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1、外语下载中心ｈｔｔｐ：／／ｄｏｗｎ．ｔｉｎｇｒｏｏｍ．ｃｏｍ 07秋季高级口译阅读备考文章选读之汽车ChryslerLookingforastarturnAug7th2007FromEconomist.comChryslergetsatoughnewbossReutersCHRYSLERcoulddowithsomeremindersofpast,happierdayswhenbumpersalesandprofitswerethenorm.ThecompletionlastweekofadealwithGermany’sD
2、aimlerwherebyCerberusCapitalManagement,abigprivate-equityfirm,acquired80%oftheDetroitgiant,sawthestrugglingcarmakerreturntoAmericanownership.Threedayslater,onMondayAugust6th,thefirmresurrecteditsfamous“pentastar”logo,droppedafterthemergerwithDaimlerin1998.Perhapsmo
3、reimportant,Chryslerhasalsogotanewboss:RobertNardelli.Thesurpriseistwo-fold.LastweekCerberushadinsistedthatChrysler’smanagementwouldnotchange.AndMrNardelliisfromoutsidethecarindustry.Employingabossnotweanedfromanoilcanhasaprecedent.Ford’sbosssincelastSeptember,Alan
4、Mullaly,washiredfromBoeing.Itsrecentunexpectedreturntoprofitsuggestsoutsidersmightbeuseful.MoresurprisingisCerberus’sabruptchangeofheart.TomLaSorda,whomMrNardellireplacesaschiefexecutiveandchairman,mighthaveexpectedtofinishthejobhehasstarted.MrNardelliinheritsarest
5、ructuringplanthatcallsfor13,000jobcutsoverthreeyearsandheavyinvestmentinfuel-efficientengines.Thisisintendedtocounteractslumpingsalesofbigsports-utilityvehiclesonwhichChryslerhasrecentlyrelied.ClearlyCerberushasconcludedthatMrLaSorda,althoughpopularandpersonable,is
6、notthemantotowChrysleroutofitstroubles(howeverhewillstayonasadeputytohissuccessor).Chryslerwillpartcompanywithitschieffinancialofficer.NorwillWolfgangBernhard,aformerChryslerexecutivewholatterlyjoinedCerberus,becomethechairman,asmanyhadexpected.Hehasnowquitthebuy-o
7、utfirmfor“familyreasons”.TheappointmentofMrNardellibolsterstheimageofprivate-equityfirmsasruthlessremodellersofout-of-datecompanies.PugnaciousandabrasivearesomeofthekinderdescriptionsofMrNardelli’smanagementstyle.HelearnedhistradeunderthetutelageofJackWelchatGenera
8、lElectric.Whenpassedovertosucceed“Neutron”Jack”hewenttoHomeDepot,America’sbiggesthome-improvementchain.Therehewasbestknownforhisbigpaypacketandri
