英文早读第122篇,选自巴菲特年度信,友才翻译。
Miscellaneous
杂项
Operationally, we continue to function well above rated capacity with Bill, John, Elizabeth and Donna all contributing excellent performances. At Buffett Partnership, Ltd. we have never had to divert investment effort to offset organizational shortcomings and this has been an important ingredient in the performance over the years.
在运营上,我们持续表现良好在比尔、约翰、伊丽莎白和戴安娜的高等级能力上都贡献了卓越表现。在巴菲特合伙基金公司,我们从来不需要将投资努力用在补偿组织缺陷上,并且这是这么多年我们表现的重要成分。
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., aided for the second year by their computer, turned in the usual speedy, efficient and comprehensive job.
毕马威第二年贡献了他们的电脑,用作常规速度的、高效的、细致的工作。
We all continue to maintain more than an academic interest in the Partnership. The employees and I, our spouses and children, have a total of over 10 million invested at January 1, 1967. In the case of my family, our Buffett Partnership, Ltd. investment represents well over 90% of our net worth.
我们在合伙基金都继续保持不仅限于学术研究的兴趣。员工们和我,我们的配偶和孩子,在1967年1月1日总投资超过1000万美金。在我的家庭的情况,我们的巴菲特合伙基金公司投资代表了超过我们净资产的90%。
Within the coming two weeks you will receive:
在接下来的2个礼拜内,你将会收到:
A tax letter giving you all BPL information needed for your 1966 federal income tax return. This letter is the only item that counts for tax purposes.
1.一封税务信给你所有需要用于你的1966年联邦所得税申报的合伙基金公司信息。这封信是唯一一个用作税务用途的。An audit from Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. for 1966, setting forth the operations and financial position of BPL, as well as your own capital account.
2.一封来自毕马威对1966年的审计报告,阐述了巴菲特合伙基金公司在运作上和财政上的情况,也包括你自己的资金账户。A letter signed by me setting forth the status of your BPL interest on January 1, 1967. This is identical with the figures developed in the audit.
3.一封由我签名的信阐述你于19671月1日在巴菲特合伙基金的股份状态。这个和你在审计报告中发展而来的数字是一致的。
Let me know if anything in this letter or that occurs during the year needs clarifying. My next letter will be about July 15 summarizing the first half of this year.
让我知道如果这封信有任何事情或者在这一年发生的事情需要澄清。我的下一封信大约会在7月15日总结上半年度。
Cordially,
Warren E. Buffett
热情地,
沃伦 E. 巴菲特
71.rated:评价;评估;看好;划分等级;认为…是好的
72.divert:转移;使转向;使绕道;使分心;改变(资金、材料等)的用途
73.shortcoming:短处;缺点
74.ingredient:组成部分;成分;原料;配料;要素;因素
75.comprehensive:综合的;所有的;全部的;详尽的