2013考研英语阅读100篇及剖析(五)
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="Boosted">Boosted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dotcom">dotcom</span> <span word="bonanza">bonanza</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Basking">Basking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="digit">digit</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="Londons">Londons</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="benefited">benefited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="exceed">exceed</span> ￡2<span word="m">m</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="opted">opted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="Britains">Britains</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="top">top</span> 50 <span word="law">law</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>, <span word="compiled">compiled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Legal">Legal</span> <span word="Business">Business</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turnover">turnover</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="British">British</span> . <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lag">lag</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="profitability">profitability</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="margins">margins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Citys">Citys</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="Clifford">Clifford</span> <span word="Chance">Chance</span>, <span word="Slaughter">Slaughter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="Allen">Allen</span> <span word="Overy">Overy</span>, <span word="Linklaters">Linklaters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Freshfields">Freshfields</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorks">Yorks</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="elite">elite</span>. <span word="Slaughter">Slaughter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="global">global</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> 50.</p><p> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="consultants">consultants</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="pall">pall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="Slaughter">Slaughter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="average">average</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> $2.75<span word="m">m</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> 50 <span word="law">law</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="PEP">PEP</span> <span word="averaged">averaged</span> $2.8<span word="m">m</span> <span word="and">and</span> $3.0<span word="m">m</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p>
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