世界名牌博览：联邦快递

联邦快递隶属于美国联邦快递集团

（FedEx Corp），为顾客和企业提供涵盖运输、电子商务和商业运作等一系列的全面服务。联邦快递集团通过相互竞争和协调管理的运营模式，提供了一套综合的商务应用解决方案，使其年收入高达320亿美元。2012年财富世界500强排行榜第263位。2013年财富世界500强排行榜第245位。

联邦快递集团旗下超过2.6万名员工和承包商高度关注安全问题，恪守品行道德和职业操守的最高标准，并最大程度满足客户和社会的需求，使其屡次被评为全球最受尊敬和最可信赖的雇主。

联邦快递设有环球航空及陆运网络，通常只需一至两个工作日，就能迅速运送时限紧迫的货件，而且确保准时送达，并且设有“准时送达保证”。2013年4月1日起，联邦快递中国有限公司实施GDS(全球分销系统)中国区全境覆盖计划，在武汉设立中国区公路转运中心，正式将武汉作为全国公路转运枢纽，承担武汉自西安、郑州、长沙、南昌、上海、重庆、成都、广州8条公路干线，16个往返班次的货物分拨与转运业务。

 

FedEx, or Federal Express, is an international logistics company. It began operations in 1973 and has grown to serve and reach every corner of the world. The company website gives an overview¹: “FedEx provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio² of transportation, e-commerce and business services…Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 275,000 employees and contractors³ to remain absolutely, positively⁴ focused on safety, the highest ethical⁵ and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities.” FedEx is regularly honored as a top company to work for and is often on ‘Fortune’ magazine’s list of the most admired global companies.

 

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1 overview   

n.概观，概述

参考例句：

• The opening chapter gives a brief historical overview of transport.第一章是运输史的简要回顾。
• The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.研讨会旨在综览新兴的媒体出版。

2 portfolio   

n.公事包；文件夹；大臣及部长职位

参考例句：

• He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
• He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。

3 contractors   

n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

5 ethical   

adj.伦理的，道德的，合乎道德的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。