英语新闻听写 任职36年的宜家总裁即将退休

 

According to Business Insider, Ikea US President Lars Petersson is retiring after a 36-year career with the furniture retailer².

据“Business Insider”报道，宜家美国总裁拉尔斯·彼得森任职36年后即将退休。

Petersson has served as president and retail¹ country manager of the company's US market since 2015.

自2015年以来，彼得森一直担任该公司在美国市场的总裁兼零售地区经理。

He's being replaced by the company's retail manager for the UK and Ireland.

该公司在英国和爱尔兰的零售经理将接替他的职位。

The takeover is expected to occur on March 1, but Petersson will still remain with the company as a senior advisor³ until August 2019.

职位接管预计于3月1日进行，但2019年8月之前的这段时间彼得森仍将担任该公司的高级顾问。

1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

3 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。