His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt.

他的商业帝国由于债台高筑而瓦解。

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He was motivated in part by a desire to raise money for the rest of his ailing business empire.

他的动力一部分是意图在他境况不佳的商业帝国的部分增加收入。

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The victims of this alleged fraud, the Gosaibi family, seemed blithely confident that the financial arm of their business empire would run smoothly without their intervention or oversight.

这个所谓骗局的受害者——戈萨比家族——看来轻率地相信其商业帝国的金融分支能够顺利经营，不劳他们加以干预或监督。

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Speculation about the future of the business empire of Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau is building after it was disclosed on Wednesday that he will face bribery and money-laundering charges in Macau.

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Whenever anyone points to the fragility of his business empire, in terms of losses or lack of tangible assets, Mr Branson points to the intangible benefit locked up in his brands.

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The boss of the Virgin business empire owns two of the smaller British Virgin Islands (BVI), and planned to have lemurs living in the forest on one of them, Moskito (also Mosquito) Island.

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