“一滴血”忽悠全美？80后“女版乔布斯”锒铛入狱【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for defrauding investors in her blood testing start-up that was once valued at $9 billion.
美国血液检测公司Theranos创始人伊丽莎白·霍姆斯因欺诈投资者罪名被判入狱11年3个月。她的公司曾在鼎盛时期估值90 亿美元。

【要点讲解】
1. sentence v.判刑

be sentenced to death 被判死刑
to be sentenced to life imprisonment 被判终生监禁
be sentenced to three years in prison 被判三年徒刑

2. defraud v.欺诈

He defrauded an insurance company of $20,000.
他从保险公司那里骗取了2万美金。

fraud n.诈骗罪
Pyramid schemes are a type of investment fraud.
传销就是一种投资诈骗。

3. value v.给...估值（搭配介词at+价格）

Their stock was valued at $38 million.
他们的股票估值为3800万美元。