中国汽车的立足之本

Anthony Mason: The buzz in Detroit today wasn't for some sexy new American sports car; it was for a bland¹ Chinese Sedan. This is the Geely CK.

Interpreter: Geely is the only privately² operated Chinese auto³ manufacturer.

Anthony Mason: Geely's founder⁴, Shufu Li, whose portrait hangs Mao-like in the company booth, wants a piece of the American market.

Anthony Mason: Do you have a dream of how many cars you can sell here in the United States?

Interpreter: I do have that dream, but it's just a dream now.

Anthony Mason: That dream is to sell 100,000 cars a year here. The son of a Chinese peasant farmer, Li started Geely just a decade ago.

Anthony Mason: So he is a classic entrepreneur.

Wayne Xing (Publisher, China Automotive Review): He is.

Anthony Mason: Wayne Xing is the publisher of the China Automotive Review.

Wayne Xing: He started by just making refrigerator parts and then building refrigerators.

Anthony Mason: Geely's 10, 000 workers earn just $3.50 an hour, and now build 200,000 cars a year.

Anthony Mason: The Geely destined⁵ for the US is Spartan⁶ with a bare bones interior, no sunroof or heated seats. But if the styling doesn't capture your eye, the price will. Geely is hoping to sell this car here for less than $10,000.

John Harmer (Geely USA): This is just a basic fundamental reliable pragmatic automobile⁷.

Anthony Mason: There are more than 100 automakers in China, and some are aiming higher.

Malcolm Bricklin: What we are planning on doing is developing models for the United States market that are going to go up against Audi and BMW and Mercedes.

Anthony Mason: Malcolm Bricklin who brought the Yugo and Subaru to the US is working with China's Chery Company to build low-cost luxury cars for the US market, his target: 250,000 cars by 2008.

Anthony Mason: You think you can sell a quarter of million cars in this country from China?

Malcolm Bricklin: Oh, I think I can sell the cars. My problem is how do I do all of the logistics, bringing them over in the shipping⁸ and making sure they are all good when they get here.

Anthony Mason: Higher safety and emission⁹ standards will also be obstacles, but the flag dropped in Detroit today. The race is on, and the Chinese are on their way.

Anthony Mason: Anthony Mason, CBS News, Detroit.

Note------------
Spartan: spartan conditions or ways of living are simple and without any comfort; 简朴的、节约的或严格的.
pragmatic: dealing¹⁰ with problems in a sensible, practical way instead of strictly¹¹ following a set of ideas; 实际的，实干的.
logistics: the practical arrangements that are needed in order to make a plan that involves a lot of people and equipment successful; 后勤学, 后勤.

1 bland   

adj.淡而无味的，温和的，无刺激性的

参考例句：

• He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.他因胃病而吃清淡的食物。
• This soup is too bland for me.这汤我喝起来偏淡。

2 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

3 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

4 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

5 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

6 spartan   

adj.简朴的，刻苦的；n.斯巴达；斯巴达式的人

参考例句：

• Their spartan lifestyle prohibits a fridge or a phone.他们不使用冰箱和电话，过着简朴的生活。
• The rooms were spartan and undecorated.房间没有装饰，极为简陋。

7 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

8 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

9 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

10 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

11 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。