面临巨大的财政危机福特抵押资产换贷款
时间：2018-11-30 作者：英语课 分类：商务英语基础
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In its 103-year history, Ford 1 Motor Company has never needed to pledge its plants, equipment, or other property as collateral 2 to secure loans, but they're doing it now. As they slipped to the number four position in the US auto 3 market, they announced plans to mortgage office buildings, patents, trademarks 4, and stakes in Ford Credit and Volvo to raise $18 billion to fund a restructuring. (All of their outstanding stock is currently worth $15.4 billion.) Part of this restructuring package is a buyout offer for almost half of Ford's US factory workforce 5, and 38,000 workers have accepted the offer. According to some analysts 6, if the restructuring doesn't work, the mortgaged debt will threaten Ford's independence, making them a potential target for a merger 7 or buyout.
1 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
- 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。
2 collateral
adj.平行的；旁系的；n.担保品
- Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans.很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
- Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.由于拿不出东西作为抵押，这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。
3 auto
n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车
- Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
- The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
4 trademarks
n.（注册）商标( trademark的名词复数 )；（人的行为或衣着的）特征，标记
- Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of ibuprofen tablets. Nuprin和Motrin均是布洛芬的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Many goods in China have the trademarks of a panda. 中国的许多商品都带有熊猫的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 workforce
n.劳动大军，劳动力
- A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
- A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。