But he is true to his roots: his memoir reads like a brief designed to bring the public up to speed as quickly and dispassionately as possible with the life of a powerful oil executive.

而他恪守本分：回忆录读起来如同简报，意图让公众尽可能迅速冷静地看待一位石油高管的生活。

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Regulators exert pressure via the board, whose non-executive members must brief them after every board meeting.

监管者会通过董事会施加压力，董事会的非执行成员在每次董事会议之后要向他们做简短汇报。

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Mr Antasari has acknowledged knowing the dead executive but denied any involvement in the murder or having more than a brief acquaintance with the ex-caddie.

Antasari先生承认与死者相识，但否认与此次谋杀有任何关联，与这位前球童也只是点头之交而已。

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Regulators exert pressure via the board, whose non-executive members must brief them after every board meeting.

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