破产程序 Bankruptcy proceedings

"问题奶粉"事件的主角、饱受谴责的三鹿集团已严重资不抵债。石家庄三鹿集团日前表示，已经收到石家庄市中级人民法院受理破产清算申请民事裁定书。至此，身陷"毒奶"风波的三鹿集团正式进入破产程序。

Shijiazhuang city government said this morning that Sanlu is going into bankruptcy proceedings with a total debt of 2.66 billion yuan ($388 million) against assets valued at 1.56 billion yuan.

石家庄市政府今天上午称，三鹿集团已进入破产程序。集团总负债26.6亿元人民币（合3.88亿美元），总资产15.6亿元人民币。

Bankruptcy proceedings就是经济领域里常见的"破产程序"。破产程序是指法院审理破产案件，终结债权债务关系的诉讼程序，也叫"破产还债程序"。它主要包括破产申请和受理、破产宣告、破产清算三大程序。也写作bankruptcy procedure。Bankruptcy court（破产法院）在收到bankruptcy petition（破产申请）并决定立案后还会发布bankruptcy notice（破产公告）。

Proceeding在这里表示"程序、进程"，如：institute/take/start legal proceedings against…（对……提起诉讼、控告），条件成熟后便可进入hearings and written proceeding（开庭和书面审理程序）。

I'm boarding with a friend.
我在一朋友处寄膳宿。

boarding:a. 供膳的,供膳宿的 n. 伙食
例句：He had paid out good money to educate his daughter at a boarding school. 他花了很多钱让他的女儿在寄宿学校受教育。

Hundreds of black-eyed susans bloom in St. Paul's Como Park Conservatory. Unlike its fraternal twin Minneapolis with its sleek skyscrapers, St. Paul has a lower, older, "brickier" profile and a quieter, self-effacing air, which has inspired both Mark Twain and F. Scott Fitzgerald to sing its praises.

One Side of the Case

A judge asked our group of potential jurors whether anyone should be excused, and one man raised his hand.

"I can't hear out of my left ear," the man told the judge.

"Can you hear out of your right ear?" the judge asked. The man nodded his head.

"You'll be allowed to serve on the jury," the judge declared.

"We only listen to one side of the case at a time."

一面之辞

一位法官问我们这群修补陪审员是否有人应当免权。一个人举起了手。
"我的左耳听不见。"那人告诉法官。
"你的右边耳朵听得见吗？"法官问道。那人点了点头。
"你将被允许加入陪审团，"法官宣布。"我们每次只听一面之辞。"