Once-famous firms such as British Leyland, GEC and ICI have fallen apart or been taken over and dismembered.

例如英国雷德兰汽车公司、美国通用电气公司、英国化学工业公司-----这些曾经一度闻名的工厂----或破产或被接管或被分割。

But after Oxford—where he got a third, after moonlighting as a DJ: his gigs included Prince Charles and Lady Diana's engagement bash—Mr Soames was taken on by Arnold Weinstock at GEC, then one of Britain's leading conglomerates.

索姆斯大学就读于牛津，拿的三等奖学金，兼职做音乐节目主持人——包括为查尔斯王子和戴安娜的订婚庆典上主持音乐节目。毕业后，被当时英国的头号大企业——通用电气公司的阿诺德-温斯托克雇用。