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悼念原物料大王

<p>　　2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。　　<span word="Marc">Marc</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span>　　马克里奇　　<span word="Marc">Marc</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span>, <span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 26<span word="th">th</span>,<span word="aged">aged</span> 78　　原物料大王马克里奇于6月26日去世，享年78岁　　<span word="A">A</span> <span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Marc">Marc</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="adviceon">adviceon</span> <span word="trading">trading</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="Buy">Buy</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="sellhigh">sellhigh</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="MrRich">MrRich</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="daybreak">daybreak</span>, <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lark">lark</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="upa">upa</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trader">trader</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blade">blade</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saidsoftly">saidsoftly</span>. <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="don">don</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="off">off</span>.　　曾经一名新职员向马克里奇寻求生意方面的建议。他期待的回答可能是低价买进，高价卖出或者做长远思考。或者考虑到里奇天一亮就去办公室的习惯，所以可能会说早起床。但是，里奇拿起一把小刀，一根手指放在刀刃上滑动，然后轻声说：作为一个商人，经常会有走在刀刃上的感觉，所以要小心，不要让自己掉下来。　　<span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="skilfully">skilfully</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span>. <span word="Obsessively">Obsessively</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="scanned">scanned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="crisescoming">crisescoming</span>, <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="brewing">brewing</span>, <span word="shortages">shortages</span> <span word="looming">looming</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="firstthere">firstthere</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="zinc">zinc</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nickel">nickel</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Koreanwar">Koreanwar</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="trader">trader</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Philipp">Philipp</span> <span word="Brothers">Brothers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="inmercury">inmercury</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="soared">soared</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>,<span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="anticipating">anticipating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="export">export</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>.<span word="Previously">Previously</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="inelastic">inelastic</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span>.<span word="Starting">Starting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="othercommodity">othercommodity</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="after">after</span> 1973 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majorswere">majorswere</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> $14 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="calledthat">calledthat</span> <span word="profiteering">profiteering</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="thatwould">thatwould</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>.　　没有人能走得比里奇更轻巧熟练。他观察世界各地，预见哪儿危机将要发生，战争将要爆发，商品将要发生短缺，尽情沉溺于这一切。当一些国家开始到处寻求石油、锌或镍时，他总是第一个买到这些商品的人，也是第一个去到那里的人。在朝鲜战争前夕，虽然只是纽约菲利普兄弟公司一个资历较浅的职员，里奇却开创了有关汞的市场。当时军队需要汞来制作电池，所以汞价格飙升。从20世纪60年代末开始，不知为何他预感阿拉伯会禁令石油输出，所以他开始创立了石油现货市场。在这之前，所有原油都被大公司以硬性长期合约的形式限制住了。里奇首次在突尼斯开始以立即交付的形式买卖原油，就像其他商品一样。1973年后，贸易禁令产生负面影响，当其他人深受其苦时，他却拥有着大量石油，这样他以每桶加价14美金的价格出售石油。一些人称这种行为是投机倒把。里奇认为这是服务费。他本可以要价更高，但是那就像从小孩手里抢糖果一样简单。　　<span word="A">A</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="exhilarating">exhilarating</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>. <span word="Turning">Turning</span> <span word="onhis">onhis</span> <span word="insistent">insistent</span>, <span word="feline">feline</span> <span word="charm">charm</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="Pinky">Pinky</span> <span word="Greenarranged">Greenarranged</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="combination">combination</span>, <span word="forged">forged</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Philipp">Philipp</span> <span word="Brothers">Brothers</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="soonoutgrowing">soonoutgrowing</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1974 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="peeved">peeved</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bonuses">bonuses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="left">left</span> <span word="toform">toform</span> <span word="Marc">Marc</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span> + <span word="Co">Co</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zug">Zug</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="questionsasked">questionsasked</span>.　　在这个振奋人心的新市场中，作为自由代理人的里奇不断发展强大起来。靠着自己坚持不懈、猫科动物般的魅力，他不断找寻买主和卖主，而他的搭档平卡斯?格林则负责安排运输。这是成功的合作，他们在菲利普兄弟公司形成的，但是很快地他们不再需要依赖这个公司了。二人因不满自己的奖金仍是很少，所以在1974年都离开了这家公司，一起创立了马克?里奇+有限公司。总公司设在瑞士的一个叫楚格的地方，这里安全、神秘、不问理由。　　<span word="From">From</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="tread">tread</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apartheid">apartheid</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1979 <span word="and">and</span>1994 <span word="made">made</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> $2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span> <span word="inexchange">inexchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span>, <span word="ignoring">ignoring</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="surplusIranian">surplusIranian</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="flowed">flowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrangementgoing">arrangementgoing</span> <span word="seamlessly">seamlessly</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1979, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="theAmerican">theAmerican</span> <span word="hostage">hostage</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Iranians">Iranians</span> <span word="respected">respected</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="couldnot">couldnot</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="wherevernecessary">wherevernecessary</span>. <span word="Keeping">Keeping</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="largestindependent">largestindependent</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="trader">trader</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turnover">turnover</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1980 <span word="of">of</span> $15 <span word="billion">billion</span>.　　从这里开始，里奇发现他的路布满了各种形式的有关政治、道德的阻碍，他小心地走着。他将苏联石油卖到种族隔离的南非，尽管当时联合国颁布了贸易禁令。在1979到1994年期间，他就这样赚了将近20亿美元。他将苏联和委内瑞拉的石油输送到古巴以换取糖，全然不顾美国的贸易禁令。他把过剩的伊朗石油拿到全球市场上出售，伊朗石油曾沿着一条秘密管道流向以色列，并且把这一切进行得天衣无缝，尽管1979年伊朗发生了革命，尽管禁止跨国贸易，尽管爆发了美国人质危机。他解释说，伊朗人尊重他们的合同。伊朗人不能卖掉他们的石油，所以他先买下，然后不顾一切利用空壳公司替他们售出石油。在这种公司的保护下，正如以往一样生意顺利经营着，很快地他成为世界上最大的独立石油贸易商，1980年的营业额达到150亿美元。　　<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>-<span word="blade">blade</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1980-81 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="violated">violated</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="pricecontrols">pricecontrols</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="relabelling">relabelling</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="new">new</span>-<span word="found">found</span>, <span word="jacking">jacking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="asmuch">asmuch</span> <span word="as">as</span> 400%. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="of">of</span> $105<span word="m">m</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shipped">shipped</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="of">of</span> $48<span word="m">m</span>.<span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> 64 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>,<span word="including">including</span> <span word="racketeering">racketeering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1983 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hisfamily">hisfamily</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="trunks">trunks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="subpoenaed">subpoenaed</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="papers">papers</span>.　　也就在这时，他从事业浪尖掉了下来。在1980到1981这段期间，他触犯了美国对国内石油价格控制的规定，原因是他把从德克萨斯旧油田开采的原油重新贴上标签变成新石油，从而将价格提高了4倍。他因此获益了1.05亿美元，并将这些钱运送到国外，逃脱了4.8千万美元的税款。正因为这样，联邦司法人员控告他，同时他被控的其他罪行达64项，包括诈骗和与敌人贸易。1983年他和家人逃到瑞士，当然他试图想要偷走两箱商业报告。　　<span word="The">The</span> <span word="outsider">outsider</span>　　局外人　　<span word="Thereafter">Thereafter</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fugitive">fugitive</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FBI">FBI</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span>-<span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="list">list</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="remaineduntil">remaineduntil</span>1994, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span>, <span word="tentacular">tentacular</span> <span word="Glencoretheworld">Glencoretheworld</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="trader">trader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metals">metals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minerals">minerals</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="darting">darting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="andIsrael">andIsrael</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Marbella">Marbella</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Moritz">Moritz</span>, <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="a">a</span> $9.5<span word="m">m</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="oramong">oramong</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Braques">Braques</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Picassos">Picassos</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="at">at</span> $2.5 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reconciledhimself">reconciledhimself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exile">exile</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="kaddish">kaddish</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span>. <span word="Youcry">Youcry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span>.　　因此，他变成了一个逃犯，也位列美国联邦调查局最想抓捕人犯名单之中。他一直是世界上最大的金属和矿物贸易商，直到1994年他卖掉了自己的股份，而他的公司成为嘉能可这个涉猎领域广的大公司。这段期间他在西班牙、瑞士和以色列这几个国家之间奔波，成为这三个国家的公民。在马尔韦亚或圣莫里茨，或者在9.5百万美元打造的游泳池旁边或者在他收藏的布拉克和毕加索的作品间，这个估计拥有25亿美元财富的人才会勉强承认自己被流放。他的父亲死于美国;他只能在电话里念着赞美诗《珈底什》。他认为，小段悲伤，然后继续前行。　　<span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shy">shy</span>, <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="embargoes">embargoes</span>, <span word="hemaintained">hemaintained</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>. <span word="Bribes">Bribes</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> $1<span word="m">m</span> <span word="hegave">hegave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="thesame">thesame</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Getting">Getting</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="controlson">controlson</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="majors">majors</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="too">too</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasfaced">wasfaced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>.　　在他自己心目中，他是害羞、谦虚和清白的。他认为，美国的贸易禁令不适用于总部位于瑞士的公司。而那些贿赂，比如他送给尼日利亚运输部长的1百万美元，这只是为了能够做生意，就像其他人也会愿意以同样的价钱做这样的生意。绕开对旧油田开采的石油的价格控制也是许多的大石油公司会做的事情;但是只有他为了这个事情而面临到刑事控诉。　　<span word="Why">Why</span>? <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="mused">mused</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outsider">outsider</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="fromBelgium">fromBelgium</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>.<span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="showering">showering</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="goodcauses">goodcauses</span>, <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="airlift">airlift</span> <span word="Jews">Jews</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="Mossad">Mossad</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="contactsin">contactsin</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="awful">awful</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="profitwhere">profitwhere</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="didn">didn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="dare">dare</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="inbusiness">inbusiness</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="peddling">peddling</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="Antwerp">Antwerp</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="hadthrown">hadthrown</span> <span word="away">away</span>.　　为什么?他沉思道，可能因为他是犹太人，从而总是局外人：这个从比利时逃难出来的男孩因为总是换学校而没有朋友，也几乎没跟任何人说过话。可能因为他爱以色列胜过美国，所以他提供大量金钱给以色列去做一些伟大事业，帮助空运那些来自埃塞俄比亚和也门的犹太人，安排了莫萨德在伊朗的特务据点。或者可能只是因为他赚了大量肮脏的金钱。他总是看到别人不在意，或者不敢去看到的利润;这一点遗传了父亲，他的父亲开始做买卖时靠的是在安特卫普走街串巷地兜售工厂丢弃的一块块布料和废弃金属。　　<span word="In">In</span> 2001 <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="pardoned">pardoned</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="ofSpain">ofSpain</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mossad">Mossad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="Denise">Denise</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="generously">generously</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="theClinton">theClinton</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="regretted">regretted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="callingit">callingit</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Rich">Rich</span>, <span word="oblivious">oblivious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="business">business</span>.　　2001年比尔克林顿赦免了他，以色列总理、西班牙国王、莫萨德前负责人和里奇的前妻丹尼斯推动了这个结果。丹尼斯曾对克林顿图书馆和民主党竞选慷慨地捐赠过。后来这位总统为自己的行为感到后悔，称之为政治祸端。对政治没有意识的里奇肯定会说这是一笔好生意。　　词语解释　　1.<span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> 捡起;接载　　<span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="surowiecki">surowiecki</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="book">book</span>.　　请把索罗斯基的书再拾起来。　　<span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>?　　你能帮我捡起那个苹果吗?　　2.<span word="step">step</span> <span word="off">off</span> 离开;步测　　<span word="You">You</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span>.　　你跨出一步，一切都结束了。　　<span word="We">We</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>.　　我们看到她从飞机上走下来。　　3.<span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> 开始　　<span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>.　　几分钟后脑细胞开始死亡。　　<span word="Nobody">Nobody</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="blossom">blossom</span> <span word="mold">mold</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stink">stink</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="thecommunal">thecommunal</span> <span word="space">space</span>.　　没有人想看着你的科研项目绽放霉菌，也没人想看到它们把整个公共空间搞得臭气熏天。　　4.<span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> 交换　　<span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="monti">monti</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swap">swap</span>: <span word="liberalism">liberalism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="redistribution">redistribution</span>.　　蒙逖先生的妙计是一个互换机制：自由主义交换再分配。　　<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="exporters">exporters</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span>.　　中国出口商把美元交给本国央行，并换得国内债券。</p>

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