生活英语|elephants deal 大象买卖

The term elephants is a slang for large institutions that have the funds to make high-volume trades. Examples of elephants are professionally managed entities^{1 like mutual2 funds, pension plans, banks and insurance companies.}

大象指有资本进行大额买卖的大型机构。这些机构多是由专业职员管理的，譬如，一同基金，养老金计划，银行与保险公司。

Elephants deal refers to an extremely large business deal between large institutions, typically worth more than ￡20 million.

大象买卖就是指如此的大型机构之间进行的超大额的商业买卖，一般买卖价值要超越2000万英镑（约合人民币1.85亿元）。