2018年经济学人 一周要闻 福特和大众联手 通用电气被踢出道琼斯指数

 

Ford¹ and Volkswagen said that they were talking about a “strategic alliance” which could see them develop commercial vehicles together. Ford also unveiled plans to create a hub for electric and autonomous² cars, technologies where it has lagged behind its rivals.

福特和大众表示，双方正在商讨成立“战略联盟”，共同开发商业汽车。福特还公布了建立电动和自动驾驶汽车中心的计划，福特在这些技术上落后于竞争对手。

Rupert Stadler, the chief executive of Audi, Volkswagen’s luxury brand, was sent to jail in Germany while a judge looked into allegations that he might try to interfere³ with an investigation⁴ into VW’s emissions⁵ cheating. He is the most senior executive at the VW group to have been arrested over the scandal.

大众汽车(Volkswagen)旗下奢侈品牌奥迪(Audi)的首席执行官鲁珀特·施泰德(Rupert Stadler)在德国锒铛入狱，与此同时，一名法官正在调查有关其试图干预大众尾气造假调查的指控。他是大众集团因丑闻被捕的最高级别的高管。

General Electric was booted out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company had been on the index of 30 share prices continuously since 1907 and was one of its original components⁶ in 1896. It is replaced by Walgreens Boots, a pharmacy⁷ chain. GE was the most valuable American company in 2000, but its share price has halved⁸ over the past year owing to a difficult restructuring process.

通用电气被剔除出道琼斯工业平均指数。自1907年以来，该公司一直位于30支成分股的指数中，1896年，该企业成为“道指”初始成分股。将其取而代之的是连锁药店Walgreens Boots。在2000年，通用电气一度成为美国市值最高的公司，但由于艰难的重组过程，其股价在过去一年里下跌了一半。

1 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

3 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

6 components   

（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分

参考例句：

• the components of a machine 机器部件
• Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。

7 pharmacy   

n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品

参考例句：

• She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
• Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。

8 halved   

v.把…分成两半( halve的过去式和过去分词 )；把…减半；对分；平摊

参考例句：

• The shares have halved in value . 股价已经跌了一半。
• Overall operating profits halved to $24 million. 总的营业利润减少了一半，降至2，400 万元。 来自《简明英汉词典》