2015考研英语阅读德国汽车生产商
<p> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="carmakers">carmakers</span></p><p> 德国汽车生产商</p><p> <span word="Stuck">Stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="third">third</span></p><p> 稳居第三</p><p> <span word="Daimler">Daimler</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="chugging">chugging</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Autobahnbehind">Autobahnbehind</span> <span word="BMW">BMW</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Audi">Audi</span></p><p> 奔驰意欲一举赶超宝马奥迪</p><p> <span word="AS">AS</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="motto">motto</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timeless">timeless</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>.</p><p> 作为戴姆勒公司的座右铭，唯有最好彰显着一种永恒的品质。</p><p> <span word="Gottlieb">Gottlieb</span> <span word="Daimler">Daimler</span> <span word="pasted">pasted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="inventing">inventing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span>19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p> 十九世纪晚期，当戈特利布戴姆勒着手发明现代汽车的时候，他将这句话贴在墙上。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 2010 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bears">bears</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slogan">slogan</span>.</p><p> 2010年，这个以其创始人名字命名的公司将这句话作为广告语。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="timed">timed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="misfiringengine">misfiringengine</span>. <span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span>-<span word="Benz">Benz</span>, <span word="Daimler">Daimler</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="division">division</span>, <span word="already">already</span> <span word="trailing">trailing</span> <span word="BMW">BMW</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="andprofitability">andprofitability</span>, <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="Geman">Geman</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="carmaker">carmaker</span>, <span word="Audi">Audi</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="thesame">thesame</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> 作为一个正走下坡路的公司，这个口号来的有点晚。在销量、盈利方面，戴姆勒旗下的奔驰都已双双落后宝马。同期，德国另一高档汽车制造商奥迪也开始将奔驰甩在身后。</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="Daimler">Daimler</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="surged">surged</span> <span word="by">by</span> 40%, <span word="persuading">persuading</span> <span word="optimists">optimists</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="iscatching">iscatching</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p>
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