福特今年聘请3000美国受薪工人

 　　CHICAGO, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Ford¹ Motor Company will hire an additional 800 salaried employees for a total of more than 3,000 salaried employees in the United States this year, according to a file released by the company on Tuesday.

　　The new hiring represents a 36 percent increase over the original projection² of 2,200 additional salaried jobs announced in January. With only a 2.7 percent attrition rate, the majority of these jobs are new.

　　Of the 3,000 new hires, 80 percent will be technical professionals to meet demand for new skills; 85 to 90 percent will be in Michigan, with the remaining positions at Ford locations throughout the United States. Ford is halfway³ to its goal of hiring the 3,000 salaried employees this year.

　　Felicia Fields, Ford group vice⁴ president for human resources, says the company is still looking for people who are "interested in working for a diverse global leader in a huge growth mode" to fill the more than 1,500 positions that remain.

　　According to the Ford, this salaried hiring initiative is the largest since 2000, and is necessary for the company to meet surging demand for its products and continue its aggressive global growth. Ford's U.S. market share is up almost a full percentage point from last year, fueled by share gains on the east and west coasts and surging demand for Ford Escape and Ford F-150.

　　Ford hired 1,850 salaried workers in the United States last year.

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 projection   

n.发射，计划，突出部分

参考例句：

• Projection takes place with a minimum of awareness or conscious control.投射在最少的知觉或意识控制下发生。
• The projection of increases in number of house-holds is correct.对户数增加的推算是正确的。

3 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。