世界名牌博览：塔塔

塔塔集团是印度最大的集团公司，创立于1868年，总部位于印度孟买。塔塔集团的商业运营涉及七个领域：通信和信息技术、工程、材料、服务、能源、消费产品和化工产品；旗下拥有超过100家运营公司，其办事机构遍布世界六大洲80多个国家，并为85个国家提供产品和服务出口，全球各地的职员数量超过45万人。塔塔集团共有31个上市公司，其市值总额约936.7亿美元（截至2012年10月4日），拥有380万股东。2011-2012财年，塔塔集团总收入为1000.9亿美元，其中58%来自于海外业务。

The Tata Group is the largest corporation in India. It has a diverse range of business interests, including cars, steel, information technology, energy, tea and hotels. It was founded in 1868 by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, who set up a company in Mumbai to trade in cotton. The company opened the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai in 1903 and then it invested in steel and power. Today, Tata is showing the power of Indian companies in the global marketplace. It has purchased luxury brand cars, like Jaguar¹ and Land Rover, and foreign-owned steel makers². In 2008, it showcased the world’s cheapest car, the Tata Nano. The website says it is a value-driven company: “Our practice of returning to society what we earn evokes³ trust among consumers, employees, shareholders⁴ and the community.” Tata employs close to 400,000 people worldwide.

1 jaguar   

n.美洲虎

参考例句：

• He was green with envy when he saw my new Jaguar car.看见我那辆美洲虎牌新车，他非常妒忌。
• Should you meet a jaguar in the jungle,just turn slowly,walk away.But slowly,never look back.你在丛林中若碰上美洲虎，就慢慢转身走开，可一定要慢，切莫回头看。

2 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 evokes   

产生，引起，唤起( evoke的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
• Each type evokes antibodies which protect against the homologous. 每一种类型都能产生抗同种病毒的抗体。

4 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任