One of the first books I read was about the British stock market-i was fascinated to discover that they used exotic terminology like "ordinary shares."

我读的第一批书中，有一本是讲英国证券市场的——发现里面用了象“普通股”这样闻所未闻的术语，我着迷了。

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The main ethnic group is Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians, with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock). Other includes Arabs, Italians, and the British.

其主要种族是马耳他人（古代迦太基人和腓尼基人的后裔，有意大利和其他地中海祖先的血统），其他包括阿拉伯人、意大利人和英国人。

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The Denver-based sports magnate is now the largest individual shareholder in the club, with a stake of 29.6% after acquiring more stock from the estate of the British industrialist Ernest Harrison.

这位丹佛的体育大亨在购入英国工业家恩内斯特·哈里森的资产之后，已经拥有了俱乐部29.6%的股份，成为阿森纳俱乐部最大的个人股东。

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"Although it is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and is generally perceived to be a British company, BP is definitely much more an international company of huge importance to the American economy and the American employees."

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The downbeat sentiment saw its rival Easyjet see shares fall 8% while British Airways stock slipped by 5%.

BBC: European airlines see shares fall

That said, there have been signs in the past year that Tesco's costly investment to improve service and stock in British stores has stabilised the business.

BBC: Will Tesco be deposed as retail king?

In the short period before the government called a halt to take stock, two British universities moved in.

ECONOMIST: Higher education