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原文：
The mid-sized Tokyo Mutual Life Insurance Co collapsed yesterday,
the victim of a stock market slump, to become the seventh post-war
failure in Japan’s struggling life assurance industry. The withdrawal
of support from leading creditor Daiwa Bank Ltd dealt the final
blow to the 106-year-old insurer after depressed share prices had
destroyed the value of its investments and policy holders fled.
“We filed today with the Tokyo District Court to start corporate
rehabilitation procedures and the application was granted,” Tokyo
Mutual said in a statement. The insurer had hoped to secure support
from Daiwa Bank for its plans to reach capital agreements with Japanese
and foreign partners.
注读：
The mid-sized（中型的） Tokyo Mutual Life Insurance Co（东京相互人寿保险公司） collapsed（倒闭）
yesterday, the victim（受害者） of a stock market（股市） slump（暴跌）, to become
the seventh post-war（战后的） failure in（失败） Japan’s struggling life
assurance industry（保险业）. The withdrawal（收回） of support from leading
creditor（债权人） Daiwa Bank Ltd dealt the final blow to the 106-year-old
insurer after depressed（降低） share prices（股价） had destroyed the value
of its investments（投资） and policy holders fled.
“We filed today with the Tokyo District Court（东京地区法院） to start corporate
rehabilitation（恢复） procedures（手续） and the application（申请） was granted（同意）,”
Tokyo Mutual said in a statement（陈述）. The insurer had hoped to secure
support from Daiwa Bank for its plans to reach（达成） capital agreements
with Japanese and foreign partners（合作者）.
语言点精解：
The mid-sized Tokyo Mutual Life Insurance Co collapsed yesterday,
the victim of a stock market slump1,
to become the seventh post-war failure in Japan’s struggling life
assurance industry. The withdrawal of support
from leading creditor Daiwa Bank Ltd2 dealt the final blow
to the 106-year-old insurer after depressed
share prices had destroyed the value of its investments and policy
holders fled3.
“We filed today with the Tokyo District Court to start corporate
rehabilitation procedures and the application was granted,” Tokyo
Mutual said in a statement. The insurer had hoped to secure support
from Daiwa Bank for its plans to reach capital agreements with Japanese
and foreign partners.
1 此部分为同位语。
2 此部分为介词短语作定语。
3 此部分为状语从句。
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