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大学英语泛读●TwentyMinutes’ReadingonP18-21●TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChineseTradingerrordimsEverbright'sprospectsTherecord523millionyuan($85million)finemayseembig,butEverbrightSecuritiesCo'stroublesarefarfromover.Thecompanyisfacingclaimsestimatedat2.7billionyuanbyinvestorsallegedtohavebeenmisledbythecompany'sdeliberatewithholdingofinformationaboutits7.2billionyuantradingmistake.ButlawyerssaidpotentialclaimantsmayneedmoreinformationfromtheChinaSecuritiesRegulatoryCommissioninvestigationtopinEverbrightdown.AccordingtotheSecuritiesLawofChina,theprincipalshouldshoulderresponsibilityifinsidertradingincursanylosses.ButLiuMingjun,directorofthecapitalmarketdepartmentofBeijingCelueLawFirm,toldXinhuaNewsAgencythatthereisalackofdetailedinterpretationandregulationsintheSecuritiesLaw.IntheUnitedStates,investorswhocanprovetheysufferedalossasaresultofinsidertradingwouldbringacivilclaimagainstthebrokerresponsibleforit,saidGeneButtrill,capitalmarketspracticepartneratthegloballawfirmJonesDay.Sofar,thecommissionhasonlyhandeddownthepenaltywithanotesayingthatinvestorswhofeltcheatedcanseekredressthroughlitigation.IthasnotdiscloseddetailsofitsinvestigationthatshowedhowEverbrightstonewalledthestockexchangeonAug16,allowingitselftimetoengageininsidertradingtocoveritspotentiallosses.FollowingEverbright'sformerpresidentXuHaoming'sresignationonAug22,YangChizhong,assistantexecutive,andMeiJian,secretaryoftheboardofdirectors,resignedonSaturday.XuandYang,togetherwithShenShiguang,generalmanageroftheaccountingdepartment,andYangJianbo,generalmanagerofthestrategicdepartment,werefinedbythecommissionandbannedfromanyworkinvolvingthestockexchange.ButtrillofJonesDaysaidinsidertradingcasesintheUScarrybothcriminalandcivilpenalties.Forseriouscases,jailsentencesareoftenappropriate,headded.ThesharepriceofEverbrightSecuritiesplummeted8.54percenttocloseat9.21yuanonMonday,whilethebenchmarkShanghaiCompositeIndexremainedbasicallyunchangedfromthelasttradingday,closingat2,098.45points.MediareportshavesaidaprogrammeratEverbrightchangedthestockbrokerage'sinternalorder-placingsystemithaddevelopedtocoverupamalfunctionbeforethecommission'sinvestigativeteamarrivedonsiteinanattempttoputalltheblameontheoutsidesupplierofthetradingsystem.Theallegationwassupportedbyacompanysourcewhowasquotedassayingonconditionofanonymitythatthefatfingerwhichcausedthetradingerrorwasactuallytwosoftwarebugs,oneinthetradingsystemprovidedbytheoutsideproviderandtheotherinEverbright'sownordertakingsystem.Thecommission'sinvestigationteamwasbackinShanghailastweekaftertheinitialthree-dayinvestigationstartingfromAug19aftertheydiscoveredtheallegedtinkering.Everbrightspentabout100,000yuanonthesupplier'stradingsystem.Othertradingsystemproviderschargeabout1millionyuan.EverbrightchosethesupplierbecausetheproviderwaswillingtoprogramthesystemtoEverbright'sspecificationsandrequests,thesourcesaid.Headdedthestrategicinvestmentdepartment,fromwherethemistakenbuyorderwasissued,islikelytobemergedintootherdepartmentsorthewholeteamwillbedismantled.Thedepartmentmistakenlysenthugebuyordersvaluedat23.4billionyuanonAug16.Ofthis,atotalof7.27billionyuanwastransacted.Thebigbuyorderwaswidelyattributedtohavingliftedtheindex5.96percentinthreeminutes.ThecommissionbannedthecompanyfromproprietarytradingforthreemonthsandsuspendedapprovalfornewEverbrightservices.Everbright'snetprofitwasaround1billionyuanlastyear.Interimresultsshowthatitmadeanetprofitof811millionyuaninthefirsthalfofthisyear.Insidertradingisthetradingofapubliccompany'sstockorothersecurities(suchasbondsorstockoptions)byindividualswithaccesstonon-publicinformationaboutthecompany.Invariouscountriesinsidertradingbasedoninsideinformationisillegal.Thisisbecauseitisseenasbeingunfairtootherinvestorswhodon'thaveaccesstotheinformation.'FatFingerError：Ahumanerrorcausedbypressingthewrongkeywhenusingacomputertoinputdata.Otherwordsorphrasesinthispassage:EverbrightSecurities:EverbrightSecuritiesCompanyLimitedisoneofthelargestsecuritiesbrokeragebyassetsinChina,controlledbystate-ownedfinancialconglomerate,ChinaEverbrightGroup.Itwasfoundedin1996andisbasedinShanghai.ItwaslistedontheShanghaiStockExchangein2021withcapitalraisingof$10.96billionyuan.ChinaSecuritiesRegulatoryCommission:TheChinaSecuritiesRegulatoryCommission(CSRC)isaninstitutionoftheStateCouncilofthePeople'sRepublicofChina(PRC),withministry-levelrank.ItisthemainregulatorofthesecuritiesindustryinChina.Civilclaim:Criminalpenalty:BoardofDirectors:Aboardofdirectorsisabodyofelectedorappointedmemberswhojointlyoverseetheactivitiesofacompanyororganization.softwarebug:Asoftwarebugisanerror,flaw,failure,orfaultinacomputerprogramorsystemthatproducesanincorrectorunexpectedresult,orcausesittobehaveinunintendedways.ShanghaiStockExchangeCompositeIndex:TheSSECompositeIndex(上海证券交易所综合股价指,简称上证综指)isanindexofallstocks(AsharesandBshares)thataretradedattheShanghaiStockExchange.●TextAofUnit2:YourSpeechisChangingWhatdoyouknowaboutEnglishvocabulary?●SemanticchangeSemanticchangedescribestheevolutionofwordusage—usuallytothepointthatthemodernmeaningi