BRIAN: how did this happen? Who found it out? (这是怎么发生的？谁发现的？)

　　NIKKY: well, the week before last, the SEC demanded that (the company) file a statement explaining how it uncovered that the company had improperly accounted for billions of US(上上周，美国证券交易会责令该公司就为何隐瞒损失帐目提交一份报告。)

　　BRIAN: so what’s the next?

　　NIKKY: u know, in that statement, they revealed that it has potential problems in 1999 and 2000. (结果，从这份报告出发，发现该公司在1999年和2000年的财务报表也存在问题。)

　　BRIAN: it’s hard to believe, right?

　　NIKKY: it’s incredible. (令人难以置信。)

　　BRIAN: so I know the whole story.

　　BRIAN: Worldcom told a billions lie on its books, and now there is the devil to pay. (世界通信撒了一个几百亿美元的弥天大谎，现在是时候为这种罪恶付出代价了。)

　　NIKKY: yeah, but it is not just Worldcom that will do the paying. (是的，但是付出代价的不仅仅是世界通信。)

　　BRIAN: the people.

　　NIKKY: right, the people, the economy, America is taking a hit(美国又一次遭受打击).

　　BRIAN: so what u can do right now?

　　NIKKY: I don’t know, just wait, the result, the federal is going to judge that(联邦法院会对此事做出裁决的。).

　　BRIAN: America needs new laws(美国需要新的法案).

　　NIKKY: yes, on accounting and transparency and federal policy(是呀，特别是会计，以及透明度，和联邦的法律。).