英语新闻听写 特斯拉为何辞退数百名员工

The San Jose Mercury News has reported that luxury electric vehicle maker¹ Tesla has fired between 400 and 700 employees this week, including factory workers, engineers, and managers.

San Jose Mercury News报道称，豪华智能电动车制造商特斯拉本周辞退400到700名员工，其中包括工厂工人、工程师以及主管。

Tesla emailed a statement saying the dismissals were part of an annual company-wide review.

特斯拉在其邮件公告中表示，此番解雇是全公司年度审查的结果。

Earlier this month, the Palo Alto-based company said that "production bottlenecks²" had left Tesla behind in its ramp-up for the new mass-market Model 3 sedan.

本月早些时候，位于帕罗奥图的公司称，“生产瓶颈”使特斯拉在Model 3轿车的销售量提升中远远落后。

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 bottlenecks   

n.瓶颈( bottleneck的名词复数 )；瓶颈路段（常引起交通堵塞）；（尤指工商业发展的）瓶颈；阻碍

参考例句：

• Roadworks are causing bottlenecks in the city centre. 道路施工导致市中心交通阻塞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• At five o'clock in the afternoon the city streets are a series of bottlenecks. 下午五点市中心的街道就成了拥挤不堪的窄路。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》