[阅读C12-T8-P3 Part 1 - Heading (27-33)]|

C12 T8 P3

Para A

radical 激进的

board 董事会

director 董事

financial meltdown 金融风暴

post-mortems 尸检结果 引申义：事后反思

auditor 审计员

extensive 广泛的

pick over 仔细检查 挑拣

“...the search for explanations in the many post-mortems of the crisis has meant blame has been spread far and wide.”

blame 作名词 前面省略了"that" ，指责的对象 指责声

“在这次危机的许多分析报告中寻找解释，意味着被指责声已经向四面八方蔓延。”

Para B

knock-on effect 连锁反应

scrutiny 仔细检查 彻查（n）

significantly 显著的

executive 经理、主管

agenda 议程

Para C

cope with 对付、应付

workload 工作量、工作负担

collaboration 合作、合作成果

"so that boxes are ticked rather than issues tackled"

tick box 打钩框 代指会议的形式主义流程,走过场。

tackle 解决

“结果是只注重形式主义而非解决问题”

Para D

professional board 专业的董事会

recruitment 招募

remuneration 报酬

arise 产生 引起

comprehend 理解、领悟

anticipate 预见、期望

Para E

sufficiently 充分地

profile 轮廓 引申为（投资者的）群像

incentive 奖励、激励

"The tyranny of quarterly reporting can distort board decision-making, as directors have to ’make the numbers’ every four months to meet the insatiable appetite of the market for more data. "

tyranny 专横、凌驾于

quarterly report 季度报告

distort 曲解 扭曲

insatiable appetite 贪得无厌的胃口

“‘季报数据高于一切’使董事会决策愈发扭曲，董事们不得不每个季度‘做数据’刷新纪录来迎合市场对于更好数据的贪得无厌的胃口。“

Para F

combat zone 作战区

pitched battles 对阵

transparency 透明度

roundly 有力的、广泛的、严厉的

irony 讽刺

Para G

ethics 道德准则

erode 侵蚀

realignment 重整、重组

List

dispute 争端

fundamental 基本的、根本的

external 外部的

proposal 提议