德国大众高层变动，盛传保时捷收购在即
时间：2018-11-30 作者：英语课 分类：商务英语基础
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Management changes at Volkswagen have led to rumors 1 of a potential takeover by Porsche, another German carmaker. The company's supervisory board forced out CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder recently, and Wolfgang Bernhard, the head of the VW brand, has just resigned. Many see these moves as a consolidation 2 of the power of supervisory board Chairman (and former VW CEO and Chairman) Ferdinand Piëch. Piëch's family controls the carmaker named for his grandfather, Ferdinand Porsche, a company that recently increased their ownership of Volkswagen to 27.4%. Porsche has also raised their level of equity 3 capital recently, leading some financial analysts 4 to consider the possibility that they are preparing for a full takeover of VW.
1 rumors
n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷
- Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 consolidation
n.合并,巩固
- The denser population necessitates closer consolidation both for internal and external action. 住得日益稠密的居民，对内和对外都不得不更紧密地团结起来。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- The state ensures the consolidation and growth of the state economy. 国家保障国营经济的巩固和发展。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法