英国旅游业巨头破产六十万游客滞留世界各地_BEC初级作文

英国旅游业巨头破产六十万游客滞留世界各地

One Plymouth, England-based traveler who had booked a vacation to the Greek island of Zakynthos for August 2020 told Business Insider that she saw Thomas Cook had charged her more than £600 by direct debit on Sunday afternoon for the trip but that she was not due to be charged until Thursday. It was unclear whether she would be able to recoup the funds with the bankruptcy declaration.

一位来自英国普利茅斯的旅行者在托马斯库克公司预订了2020年8月去希腊扎金索斯岛度假的行程，她告诉商业内幕网说，她发现该公司在上周日下午直接扣款了600多英镑（约合人民币5310元），而她本应在本周四再支付这笔款项。目前还不清楚她是否能够通过破产声明要回这笔钱。

recoup [rɪ'kuːp]：vt.收回；恢复；偿还；扣除

Thomas Cook, as well as a union representing some of its 9,000 UK employees, had sought an emergency funding plan from the British government. Government sources, however, "had questioned the financial wisdom of stepping in to save the company," according to the BBC. The company employs 21,000 globally.

托马斯库克以及代表其9000名英国雇员中部分员工的工会已向英国政府寻求一项紧急融资计划。然而，据英国广播公司报道，政府消息人士“对介入拯救该公司的想法提出了质疑”。该公司在全球拥有2.1万名员工。

While Thomas Cook managed to recover from a risk of insolvency in 2011, it continued to be held back by lingering debts. It also suffered by lower demand over the past two summer travel seasons, as major heat waves led many Britons to stay home. Brexit uncertainties and a weak pound also contributed, according to The Telegraph.