U.S. Suit Says 6 Executives at Loan Giants Misled Investors: The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought civil actions against six former top executives at the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying that the executives did not adequately disclose their firms' exposure to risky mortgages in the run-up to the financial crisis. The case is one of the most significant federal actions taken against top executives at the center of the housing bust and ensuing financial crisis. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been lightning rods in Washington as symbols of the excessive risk-taking that pushed the country into an economic downturn. The agency filed complaints against three former executives at Fannie Mae – its chief executive, Daniel H. Mudd; chief risk officer, Enrico Dallavecchia; and executive vice president, Thomas A. Lund. Freddie Mac's former chief executive, Richard F. Syron; Patricia Cook, its chief business officer; and its executive vice president, Donald J. Bisenius, were also named in a separate complaint.
lightning rod
sn.
- A grounded metal rod placed high on a structure to prevent damage by conducting lightning to the ground.
- One that attracts and absorbs powerful, typically negative feelings and reactions, thereby diverting interest from other issues: "[His] business dealings have become a lightning rod for criticism" (Walter Shapiro).
((米))
1 避雷針.
2 （批判などを）一手に引き受ける人.thunderstruck
/ˈθʌndəstrʌk/
adjective
- extremely surprised or shocked."they were thunderstruck by this revelation"
Thunder from the East: Portrait of a Rising Asia (Paperback)
~ Nicholas D. Kristof(Author), Sheryl WuDunn
(Author) "He must have been a raffishly handsome young man, with his bushy eyebrows, large coal-black eyes, high-cheekboned face, and thick mop of black hair dangling..." (more)
“Life has been fun, and I want to keep on having fun,” Ms. Hayashi said, placing a tiara in her hair. She talks of plans to retire next year and travel abroad.
Her 17-year-old sister, who also wants to be a hostess, may succeed her. Ms. Hayashi is supportive. “I just want her to be happy,” she said.
In Japan, Miss Universe highlights new idea of beauty
TOKYO (AFP) — Covering her face with her hands, 20-year-old Riyo Mori of Japan heard the MC's voice and the thunderous cheering of the crowd telling one year ago that she was the new Miss Universe.With a 250,000-dollar tiara on her head, Mori walked confidently on the stage as Japan's first Miss Universe in 48 years as an estimated one billion people watched around the world on television.
thunder
n.
- The crashing or booming sound produced by rapidly expanding air along the path of the electrical discharge of lightning.
- A sound that resembles or suggests thunder.
v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders. v.intr.
- To produce thunder.
- To produce sounds like thunder.
- To utter loud, vociferous remarks or threats.
To express violently, commandingly, or angrily; roar.
[Middle English, from Old English thunor.]
thunderer thun'der·er n. thunderous adjective [before noun]
extremely loud:
thunderous applause
a thunderous reception
raff·ish (răf'ĭsh)
adj.
- Cheaply or showily vulgar in appearance or nature; tawdry.
- Characterized by a carefree or fun-loving unconventionality; rakish.
[Probably from dialectal raff, rubbish, from Middle English raf, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
raffishly raff'ish·ly adv.raffishness raff'ish·ness n.
tiara
(tē-ăr'ə, -âr'ə, -är'ə)n.
- An ornamental, often jeweled, crownlike semicircle worn on the head by women on formal occasions.
- The triple crown worn by the pope.
[Latin tiāra, turban, headband, from Greek tiārā.]
noun
- 1.a jewelled ornamental band worn on the front of a woman's hair.
- 2.a high diadem encircled with three crowns and worn by a pope.
, 
━━ n. ローマ教皇の3重冠; （金・宝石・花などをつけた婦人用の）装飾冠, ティアラ; 古代ペルシアの男子の冠［ターバン］.
ermine
- er • mine
- 発音
- ə'ːrmin
- ermineの変化形
- ermines (複数形)
[名]（複〜s, 〜）
1 《動物》オコジョ（白い冬毛が珍重される）；((米))（一般に）冬毛の白いイタチ.
2 [U]アーミン：1の冬毛の毛皮.
4 ((〜s))《紋章》（白地に尾状の黒斑を配した）アーミンの毛皮模様.
沒有留言:
張貼留言