每日一篇 3.28

original sin :原罪

crypto：加密货币

 criminal trial of：刑事审判

fraud was built into:存在欺诈行为

fraud conviction：欺诈罪

consensus：共识

the onetime ：昔日的

cryptocurrency：加密货币

wild,curly hair:狂野的卷发 

 largely for：主要是

was the real deal.：货真价实的

cover side gambles：进行赌博

bolstered：支持

by a twist：转折

bankruptcy：破产案

vanished：消失

running it now say ：现在表示

recover：收回

pay back everyone in full：全额偿还所有人

 the customer funds weren’t so much stolen as they were redirected into at least a few surprisingly good investments. 

与其说，，，不如说，，，

redirected into：重新定向

declare bankruptcy：宣布破产

used this argument to call for a light sentence：以此为由要求对其从轻处罚

go easy on him：对他宽大处理

as  prosecutors  are seeking :按照检察官的要求

The bulk of trading：大部分交易

 extra-light regulation：监管极其宽松

a guilty plea from：认罪

laundering money：洗钱

xxx boosters have even spun xxx’s conviction as a positive.

xxx支持者甚至将xxx的定罪定性为积极的

disturbing：令人不安

 industry bent on sweeping the whole episode under the beanbag：一心想把整个事件掩盖起来的行业

examination of trial testimony：审判证词的审查

exhibits：证物

recognizing：认识

mania：狂热

enable him to get away with totally disregarding the rules：能够完全无视规则而逃脱惩罚

 a pitch meeting：一次推介会

 turning on invincible mode：开启无敌模式

go broke：破产

race to billionaire status ：争夺亿万富翁地位

 punishing interest rates：高昂的利率

capital：资本

adherents：追随者

paid back：偿还

 somehow ：不知何故

cultivated an image of：塑造了形象

perpetual success and immense wealth :永远成功和巨大财富

philanthropic bent：带有慈善倾向

 obscuring an essential truth：掩盖了基本事实

purport ：声称

pleaded guilty ：承认

 defrauding customers.：欺骗

 took the stand：出庭

pitch：创办

his pitch to be hollow：他的说法是空洞的

total balance：总余额

 reassure customers：让顾客放心

unlimited sums：无限的金额

deposit money：存钱

 malicious：恶意的

overheard:无意

cover the investments：支付投资

blown：违反

 was crooked ：存在问题

mainstream financial system ：主流金融体系

 is rigged against：操控了

In a contentious political environment：在充满争议的政治环境

spending lavishly:斥巨资

novice investors:新手投资者

eye-popping investment：令人膛目结舌

celebrity endorsement：名人代言