Merckle began small, taking over a family company with just 80employees in 1967.

1967年，默克勒接手只有80人的家族小企业。

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Mr Merckle is thought to have lost some euro400m ($550m), an amount he had been trying to raise in recent weeks from a consortium of banks.

据信默克尔先生损失了40亿欧元（折合55亿美元），最近几周他在银行财团间奔走筹集这笔巨款。

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The very wealthy are usually celebrated during their lifetimes and then quickly forgotten in death. In this, as in many other respects, Adolf Merckle was an exception.

大富豪们通常都是生前轰轰烈烈，死后冷冷清清，阿道夫·默克尔在这方面如同其他许多方面一样，都是个例外。

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And when Mr Merckle sets goals for his companies, he does not like to be kept waiting.

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Hoping to make some quick cash, Merckle began gambling on risky short positions.

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On the evening of Jan. 5 Adolf Merckle, Germany's fifth-richest man, opened the door of his modest home in Blaubeuren, Germany and stepped out into the frigid air.

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