The world is holding its breath(屏息以待) as it waits to find out whether this year’s estimated(估计的) $US1tn investment in artificial intelligence is resting on a castle made of sand(建立在沙滩上的城堡).
全世界都在屏息以待，想知道今年估计高达1万亿美元的人工智能投资是否建立在沙滩上的城堡之上。
Last week, the Nasdaq 100(纳斯达克100指数) – an index of the 100 biggest non-financial stocks on the American tech-heavy Nasdaq exchange – dropped by 5.5%, triggering the usual angst(焦虑) that the AI boom is about to go bust(破产；破灭).
上周，纳斯达克100指数——美国科技股云集的纳斯达克交易所中100家最大非金融股票的指数——下跌了5.5%，引发了人们通常的焦虑：人工智能繁荣即将破灭。
The recent rot(腐败；颓势) may have started(情态动词+完成式表推测) with the failure of Firmus, an Australian datacentre company, to list on the ASX(澳大利亚证券交易所).
最近的颓势可能始于澳大利亚数据中心公司Firmus在澳交所上市失败。