,the brewery employed 20 people.在生意好的时候，这家酿造厂曾经雇佣过20人。

6 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。