特斯拉业绩表现强劲 市值有望赶超福特

 　　Tesla, which reports full-year earnings¹ last Wednesday, was worth $44.6 billion, while Ford² clocked in at $49.9 billion. So the electric automaker only needs to gain another 12% to catch Ford at its current valuation.

　　特斯拉公司于上周三报告了其价值446亿美元的全年盈余，而福特公司的全年盈余则为499亿美元。因此，特斯拉全年盈余只需增长12%，就可以赶超福特的市值。

　　Certainly Tesla, which is much smaller than Ford, is growing much faster. Tesla's value has climbed 30% since the start of this year, while Ford's has increased 5%.

　　相比于福特，尽管特斯拉的规模小得多，但其发展迅速。自今年年初以来，特斯拉的市值已经攀升了30%，而福特仅增长了5%。

　　Ford was worth twice as much as Tesla as recently as a year ago, and less than four years ago it was worth 10 times as much.

　　一年前，福特的市值是特斯拉的两倍，而在不到四年之前，它的市值是特斯拉的10倍。

　　Ford is one of the world's iconic automakers, and founder³ Henry Ford is the father of the modern assembly line.

　　福特是世界上标志性的汽车制造商之一，其创始人亨利·福特是现代装配线之父。

　　And unlike rivals General Motors and Chrysler, it avoided bankruptcy⁴ in 2009, which wiped out those automakers' shareholders⁵.

　　与竞争对手--通用汽车和克莱斯勒不同的是，它在2009年成功避开了那次严重打击汽车制造商的股东们的破产事件。

　　Tesla, led by superstar CEO Elon Musk⁶, is the top electric carmaker, but it's still is a small niche⁷ player compared to the major automakers.

　　特斯拉是最大的电动汽车制造商，其首席执行官是超级巨星伊隆·马斯克，但与主要的汽车制造商相比，特斯拉规模并不大。

　　Tesla has sold 76,000 cars last year, compared with Ford, which sold 6.7 million cars and trucks worldwide. Tesla expects to report full-year revenue of about $7 billion, compared with Ford's annual revenue of $152 billion.

　　去年，特斯拉共售出了76000辆汽车，而福特的销售量则是670万辆汽车和卡车。据估计，特斯拉全年营业额约为70亿美元，而福特的营业额为1520亿美元。

　　But investors⁸ are betting on the company's future prospects⁹, especially the sale of its first mass market car, the Model 3, which is due to go on sale late this year.

　　但投资者们更关注的是特斯拉公司的前景，特别是其第一款大众版汽车—Model 3的销量。Model 3预计今年下半年上市，其售价约为35000美元。

　　The company has already taken orders for more than 300,000 of the Model 3, which will have a list price of about $35,000.

　　截至目前，该公司接到的订单数量已经超过30万份。

1 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%。

2 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。

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 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。

5 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

6 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。

7 niche   

n.壁龛；合适的职务(环境、位置等)

参考例句：

• Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche. 玛德琳小心翼翼地把它放在岩石壁龛里。
• The really talented among women would always make their own niche.妇女中真正有才能的人总是各得其所。

8 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

9 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。