英语新闻听写 Gawker Media今日申请破产

Gawker Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy¹ today in federal court in Manhattan.

今天在曼哈顿法院，网络媒体Gawker Media申请破产法第十一章破产保护。

A Chapter 11 is also known as “reorganization” bankruptcy in which businesses reorganize their budgets

第十一章破产也被称之为“重组”破产，

in order to create a plan for paying off creditors² over time.

企业为支付债权人制定重组计划。

This comes right after Gawker appeals a $140 million judgment³ against it for posting excerpts⁴ of a Hulk Hogan sex tape.

不久前，因曝出霍尔克·霍根不雅视频，法院判处Gawker赔偿1.4亿美元，Gawker对此进行上诉。

Gawker is putting itself up for sale and currently has an offer from publisher Ziff Davis.

Gawker目前公开销售，且已收到出版集团Ziff Davis的收购案。

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 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

4 excerpts   

n.摘录，摘要( excerpt的名词复数 )；节选（音乐，电影）片段

参考例句：

• Some excerpts from a Renaissance mass are spatchcocked into Gluck's pallid Don Juan music. 一些文艺复光时期的弥撒的选节被不适当地加入到了格鲁克平淡无味的唐璜音乐中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is editing together excerpts of some of his films. 他正在将自己制作的一些电影的片断进行剪辑合成。 来自辞典例句