世界名牌博览：美孚

Mobil 美孚润滑油。

埃克森美孚公司是世界领先的石油和石化公司，在美国《财富》杂志2003年公布的全球500强企业中排名第二。

1882年，约翰.洛克斐勒在美国创建了标准石油公司，既今天的埃克森美孚公司的前身。

 

Mobil is a major American oil company that merged¹ with Exxon in 1999 to form ExxonMobil. It operates petrol stations, carwashes, convenience stores and auto-repair shops throughout the world. It was founded in 1911 and quickly grew to be one of the world’s most important oil companies. Its website claims: “ExxonMobil is the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company. We hold an industry-leading inventory² of global oil and gas resources. We are the world’s largest refiner and marketer of petroleum³ products. And our chemical company ranks among the world’s largest. But we are also a technology company, applying science and innovation⁴ to find better, safer and cleaner ways to deliver the energy the world needs.” The company employs over 80,000 people worldwide.

 

 

1 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。

2 inventory   

n.详细目录，存货清单

参考例句：

• Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
• We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。

3 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

4 innovation   

n.改革，革新，新观念，新方法，新发明

参考例句：

• There are all sorts of possibilities for technical innovation.技术革新的门道很多。
• An enterprise should encourage innovation.企业应鼓励创新。