夏说英语新闻晨读 第568期:宝马勒紧腰带做研发（在线收听）

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BMW said it expects annual profit this year to come in “well below” last year's. Like others in the industry, the German carmaker is forking out for the technologies that are driving the transition to electric and self-driving vehicles; it unveiled a strategy this week to reduce its overheads.

expect: v. 预计
annual profit: 年利润
well below: 远远低于
fork out for: 不得不支付大量金额
drive: v. 推动；驱动
transition: n. 过渡；转变；变迁
overheads: n. 企业运营经费