2019年经济学人 一周要闻 雷诺日产关系紧张 英国召回惠而普烘干机 美国打击大型制药商

 

Jean-Dominique Senard, Renault’s chairman, admitted that relations with Nissan, the French carmaker’s alliance partner, were tense, but said that they could rebuild trust. Mr Senard was speaking at his first shareholders’ meeting since taking up his position in January, after Carlos Ghosn’s arrest in Tokyo for alleged² financial misdeeds at Nissan. The French government, which holds a 15% stake in Renault, has undermined Mr Senard recently, most spectacularly by thwarting³ the company’s attempt to merge⁴ with Fiat⁵ Chrysler Automobiles⁶. Mr Senard said he had been “saddened” by the state’s meddling⁷.

法国汽车制造商雷诺董事长让-多米尼克·塞纳德承认，与联盟伙伴日产汽车的关系紧张，但表示他们可以重建信任。卡洛斯·戈恩因涉嫌在日产财务违规在东京被捕后，塞纳德1月份上任以来的第一次股东大会上发表了讲话。持有雷诺15%股份的法国政府最近开始打压塞纳德，最引人注目的是挫败了该公司与菲亚特克莱斯勒汽车公司合并的计划。塞纳德表示，他对政府的干预感到“难过”。

Volkswagen ended its association with Aurora⁸, a self-driving-vehicles startup, clearing the way for it to work with Argo, a similar outfit⁹ that Ford¹⁰, which launched a partnership¹¹ with VW this year, has invested in. This week Argo expanded testing of its fleet of autonomous¹² cars to Detroit, the historic home of carmaking.

大众终止了与自动驾驶汽车初创企业Aurora的合作，为其与Argo的合作扫清了道路。今年，福特(Ford)与大众建立了合作关系，并且也对Argo进行了投资。本周，Argo将其自动驾驶车队的测试扩展到历史悠久的汽车制造之都——底特律。

Salesforce, a highly acquisitive cloud-based software company, struck its biggest deal to date when it offered $15.7bn for Tableau¹³, a provider of computer-graphics for data bods.

Salesforce是一家有强烈并购意愿的云计算软件公司。该公司以157亿美元收购数据库电脑图形供应商Tableau，达成了迄今最大的一笔交易。

Insys, which makes a fentanyl-based painkiller¹⁴ spray, filed for bankruptcy¹⁵ protection, days after it settled with the federal government for its marketing¹⁶ of the product. Many of the pharmaceutical¹⁷ companies blamed for America’s opioid crisis face potentially large legal claims; they stand accused of pushing the drugs.

生产芬太尼止痛药喷雾剂的Insys申请了破产保护，前几日该公司刚与联邦政府就该产品的营销达成和解。许多被指责对美国阿片类药物危机负有责任的制药公司面临着潜在的巨额法律索赔；他们被控兜售该药物。

In what it described as an “unprecedented action”, the British government ordered Whirlpool to recall up to 500,000 tumble dryers¹⁸ over safety concerns. The American maker¹ of white goods issued a warning in 2015 that certain brands of dryers might catch fire, but rather than issue a recall it tried to fix them.

英国政府出于安全考虑，下令惠而普召回多达50万台滚筒式烘干机，并称这是一项“前所未有的行动”。这家美国白色家电制造商曾于2015年警告称，部分品牌的烘干机可能会起火，但该公司没有召回这些产品，而是试图修复这些问题。

Beyond Meat had a rollercoaster week on the stockmarket. The American fake-meat company’s already buoyant share price soared after its first earnings¹⁹ report since going public in May revealed a boom in sales. But investors²⁰ lost their appetite when an analyst²¹ warned that the stock was overpriced, sending the price down by a quarter.

Beyond Meat在股票市场上经历了大起大落的一周。自5月份上市以来的第一份盈利报告显示销售额激增后，这家美国人造肉公司本就上涨的股价飙升。但当一位分析师警告称，该股定价过高时，投资者丧失了兴趣，导致股价下跌了四分之一。

A new chapter

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Elliott Management, a hedge fund, agreed to acquire Barnes & Noble in a $683m deal. Elliott also owns Waterstones, a British chain of bookstores that is thriving despite predictions that Amazon would kill it off. James Daunt²², who, as managing director, is credited with reviving Waterstones is also to run Barnes & Noble, where he will hope to turn the page on the American bookseller’s declining fortunes.

对冲基金Elliott Management同意以6.83亿美元收购Barnes & Noble。Elliott Management还管理着水石书店（Waterstones）,一家正在蓬勃发展的英国连锁书店,尽管有预测称亚马逊会吞并这家公司。作为董事总经理，詹姆斯·道特（James Daunt）被认为是让水石书店起死回生的功臣，他还将掌管Barnes & Noble，他希望能让这家衰落的美国书商东山再起。

1 maker   

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。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 thwarting   

阻挠( thwart的现在分词 )； 使受挫折； 挫败； 横过

参考例句：

• The republicans are trying to embarrass the president by thwarting his economic program. 共和党人企图通过阻挠总统的经济计划使其难堪。
• There were too many men resisting his authority thwarting him. 下边对他这个长官心怀不服的，故意作对的，可多着哩。

4 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

5 fiat   

n.命令，法令，批准；vt.批准，颁布

参考例句：

• The opening of a market stall is governed by municipal fiat.开设市场摊位受市政法令管制。
• He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。

6 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 meddling   

v.干涉，干预（他人事务）( meddle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He denounced all "meddling" attempts to promote a negotiation. 他斥责了一切“干预”促成谈判的企图。 来自辞典例句
• They liked this field because it was never visited by meddling strangers. 她们喜欢这块田野，因为好事的陌生人从来不到那里去。 来自辞典例句

8 aurora   

n.极光

参考例句：

• The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
• Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。

9 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

10 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。

11 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

12 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

13 tableau   

n.画面，活人画（舞台上活人扮的静态画面）

参考例句：

• The movie was a tableau of a soldier's life.这部电影的画面生动地描绘了军人的生活。
• History is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.历史不过是由罪恶和灾难构成的静止舞台造型罢了。

14 painkiller   

n.止痛药

参考例句：

• I shall persuade him to take the painkiller.我将说服他把药吃下去。
• The painkiller only provides him a short respite from his pain.止痛药仅仅让他在疼痛中有短暂的疏解。

15 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

16 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

17 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

18 dryers   

n.干燥机( dryer的名词复数 )；干燥器；干燥剂；干燥工

参考例句：

• Men also have hair dryers and, if they suffer from baldness, they use a growth stimulator, buy hairpieces, or have hair transplanted from the hirsute part of the scalp to the bare areas. 男士也有他们的吹风机，而且如果他们秃顶的话，还会用毛发生长剂、买假发，或者把头发从密集的地方移植到谢顶的地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The dryers can be automated. 干燥机可以自动化作业。 来自辞典例句

19 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

20 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

21 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

22 daunt   

vt.使胆怯，使气馁

参考例句：

• Danger did not daunt the hero.危险并没有吓倒这位英雄。
• Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。