They would go to almost any lengths to avoid being mixed up, even remotely, in a capital charge.

他们几乎会竭尽全力避免在资本支出中被混淆，即使是遥远的。

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are harder credit risks to assess than large ones, so they attract higher capital charges and are often the first to lose their funding in a downturn.

相比于大企业，中小企业的信用风险更难度量，因此流向它们的信贷往往会要求一个更高的回报，而且当经济处于下行阶段时，流向这类企业的资金往往最容易损失。

I had read of the mobs of women who besieged the law courts when some wretched man was being tried for his life on the capital charge.

我读到过，当某个可怜的男人因死刑被判终身监禁时， 成群结队的妇女围攻法庭。

Smaller banks that might have wanted to band together are also affected: under the new Basel 3 rules, the bigger they get the more likely they are to attract a steeper capital charge.

过去想联合起来的小银行也受到影响。在巴塞尔协议3的规定下，它们规模越大，负担更高额资本支出的可能性越大。