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《经济学家》读译参考 Translated & Edited by Chen Jilong TEXT 21 Show me the money 给我钱! (陈继龙编译仅供参考,欢迎指正) May 4th 2006 | NEW YORK From The Economist print edition ( 1) THE words “ probate exception ” do not titillate [1]. And yet a saucy [2], decade-long legal battle ______ ① a fortune of nearly half a billion dollars hinges on [3] this clause, which deals with the boundaries between state and federal courts in estate disputes. At issue [4] is whether Vickie Lynn Marshall, a former Playboy pin-up [5] and exotic dancer better known as Anna Nicole Smith, will get anything from the estate of her late husband, J. Howard Marshall, an oil tycoon with assets estimated _______ ②$ b illion. 对遗嘱公证可持有异议”这句话本身并无***意味。实际上,这是适用于涉及州立和联邦法庭之间处理财产纠纷的权限问题的条款。然而正是这一条款,让一场令人啼笑皆非、争夺大约 5亿财产的诉讼持续十年之久。大家都对维基?琳恩?马歇尔能否从她已故丈夫的财产中分得一杯羹议论纷纷。马歇尔曾经是《花花公子》杂志的一名海报女郎和***舞女,人称“安娜?尼科尔?史密斯”,她的丈夫 ?马歇尔则是一个拥有差不多 16亿身家的石油大亨。 On May 1st, Ms Smith won an important victory. Although her inheritance remains uncertain, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that she could pursue her case in federal court. (2) One suspects the justices were enjoying themselves, for once. 5月1日,史密斯女士赢得了重大胜利。尽管她的继承权仍未明确,但美国最高法院一致裁决,她可以在联邦法院追诉。有人怀疑, 法官们这是在逗闷玩儿,简直是破天荒头一次。(3) The details of the case have kept the tabloids busy. (4) Marshall met Ms Smith when he was wheeled [6] into the Texas strip club where she was dancing. After a courtship ofa few years, full of expensive gifts (such as $2m in jewellery) and pricier promises, the two were married in 1994. She was 26, he was 89. Fourteen months later, Marshall dropped dead ________ ③a heart attack, leaving nothing to Ms Smith in his will. 那些街头小报为了捕捉此案一些细节而忙得不亦乐乎。(报道说,)马歇尔是被人用轮椅推进得克萨斯***舞夜总会后结识了在那儿跳***舞的史密斯。随着几年的求爱,加上数不胜数的昂贵礼物(比如 200 万美元的珠宝)跟一番海誓山盟之后,两人在 1994 年结婚。当时她 26岁,而他 89岁。十四个月过后,马歇尔死于心脏病,可在遗嘱中给史密斯女士分文未留。(5) The dispute has seen the inside of five courthouses since 1995 , when Ms Smith first sued Marshall's son, E. Pierce Marshall, ina Texas state court, accusing him of cuttin

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