世界名牌博览：福特

福特（Ford¹）是世界著名的汽车品牌，为美国福特汽车公司（Ford Motor Company）旗下的众多品牌之一，公司及品牌名“福特”来源于创始人亨利·福特（Henry Ford）的姓氏。福特汽车公司是世界上最大的汽车生产商之一，成立于1903年，旗下拥有福特（Ford）和林肯（Lincoln）汽车品牌，总部位于密歇根州 迪尔伯恩市（Dearborn）。除了制造汽车，公司还设有金融服务部门即福特信贷（Ford Credit），主要经营购车金融、车辆租赁和汽车保险方面的业务。

 

The Ford Motor Company is one of the world’s largest automakers. It was founded by Henry Ford in 1903. He made the company famous for mass-producing cheap family cars on moving assembly lines. The Model T Ford is an important part of automobile² history. His production methods were copied by companies all over the world. The company has stayed in family hands since the beginning, making it one of the largest family-controlled businesses in the world today. Ford has an annual revenue of over $100 billion and employs around 250,000 people worldwide. The company also owns Sweden’s Volvo and has shares in Japan’s Mazda and the UK’s Aston Martin. The faltering³ global economy means most of Ford’s profits now come from financing car loans through the Ford Motor Credit Company.

 

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 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

3 faltering   

犹豫的，支吾的，蹒跚的

参考例句：

• The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。
• I canfeel my legs faltering. 我感到我的腿在颤抖。