Mr. Trott had approached Mr. Buffett before with at least one offer to invest in Goldman.

以前，特洛特曾至少一次向巴菲特提议过投资高盛。

The response was instantaneous — but had nothing to do with the substance of Mr.Trott's concerns.

他的指责即刻得到了回应——只不过，得到的是跟他担忧的问题没有丝毫关系的回应。