新视野大学英语视听说教程 4 Unit 5-15

News Report
U.S. Ford¹ Plants to Be Closed
Script
Ford Motor Company has announced plans to close plants ns cut more than 35,000 jobs as part of massive restricting
[SOUND BITE]
The announcement didn’t seem to come as a surprise to many Ford employees.
.[SOUND BITE]
Ford Chief Executive, Bill Ford, Jr., called the cuts painful, but necessary to rescue the world’s number two carmaker from going under.
The planned cuts include22, 000 jobs in the U.S. and Canada.
Certain U.S. models, such as the Cougar², Escort, Villager, and Lincoln Continental³ will be discontinued due to plant closings.
Ford, Jr. said he would receive no salary until the company recovered.
[SOUND BITE]
Ford’s recent financial troubles reflect a complete turnaround from last year, when the company reported a profit of more than $6 billion for the year2000.
The company was hit hard in 2001, when they spent $3 billion during a safety recall.
When news of the plant closings and job cuts the workers, many reacted with emotion.
[SOUND BITE]
Chairman Ford, Jr. says that recovery will be based on getting back to basics in product development and on improving quality and productivity.

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 cougar   

n.美洲狮；美洲豹

参考例句：

• I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey.我看到一只美洲狮正在潜随猎物。
• I have never seen a cougar.我从未见过美洲豹。

3 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。