16. It was our worst year in float cost since 1984, and a result that to a significant degree, as I will explain in the next section, we brought upon ourselves.
去年我曾告訴各位，除非發(fā)生什么重大的災(zāi)難，否則我們浮存金的成本將可由 2000 年 6%的高檔往下降，當(dāng)時(shí)我心里想到的是自然天災(zāi)之類的意外，但任誰也想不到發(fā)生的竟是 911 恐怖份子攻擊事件這樣的人禍，它造成保險(xiǎn)業(yè)有史以來最重大的損失，也讓我們的浮存金成本大舉飆高到 12.8%，這是自 1984 年以來最慘的記錄，而且大部分的責(zé)任，在后段我還會再詳加解釋，要?dú)w咎于我們自己。
float
17. In 2000, however, we had an underwriting loss of $1.6 billion, which gave us a float cost of 6%. Absent a mega-catastrophe, we expect our float cost to fall in 2001 - perhaps substantially - in large part because of corrections in pricing at General Re that should increasingly be felt as the year progresses. On a smaller scale, GEICO may experience the same improving trend.
可觀的承保利益，來彌補(bǔ)像1984年那樣糟糕的年度，當(dāng)年的資金成本高達(dá)19%，不過2000年我們的承保損失卻高達(dá)16億美金，這使得我們的浮存金成本飆高至6%，除非再發(fā)生什?重大的災(zāi)難，否則我們預(yù)期2001年的浮存金成本將會大幅下降，主要的原因是General RE已經(jīng)逐漸開始反映調(diào)整價(jià)格，至於GEICO雖然規(guī)模較小，但也應(yīng)該會有同樣的情形。
18. I had in mind natural catastrophes when I said that, but instead we were hit by a man-made catastrophe on September 11th - an event that delivered the insurance industry its largest loss in history. Our float cost therefore came in at a staggering 12.8%. It was our worst year in float cost since 1984, and a result that to a significant degree, as I will explain in the next section, we brought upon ourselves. If no mega-catastrophe occurs, I - once again expect the cost of our float to be low in the coming year. We will indeed need a low cost, as will all insurers.
去年我曾告訴各位，除非發(fā)生什么重大的災(zāi)難，否則我們浮存金的成本將可由 2000 年 6%的高檔往下降，當(dāng)時(shí)我心里想到的是自然天災(zāi)之類的意外，但任誰也想不到發(fā)生的竟是 911 恐怖份子攻擊事件這樣的人禍，它造成保險(xiǎn)業(yè)有史以來最重大的損失，也讓我們的浮存金成本大舉飆高到 12.8%，這是自 1984 年以來最慘的記錄，而且大部分的責(zé)任，在后段我還會再詳加解釋，要?dú)w咎于我們自己。
19. Yearend Float (in $ millions) Year GEICO General Re Other Reinsurance Other Primary Total 1967202019774013117119877018071, 50819972, 9174, 0144557, 38619983, 12514, 9094, 30541522, 75419993, 44415, 1666, 28540325, 29820003, 94315, 5257, 80559827, 87120014, 25119, 31011, 26268535, 508 Last year I told you that, barring a mega-catastrophe, our cost of float would probably drop from its 2000 level of 6%. I had in mind natural catastrophes when I said that, but instead we were hit by a man-made catastrophe on September 11th - an event that delivered the insurance industry its largest loss in history. Our float cost therefore came in at a staggering 12.8%. It was our worst year in float cost since 1984, and a result that to a significant degree, as I will explain in the next section, we brought upon ourselves.
去年我曾告訴各位，除非發(fā)生什么重大的災(zāi)難，否則我們浮存金的成本將可由 2000 年 6%的高檔往下降，當(dāng)時(shí)我心里想到的是自然天災(zāi)之類的意外，但任誰也想不到發(fā)生的竟是 911 恐怖份子攻擊事件這樣的人禍，它造成保險(xiǎn)業(yè)有史以來最重大的損失，也讓我們的浮存金成本大舉飆高到 12.8%，這是自 1984 年以來最慘的記錄，而且大部分的責(zé)任，在后段我還會再詳加解釋，要?dú)w咎于我們自己。
20. Yearend Float (in $ millions) Year GEICO General Re Other Reinsurance Other Primary Total 1967202019774013117119877018071, 50819972, 9174, 0144557, 38619983, 12514, 9094, 30541522, 75419993, 44415, 1666, 28540325, 29820003, 94315, 5257, 80559827, 871 We`re pleased by the growth in our float during 2000 but not happy with its cost. Over the years, our cost of float has been very close to zero, with the underwriting profits realized in most years offsetting the occasional terrible year such as 1984, when our cost was a staggering 19%. In 2000, however, we had an underwriting loss of $1.6 billion, which gave us a float cost of 6%. Absent a mega-catastrophe, we expect our float cost to fall in 2001 - perhaps substantially - in large part because of corrections in pricing at General Re that should increasingly be felt as the year progresses. On a smaller scale, GEICO may experience the same improving trend.
對於2000年的浮存金成長我們感到相當(dāng)欣慰，但卻對其成本不甚滿意，一直以來，我們浮存金成本通常都維持在接近於零的低水準(zhǔn)，有時(shí)好的時(shí)候，還能享有可觀的承保利益，來彌補(bǔ)像1984年那樣糟糕的年度，當(dāng)年的資金成本高達(dá) 19%，不過2000年我們的承保損失卻高達(dá)16億美金，這使得我們的浮存金成本飆高至6%，除非再發(fā)生什?重大的災(zāi)難，否則我們預(yù)期2001年的浮存金成本將會大幅下降，主要的原因是General RE已經(jīng)逐漸開始反映調(diào)整價(jià)格，至於 GEICO雖然規(guī)模較小，但也應(yīng)該會有同樣的情形。
float 詞典解釋
1.
1. (使)漂浮;(使)浮動
If something or someone is floating in a liquid, they are in the liquid, on or just below the surface, and are being supported by it. You can also float something on a liquid.
e.g. They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water.
他們發(fā)現(xiàn)水中漂浮著50和20美元的紙幣。
e.g. ...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks...
青草萋萋的河岸邊靜靜漂浮著的駁船
2. 漂;浮
Something that floats lies on or just below the surface of a liquid when it is put in it and does not sink.
e.g. Empty things float.
空的物體會在水中浮起。
3.
3. 浮體;浮板;救生圈
A float is a light object that is used to help someone or something float.
4. (釣魚用的)魚漂浮子
A float is a small object attached to a fishing line which floats on the water and moves when a fish has been caught.
5.
5. (在空中)飄蕩，飄浮
Something that floats in or through the air hangs in it or moves slowly and gently through it.
e.g. The white cloud of smoke floated away.
白色的煙霧飄遠(yuǎn)了。
e.g. ...the sun's rays lighting up the dust floating in the air.
陽光照亮了空氣中浮動的灰塵
6. float在線翻譯
6. (聲音或氣味)飄到，傳到
If a sound or smell floats to a place quite far away, it can be heard or smelled there.
e.g. Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie on the lush grass...
你躺在綠草如茵的草地上，滌蕩心靈的樂聲隨著清香的夏日微風(fēng)飄到你的身邊。
e.g. The smells of delicious foods floated all around him.
美食的香味彌漫在他的四周。
7. float
7. 優(yōu)雅地走動;輕盈地走動
If you float somewhere, you walk there very lightly and gracefully.
e.g. Caroline floated up the aisle on her father's arm.
卡羅琳挽著父親的手臂從過道上優(yōu)雅地走過。
8. 提出(計(jì)劃、方案或想法)
If you float a project, plan, or idea, you suggest it for others to think about.
e.g. The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of the UN.
法國提出將外交工作交由聯(lián)合國處理的想法。
9. 使(公司)發(fā)行股票;使上市
If a company director floats their company, they start to sell shares in it to the public.
e.g. He floated his firm on the stock market...
他讓自己的公司上市了。
e.g. The advisers are delaying the key decision on whether to float 60 per cent or 100 per cent of the shares.
顧問們對于發(fā)行60%還是100%股份的關(guān)鍵問題遲遲未作決定。
10. (使)(貨幣)自由浮動
If a government floats its country's currency or allows it to float, it allows the currency's value to change freely in relation to other currencies.
e.g. A decision by the Finns to float their currency sent a shudder through the foreign exchanges...
芬蘭允許其貨幣自由浮動的決定在外匯市場上引起了震動。
e.g. 59 per cent of people believed the pound should be allowed to float freely.
59%的人認(rèn)為應(yīng)該允許英鎊自由浮動。
11. (節(jié)日游行時(shí)的)彩車，花車
A float is a truck on which displays and people in special costumes are carried in a festival procession.
12. float的近義詞
12. (商店的)備用零錢
A float is a small amount of coins and notes of low value that someone has before they start selling things so that they are able to give customers change if necessary.
13. float
13. 傳開;流傳
A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about.
e.g. There are still some unfounded fears floating around out there about cancer being contagious.
社會上還是有一些毫無根據(jù)的關(guān)于癌癥會傳染的恐懼。
相關(guān)詞組：float around
float 單語例句
1. Punters can perch on a raised platform that runs along its periphery to gaze at the bustling bridge and watch boats float below.
2. China started its managed float exchange rate regime aimed at a basket of currencies in 1994.
3. By the time Carnival celebrations wrap up March 8, about 100 parades will have rolled through area streets or float down waterways.
4. " The actual price band of the issue will be fixed two weeks before the float, " the source said.
5. Americans believe that if China were to float its currency on the free market, somehow magically the outflow of US jobs would cease.
6. The yuan appreciated 21 percent in the three years after a managed float against a basket of currencies was introduced in 2005.
7. He stayed close to shore clinging to a float, about chest deep in the water.
8.
8. The float parade will tour around the city and a competition will be held with prizes for the top float.
9. float
9. China Construction won initial approval to float its shares last June but the plan was derailed by the slumping market conditions then.
10. It allowed the contract price of major thermal coal to float by no more than 5 percent this year from last year.
float 英英釋義
float
noun
1. float什么意思
1. an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
Synonym: air bladder swim bladder
2. something that floats on the surface of water
3. a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
Synonym: plasterer's float
4. an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
5. a drink with ice cream floating in it
Synonym: ice-cream soda ice-cream float
6. float的反義詞
6. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
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7. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
verb
1. convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
e.g. float data
2. float是什么意思
2. allow (currencies) to fluctuate
e.g. The government floated the ruble for a few months
3. make the surface of level or smooth
e.g. float the plaster
4. put into the water
e.g. float a ship
5. move lightly, as if suspended
e.g. The dancer floated across the stage
6. float的近義詞
6. set afloat
e.g. He floated the logs down the river
The boy floated his toy boat on the pond
7. be in motion due to some air or water current
e.g. The leaves were blowing in the wind
the boat drifted on the lake
The sailboat was adrift on the open sea
the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore
Synonym: drift be adrift blow
8. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
Synonym: swim
9. circulate or discuss tentatively
test the waters with
e.g. The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform
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