2015考研英语阅读宝石交易
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Oppenheimers">Oppenheimers</span> <span word="Swapping">Swapping</span> <span word="gems">gems</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cash">cash</span></p><p> 宝石 交易</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="family">family</span>?</p><p> 南非最有影响力的矿业家族，下一步会如何?</p><p> <span word="MOST">MOST</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="overjoyed">overjoyed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> $5.1 <span word="billion">billion</span>.</p><p> 在大多数人眼里，获得51亿美元是一件高兴的事。</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Nicky">Nicky</span> <span word="Oppenheimer">Oppenheimer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Beers">Beers</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="thathis">thathis</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> 40% <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="minerto">minerto</span> <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span> <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="behemoth">behemoth</span>.</p><p> 然而对于尼克 奥本海默而言，这位德比尔斯主席却不那么轻松。其家族海默家族已经决定向矿业巨头英美资源集团出售剩余的40%德比尔斯的股份。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="dynasty">dynasty</span>.</p><p> 而这次交易也标志这个南非矿业巨头辉煌时代的结束。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Oppenheimers">Oppenheimers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="includingover">includingover</span> 80 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Beers">Beers</span>.</p><p> 海默家族涉足钻石业已超过一个世纪，其中80年在德比尔斯工作。</p><p> <span word="Nicky">Nicky</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span> <span word="Ernest">Ernest</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1902, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thediamond">thediamond</span>-<span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kimberley">Kimberley</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 22 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="London">London</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="ofgem">ofgem</span> <span word="traders">traders</span>.</p>
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