导读

近日，署名“宗继昌、宗继盛、宗婕莉”三人在中国香港和杭州两地法院，一纸诉书将宗馥莉告了。他们不仅要求继承宗庆后生前承诺的信托基金，还要求享有娃哈哈集团的股权继承权。以下是中国日报报道。

双语文本

Kelly Zong Fuli, chairwoman and CEO of China's soft-drinks producer Hangzhou Wahaha Group, is embroiled in a wealth-inheritance dispute that has prompted questions about the sustainability of the country's family businesses.

中国软饮料生产商杭州娃哈哈集团董事长兼首席执行官宗馥莉卷入一场财产继承纠纷，引发了人们对家族企业可持续性的质疑。

The daughter of late founder Zong Qinghou is facing two lawsuits as three plaintiffs, claiming to be her half-brothers and half-sister, seek to prevent her from dealing with assets worth about US$2 billion. The feud surfaced just a year after the heiress won a battle for control of the company.

已故创始人宗庆后的女儿面临两起诉讼，三名自称是其同父异母兄弟姐妹的原告试图阻止她处理价值约20亿美元的资产。就在一年前，宗馥莉赢得了公司控制权。

The company asserted on Monday that the lawsuits were unrelated to its operations, but the situation provoked commentary about the prospects for family-owned firms amid a shaky economy and keen competition.

该公司周一坚称，这些诉讼与其业务无关，但此事引发了关于家族企业在经济不稳定和激烈竞争环境下的前景的讨论。

According to a January Hong Kong court document, the plaintiffs were demanding that Kelly Zong honour her father's will because the late founder had promised them trusts valued at US$700 million each.

根据1月份中国香港的一份法庭文件，三位原告要求宗馥莉履行宗庆后的遗嘱，因为这位已故创始人曾承诺给他们每人价值7亿美元的信托基金。



相关表达

1.embroil...in...使卷入(战斗或争论)

释义：If someone embroils you in a fight or an argument, they get you deeply involved in it.

例：Any hostilities could result in retaliation and further embroil U.N. troops in fighting.

任何敌对活动都可能会招致报复，进而使联合国部队卷入战斗中。

2.plaintiff/ˈpleɪntɪf / n.原告

释义：A plaintiff is a person who brings a legal case against someone in a court of law.

例：The lead plaintiff of the lawsuit is the University of California.

这次诉讼的第一原告是加利福尼亚大学。

3.be unrelated to

不相关

释义：If one thing is unrelated to another, there is no connection between them. You can also say that two things are unrelated.

例：My line of work is entirely unrelated to politics.

我的职业与政治完全无关。

无亲属关系

释义：If one person is unrelated to another, they are not members of the same family. You can also say that two people are unrelated.

例：Jimmy is adopted and thus unrelated to Beth by blood.

吉米是收养的，因此和贝丝无血缘关系。