林超伦实战口译练习笔记 第28期:新车将会陆续推出

 Our new L50 is the first in a family of new cars to be launched this year and in the next couple of years. It is the result of the most ambitious investment in our company's history--125 million pounds, in design and development, in production capabilities¹, in sales network and in our own people. The investment is based on our understanding of the market and our goal for the future. So what are they then?

我们的新款款L50只是个开端，今年以及今后一两年中，我们还将陆续推出一整个系列的新车。这是我们有史以来最大的一个投资项目的成果。我们把1.25亿英镑投资于设计和开发、生产能力、销售网络和我们的员工。投资的基础是我们对市场的了解，以及我们今年的目标。那么，这些目标是什么呢？

1 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓