although hedge funds were not the financial weapons of mass destruction that many had feared, they spectacularly failed to achieve the absolute returns that were supposed to justify their high fees.
尽管对沖基金不是那种会导致大萧条的令人恐惧的金融武器,但他们在获取绝对收益上高调的失败表现,让人对他们的高收费很是怀疑。