福特总裁艾伦·穆拉利不会加入微软_社会生活

福特总裁艾伦·穆拉利不会加入微软

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2014-01-08 08:36 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Alan Mulally, the chief executive of Ford¹, has said he will not be leaving the US carmaker to join Microsoft.

福特汽车董事长艾伦·穆拉利称，他不会离开福特加入微软。

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Mr Mulally said speculation over his future had become a distraction for Ford

There had been reports that Mr Mulally was one of candidates shortlisted to replace Microsoft's outgoing chief executive Steve Ballmer.

Mr Ballmer said in August that he would leave the firm within 12 months.

Mr Mulally, who is credited with reviving Ford, said he will not leave the carmaker before the end of this year.

"I would like to end the Microsoft speculation because I have no other plans to do anything other than serve Ford,'' Mr Mulally told the Associated Press news agency.

"You don't have to worry about me leaving.''

Distraction?

In an interview given to the Associated Press, Mr Mulally did not confirm if he had held any discussions with Microsoft about the job, but said the ongoing⁴ speculation was a distraction for Ford.

Mr Mullay's comments come as the carmaker is looking to build on its recent success.

Last year was one of the most profitable ones in Ford's history and the company expects to make about $8.5bn.

This year, the carmaker is embarking⁵ on its most aggressive product launch schedule in its history.

Ford will launch 23 all-new or significantly refreshed vehicles around the world in 2014 - more than double the global vehicle launches last year.

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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 speculation
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
参考例句：
Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。 There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

3 distraction
n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐
参考例句：
Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。 Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。

4 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。 The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 embarking
乘船( embark的现在分词 )；装载；从事
参考例句：
He's embarking on a new career as a writer. 他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。 The campaign on which were embarking was backed up by such intricate and detailed maintenance arrangemets. 我们实施的战争，须要如此复杂及详细的维护准备。

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