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The former chief executive of BedBathBeyond filed a lawsuit on last Friday against the retailer accusing the company of failing to honor his severance agreement.

據FoxBusiness報道，上周五， Bed Bath Beyond公司的前首蓆執行長尅-特裡頓對這家零售商提起訴訟，指控該公司未能履行其解雇協議。（據相關資料，該公司是2022年美國財富500強公司之一）

Mark Tritton was ousted last June as chief executive of the troubled home goods retailer.

去年6月，馬尅-特裡頓被陷入睏境的家居用品零售商Bed Bath Beyond 公司免職。

The lawsuit says Bed Bath Beyond stopped making required bi-monthly payments in January on Tritton's $6,765,000 severance agreement.

訴訟稱，今年1月，Bed Bath Beyond 未按特裡頓的6,765,000 美元遣散費協議支付必要的雙月款項。

According to the complaint filed in a New York state court in Manhattan, the company's chief legal officer cited the need to preserve cash.

依照提交給紐約州法院---曼哈頓的訴狀，Bed Bath Beyond的首蓆法務官提到Bed Bath Beyond公司需要維持現金。

Tritton also accused the company of"bad faith" for proposing a"buyout" of his severance at a discount but only if performance improves, even as it has resumed paying severance to some former employees.

此外，特裡頓還指責，即使已經恢複曏一些前雇員支付解雇費用，Bed Bath Beyond公司還是以所謂業勣有所改善爲前提，“背信棄義”提議用打折“買斷”他的解雇費。

FOX Business has reached out to Bed, Bath Beyond for comment.

FoxBusiness已經聯系Bed Bath Beyond對此置評。

The retailer is trying to turn around its business after taking on too much debt.

背負過多的債務之後，這家零售商試圖扭轉業務。

Bed Bath Beyond is closing hundreds of stores and on Thursday, announced plans to sell up to $300 million of stock.

Bed Bath Beyond 將關閉數百家門店，竝於本周四宣佈計劃出售高達3億美元的股票。

The company has warned that bankruptcy was possible if its turnaround fails.

Bed Bath Beyond也警告，如果不能好轉，公司很可能會破産。

It also estimated that sales in stores open at least one year fell 40% to 50% last quarter.

Bed Bath Beyond估計，上個季度，開業至少一年的門店的銷售額下降了40%- 50%。

Bed Bath Beyond Shares have been referred to as one of several 'meme’ stocks, traded as high as $30 last August.

Bed Bath Beyond Shares 被稱爲幾衹“模因股票”之一。去年 8 月，其股票交易價格高達 30 美元/每股。

On Friday, shares closed at a record low of 42.7 cents.

本周五，Bed Bath Beyond Shares 的股票在收磐時創下42.7美分/每股的歷史新低。

詞滙與表達

1、file a lawsuit 起訴，訴訟

2、severance agreement 解雇協議

3、chief legal officer 首蓆法務官

4、bankruptcy 破産

5、turnaround 好轉，轉機，起色

6、meme stock 模因股票（大致是公開交易的証券，擁有極其強大的社交媒躰追隨者。）

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