张庭“微商帝国”崩塌，千万人被“坑”得血本无归【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
A cosmetics business founded by Chinese-Taiwanese actor Kevin Lin and his wife Zhang Ting is under investigation by the market regulator in the northern Chinese city of Shijiazhuang because of suspected pyramid selling. The company replied on Weibo that it is operating normally and will actively cooperate in the investigation. Zhang and Lin are jointly associated with 12 companies, according to a business information platform. Many under Zhang’s name were deregistered this year.

【分句讲解】
①A cosmetics business founded by Chinese-Taiwanese actor Kevin Lin and his wife Zhang Ting is under investigation by the market regulator in the northern Chinese city of Shijiazhuang because of suspected pyramid selling. 
中国台湾演员林瑞阳和他的妻子张庭创办的一家化妆品企业因涉嫌传销而受到中国北方城市石家庄市场监督管理局的调查。

1. cosmetics n. 化妆品

2. found v. 创办，创建
to found a company 创办一家公司
to found a club 创办一家俱乐部
found a school 创办一所学校

3. be under investigation 在被调查中
under prep. 在……下面；小于、少于……；在……过程中；根据、按照……
a road under repair 修理中的公路
under the terms of law 根据法律条款
under the rules 根据规定

4. suspected adj. 有……嫌疑的，可疑的，涉嫌的
suspect v. 怀疑 n. 嫌疑人，可疑的对象

5. pyramid selling 传销
pyramid n. 金字塔

②The company replied on Weibo that it is operating normally and will actively cooperate in the investigation. 
该公司在微博上回应，公司正常运营并且会积极配合调查。

1. reply v. 做出回应、反应；回复

2. operate v. 运转，工作；操作、控制，使运行
chief operating officer (COO) 运营总监

3. cooperate v. 配合，协助；合作，协作
cooperate with sb in/on sth 与某人就某事进行合作，共同完成某事

③Zhang and Lin are jointly associated with 12 companies, according to a business information platform. Many under Zhang’s name were deregistered this year.
根据某商业信息平台披露的内容，张庭和林瑞阳共同关联12家公司。多家在张庭名下的公司在今年已注销。

1. jointly adv. 联合，共同

joint adj. 联合的，共同的
a joint account 联名账户
a joint statement 联合声明

2. be associated with sb/sth 与……有联系、有关联

3. according to 根据、按照……

4. deregister v. 注销

register v. 登记，注册
register a birth/marriage/death 登记出生/结婚/死亡
register a company/trademark 登记注册公司/商标