Surely it should be obvious to the dimmest executive that trust, that most valuable of economic assets, is easily destroyed and hugely expensive to restore—and that few things are more likely to destroy trust than a company letting sensitive personal data get into the wrong hands. #anki

• dim /dɪm/ adj. 愚笨的；昏暗的；光线昏暗的
• 否定词 + 比较级表示最高级

翻译：可以肯定的是，对于最愚笨的管理者来说也应该是显而易见的：信任（经济资产中最有价值的东西）很容易被破坏，并且恢复起来代价高昂——而且没有什么事情比一家公司让敏感的个人数据落入坏人之手更能破坏信任的了。

简化：Surely it should be obvious to the dimmest executive that trust, that most valuable of economic assets, is easily destroyed and hugely expensive to restore—and that few things are more likely to destroy trust than a company letting sensitive personal data get into the wrong hands.

Meanwhile, the theft of information about some 40 million credit-card accounts in America, disclosed on June 17th, overshadowed a hugely important decision a day earlier by America’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that puts corporate America on notice that regulators will act if firms fail to provide adequate data security. #anki

• disclose /dɪsˈkləʊz/ v. 披露，公开
• put sb. on notice 警告某人，警示某人
• overshadow /ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/ v. 使大丢脸面，使扫兴；使蒙上阴影
• corporate /ˈkɔːpərət/ n. 公司

翻译：与此同时，6 月 17 日披露的在美国大约 4 000 万个信用卡账户信息被窃取（的事件），使美国联邦贸易委员会前一天（做出）的一项重大决议颜面尽失，（该项决议）警告美国公司如果公司不能给数据安全提供充分的保障，那么监管机构将会采取行动。

简化：Meanwhile, the theft of information about some 40 million credit-card accounts in America, disclosed on June 17th, overshadowed a hugely important decision a day earlier by America’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that puts corporate America on notice that regulators will act if firms fail to provide adequate data security.