英美报刊节选翻译练习(十四)

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From < In tandem1 (at last) > 摘自《经济学人》 Mar2 30th 2006

It was a spectacular binge; it was also a flop3. The company's share price plumbed4 new depths even as Germany's stockmarket boomed. Mr Reuter's successor, Jürgen Schrempp, started dismantling5 the empire bit by bit, selling the trains and the planes and the computer-software interests.(1)There was less talk of “integration” and more about what to do to bolster6 the car company at the core of the group.

Pretty soon Mr Schrempp was building an empire of his own. A former car mechanic, who had risen through the ranks running the Mercedes business in South Africa, he wanted to turn Mercedes from a European regional maker7 of premium8 saloons into a truly global carmaker with a big presence in America. In 1998 he took over Chrysler to convert Mercedes into a global heavyweight with a wide range of products and markets. (2)His reasoning was that, as competition became tougher, even premium brands such as Mercedes needed greater volume to support the increasingly expensive technological9 development required to stay ahead. Strategically, it was the right step to take. Rivals such as the head of BMW lauded10 his courage and admired the strategy. Ford11 Motor's boss never forgave Mr Schrempp for not tying the knot with him instead. The only problem with the Schrempp strategy was getting it to work.

new words

bolster     n./v. 支持
They bolstered12 their morale13 by singing.
他们以唱歌来鼓舞士气。
reasoning    n. 推论,推理,论证

 

≡参考答案:≡

 

关于“整合”的议论少了,人们谈论更多的是如何支持集团核心的汽车公司。
他的推理是这样的,随着竞争变得越来越艰难,即使是像梅塞德斯这样的好品牌也需要更大的空间以支持站在市场前列所需要的越来越昂贵技术发展费用。

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1 tandem 6Ibzp     
n.同时发生;配合;adv.一个跟着一个地;纵排地;adj.(两匹马)前后纵列的
参考例句:
  • Malcolm's contract will run in tandem with his existing one.马尔科姆的合同将与他手头的合同同时生效。
  • He is working in tandem with officials of the Serious Fraud Office.他正配合欺诈重案办公室的官员工作。
2 mar f7Kzq     
vt.破坏,毁坏,弄糟
参考例句:
  • It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
  • Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。
3 flop sjsx2     
n.失败(者),扑通一声;vi.笨重地行动,沉重地落下
参考例句:
  • The fish gave a flop and landed back in the water.鱼扑通一声又跳回水里。
  • The marketing campaign was a flop.The product didn't sell.市场宣传彻底失败,产品卖不出去。
4 plumbed 95a981c77848f4ae26cbaf082c951314     
v.经历( plumb的过去式和过去分词 );探究;用铅垂线校正;用铅锤测量
参考例句:
  • Magda had plumbed her own heart for answers. 玛格达在自己心中搜寻答案。 来自辞典例句
  • In the sub-zero weather, their exhausts plumbed white in the grey streets. 在严寒天气,他们的排气管在灰色的街道上吐着缕缕白烟。 来自辞典例句
5 dismantling 3d7840646b80ddcdce2dd04e396f7138     
(枪支)分解
参考例句:
  • The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
  • The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a leak of radioactivity yesterday. 昨天拆除核后处理工厂引起了放射物泄漏。
6 bolster ltOzK     
n.枕垫;v.支持,鼓励
参考例句:
  • The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
  • He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
7 maker DALxN     
n.制造者,制造商
参考例句:
  • He is a trouble maker,You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼,你不要跟他在一起。
  • A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
8 premium EPSxX     
n.加付款;赠品;adj.高级的;售价高的
参考例句:
  • You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
  • Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后,清水便因稀而贵了。
9 technological gqiwY     
adj.技术的;工艺的
参考例句:
  • A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
  • Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今, 随着科技进步,生活节奏不断增快。
10 lauded b67508c0ca90664fe666700495cd0226     
v.称赞,赞美( laud的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They lauded the former president as a hero. 他们颂扬前总统为英雄。 来自辞典例句
  • The nervy feats of the mountaineers were lauded. 登山者有勇气的壮举受到赞美。 来自辞典例句
11 Ford KiIxx     
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。
12 bolstered 8f664011b293bfe505d7464c8bed65c8     
v.支持( bolster的过去式和过去分词 );支撑;给予必要的支持;援助
参考例句:
  • He bolstered his plea with new evidence. 他举出新的证据来支持他的抗辩。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The data must be bolstered by inferences and indirect estimates of varying degrees of reliability. 这些资料必须借助于推理及可靠程度不同的间接估计。 来自辞典例句
13 morale z6Ez8     
n.道德准则,士气,斗志
参考例句:
  • The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
  • He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

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