A wince-inducing glance at the share performance of 25 firms that have gone cap-in-hand shows a 50% loss since the new index's inception on January 5th, double the decline of the wider S&P 500 index.

看看一度受人尊敬的25家公司让人失望的股票表现，自1月5日建立这一指数以来，这25家公司的股票市值已缩水50%，是更具代表性的标准普尔指数500指数跌幅的两倍。

A young executive was leaving the office at 6 p. m. when he found the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand.

六点钟，一个年轻的行政人员正准备要离开办公室时，他发现总裁正拿着一张纸站在碎纸机前。