[00:44.98]approximately 大约
[00:50.99]Leeson claims that this account
[00:53.56]was initially opened to hide a ?20,000 trade
[00:58.73]of one of his subordinate
[01:01.04]that had been recorded incorrectly;
[01:04.34]however, Leeson used this account to cover future bad trades.
[01:10.68]He insists that he never used the account for his own gain,
[01:15.71]but in 1996 the New York Times
[01:19.49]quoted "British press reports"
[01:22.46]as claiming that investigators
[01:24.83]had located approximately 35 million dollars
[01:29.31]in various bank accounts tied to him.
[01:34.75]讲解
[02:15.93]Leeson claims that this account
[02:18.42]was initially opened to hide a ?20,000 trade
[02:23.63]of one of his subordinate
[02:25.99]that had been recorded incorrectly;
[02:39.40]however, Leeson used this account to cover future bad trades.
[02:52.64]He insists that he never used the account for his own gain,
[03:03.11]but in 1996 the New York Times
[03:07.02]quoted "British press reports"
[03:16.19]as claiming that investigators
[03:18.50]had located approximately 35 million dollars
[03:23.04]in various bank accounts tied to him.
[03:38.30]语言点
[03:41.28]approximately 大约
[03:44.21]about
[03:46.42]There were approximately fifty people there.
[04:05.36]Management at Barings Bank
[04:07.11]also allowed Leeson to remain Chief Trader
[04:10.99]while being responsible for settling his trades,
[04:14.86]jobs that are usually done by two different people.
[04:19.29]This made it much simpler for him
[04:21.95]to hide his losses from the Bank.
[04:26.18]讲解
[04:50.00]Management at Barings Bank
[04:52.00]also allowed Leeson to remain Chief Trader
[05:02.73]while being responsible for settling his trades,
[05:06.35]jobs that are usually done by two different people.
[05:19.88]This made it much simpler for him
[05:22.47]to hide his losses from the Bank.
[05:57.49]exceed 超过
[06:01.66]balloon 激增
[06:06.21]the beginning of the end 结局的开始
[06:12.08]bet 赌博
[06:16.60]By the end of 1992 the account's losses exceeded ?2 million,
[06:23.37]which ballooned to ?208 million by the end of 1994.
[06:29.97]The beginning of the end occurred on January 16, 1995,
[06:36.53]when Leeson placed a short straddle
[06:39.43](an options trading strategy)
[06:41.78]in the Singapore and Tokyo stock exchanges,
[06:45.64]essentially betting that the Japanese stock market
[06:49.09]would not move significantly overnight.
[06:52.81]However, the Kobe earthquake hit early
[06:56.16]in the morning on January 17,
[06:59.15]sending Asian markets, and Leeson's investments,
[07:03.06]into a tailspin.
[07:13.69]讲解
[08:03.35]By the end of 1992 the account's losses exceeded ?2 million,
[08:10.12]which ballooned to ?208 million by the end of 1994.
[08:30.33]The beginning of the end occurred on January 16, 1995,
[08:43.59]when Leeson placed a short straddle
[08:46.55](an options trading strategy)
[08:48.97]in the Singapore and Tokyo stock exchanges,
[09:04.06]essentially betting that the Japanese stock market
[09:07.49]would not move significantly overnight.
[09:17.51]However, the Kobe earthquake hit early
[09:20.86]in the morning on January 17,
[09:23.82]sending Asian markets, and Leeson's investments,
[09:27.68]into a tailspin.
[09:42.33]语言点
[09:43.94]exceed 多于，超过
[09:47.43]The cost will not exceed ￡50.
[09:58.39]胜过，比…好
[10:02.10]His older brother exceeds him in intelligence.
[10:08.97]balloon 气球
[10:18.10]快速增长
[10:20.90]The number of members of the club ballooned.
[10:29.63]the beginning of the end
[10:41.38]The plan failed finally this year,
[10:44.24]but in fact the beginning of the end showed years ago.
[10:58.29]bet 打赌，像打赌一样确信
[11:03.13]I bet they were surprised by the news.
[11:11.43]bet on
[11:13.71]We bet ten dollars on the result of the election.
[11:20.89]significantly 重大地
[11:23.95]greatly / enormously
[11:27.10]his appearance has changed significantly,
[11:30.41]so I didn't recognize him.
[11:48.56]Leeson claims that this account
[11:51.03]was initially opened to hide a ?20,000 trade
[11:56.45]of one of his subordinate
[11:58.54]that had been recorded incorrectly;
[12:01.68]however, Leeson used this account to cover future bad trades.
[12:07.98]He insists that he never used the account for his own gain,
[12:13.13]but in 1996 the New York Times
[12:17.01]quoted "British press reports"
[12:19.96]as claiming that investigators
[12:22.36]had located approximately 35 million dollars
[12:26.91]in various bank accounts tied to him.
[12:31.21]Management at Barings Bank
[12:33.14]also allowed Leeson to remain Chief Trader
[12:37.08]while being responsible for settling his trades,
[12:40.82]jobs that are usually done by two different people.
[12:45.35]This made it much simpler for him
[12:47.87]to hide his losses from the Bank.
[12:52.03]By the end of 1992 the account's losses exceeded ?2 million,
[12:58.86]which ballooned to ?208 million by the end of 1994.
[13:05.40]The beginning of the end occurred on January 16, 1995,
[13:11.99]when Leeson placed a short straddle
[13:14.73](an options trading strategy)
[13:17.30]in the Singapore and Tokyo stock exchanges,
[13:21.13]essentially betting that the Japanese stock market
[13:24.65]would not move significantly overnight.
[13:28.25]However, the Kobe earthquake hit early
[13:31.67]in the morning on January 17,
[13:34.64]sending Asian markets, and Leeson's investments,
[13:38.41]into a tailspin.
[14:06.85]谢谢收听
