广播电视英语短句 第 56 课：旁氏骗局罪-2

He went to prison in the nineteen twenties after he cheated thousands of investors. 他在诈骗数千名投资者后在19世纪20年代进入监狱。

He promised high returns in a short time. 他（对投资者）承诺短期之内可以得到高收入。

Bernard Madoff provided small but continual profits for his investors. Bernard Madoff为投资者提供小额但源源不断的利润。

He was well known in Wall Street finance -- a former chairman of the NASDAQ Stock Market. 他是众所周知的华尔街金融（公司）——纳斯达克股票市场的前任主席。

Officials say the operation collapsed when the economic downturn caused some investors to demand about seven billion dollars back. 官方人员说当 经济低迷使得一些投资者要求拿回大约70亿美元的时候，这种操作突然失败了。