BMW intalks tomanufacture Mini in China
宝马拟在中国制造Mini品牌汽车
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BMW is in talks to create a Chinesejoint venturein a bid to expand the Mini brand into the world’s biggest and fastest growing car market.
宝马(BMW)正在谈判创建一家中国合资企业，以便将Mini品牌引入世界最大且增长最快的汽车市场。2.Venture的本意是“风险” joint是“共同的”
所以合资公司就是2个或2个以上的公司一起成立的共同承担风险，按照出资比例分享利润的公司3. in a bid to努力试图，还有投标的意思。在这里表示的是一种企图，企图讲Mini引入世界最大增长最快的市场The talks with Great Wall Motor, China’s seventh largest carmaker and biggest producer of sport utility vehicles, will not affect jobs in the UK, saida person familiar with the situation.
据一名知情人士透露，与中国第七大汽车制造商和最大运动型多功能车(SUV)制造商长城汽车(Great Wall Motor)的洽谈，将不会影响英国境内的就业岗位。4. a person familiar with the situation.翻译成知情人士，翻译的时候放在最句子的开头。5.SUV= sport utility vehicles运动型多功能车A sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a vehicle classified asa light truck, but operated as afamilyvehicle.a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis
The venture would be focused on manufacturing an electricversionof the Mini in China as part of an effort to meet the country’s regulations encouraging electric vehicle production, set to go into effect in 2019, the person added.
上述人士补充说，该合资企业将专注于在中国制造电动版本的Mini车，作为满足中国定于2019年生效的鼓励电动汽车生产的法规的一部分。6.version中文解释：翻译,译本,译文；(根据个人观点对事件等的)描述,说法,见解 形式,种类;变形,变体;现代款式 改写本;版本;经过改编的歌曲definition：
（1）a : anaccountordescriptionfroma particular point of viewespecially as contrasted with another account
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c : anarrangementof a musical composition
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The deal is not about “outsourcing” production or reducing capacity of Mini’s production site in Oxford, nor is it related toBrexit. “We are talking about additional growth, not outsourcing,” the person said.
这笔交易的意义并不是“外包”生产或者缩减英国牛津Mini生产厂的产能，也和英国退欧无关。“我们在说的是额外增长，而不是外包，”上述知情人士表示。7. outsourcing业务外包(Commerce) tosubcontract(work) toanother companylower the production cost , increase the efficiency .
8.Brexit or Brixit是一种英国退出欧盟的戏谑性说法。
British exit or Britain exiting from the EU
“If you look at Mini, it’s Britishin terms of originbut it has further potential to grow. That growth can’t just come from Oxford.”
“如果你看一看Mini，它发源于英国，但它有进一步发展的潜力。这种增长不能仅仅来自牛津。”9.in terms of是就什么而言， 加上origin是就起源而言是英国，翻译成发源于英国。
If a deal is struck, the Minis would be the first to be manufactured outside Europe.
如果达成协议，那将标志着首次在欧洲以外制造Mini车。10.a deal is struck达成协议。原形strike a deal常与with连用
Shares in Great Wall shot up on Wednesday, leading to theirsuspensionon Thursday, as investors speculated on the prospects of the deal.
随着投资者猜测双方达成协议的前景，长城汽车股价周三大涨，导致该股在周四停牌。11.shot up喷发 ，发芽 ，急升。Shares shot up股票大涨12.suspension悬浮暂停，在句子中股票上涨 然后是停牌 符合逻辑关系
Great Wall, founded by billionaire chairman Wei Jianjun, said it will soon clarify press reports about the deal andresumetrading of the company’s shares.
由亿万富翁董事长魏建军创办的长城汽车表示，将很快澄清有关这笔交易的媒体报道，并让公司股票复牌。13.停牌是指股票由于某种消息或进行某种活动引起股价的连续上涨或下跌，由证券交易所暂停其在股票市场上进行交易。待情况澄清或企业恢复正常后，再复牌在交易所挂牌交易。复牌指某种被停牌的证券恢复交易。股改或者对价后，复牌第一天没有涨跌幅限制。而对于非股改情况下的复牌，是有涨跌幅限制的。resume有再生重生的意思，还有重新开始恢复王位，这里的意思是股票重新回归证券交易
BMW declined to comment.
宝马拒绝发表评论。
Nearly 50 per cent of BMWs sold around the world are produced outside Germany, as the companypursuesa localisation strategy to build cars where they are purchased.
世界各地销售的宝马汽车中，有近50%在德国境外生产，因为该公司奉行本地化战略，尽量贴近市场制造汽车。
The joint venture agreement will be similar to other such deals signed this year to produce new energy vehicles in China, all aimed at satisfyingChinese regulators.
该合资协议将与今年签订的其他此类在中国生产新能源汽车的交易类似，目的都是满足中国监管机构的要求。14.Chinese regulators.中国监管机构。
In May, Volkswagen and Chinese carmaker JAC received permission to go ahead with a joint venture to make battery cars.
5月，大众汽车(Volkswagen)和中国汽车制造商江淮汽车(JAC)获得许可，将建立一家制造纯电动车的合资企业。
Daimler, Ford, General Motors and the Renault-Nissan Alliance also announced similar joint ventures.
戴姆勒(Daimler)、福特(Ford)、通用汽车(General Motors)和雷诺-日产联盟(Renault-Nissan Alliance)也都宣布了类似的合资企业。
BMW currently makes cars with joint venture partnerBrilliance China Automotivebased in Shenyang. That contract, extended in June 2014, is valid until 2028 and BMW said it “will carry on to invest and develop this joint venture”.
宝马目前与合资伙伴、总部位于沈阳的华晨汽车(Brilliance China Automotive)联手制造汽车。该合约在2014年6月续签，有效期至2028年；宝马表示，将“继续投资开发这家合资企业”。15.base inShenyang ,根基于沈阳，就是说总部位于沈阳16. carry on经营，继续进行，争吵吵闹。
According to Chinese law, foreign companies may only produce cars in China in conjunction with a Chinese local partner.
根据中国法律，外国公司在中国只能与某一家中国本土伙伴合作生产汽车。
The Mini was designed in the 1950s and became one of Britain’s most popular cars. Now owned by BMW, it is mostly produced in the UK, but in 2014 it expanded production to the Netherlands.
Mini车的设计可追溯到20世纪50年代，它成为英国最受欢迎的汽车之一。如今由宝马拥有的该品牌，主要在英国生产，但在2014年扩大生产业务，在荷兰设立生产厂。
Earlier this year, BMW chose Oxford instead of the Netherlands or Germany for upcoming production of the electric Mini, following months oflobbying fromthe UK government.
在英国政府游说了几个月之后，今年早些时候，宝马选择在牛津（而不是荷兰或德国）制造即将投产的电动版Mini车。
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Global car companies have been coming to terms with new regulations in China designed to speed up the shift away fromcombustion enginesandtowardselectric vehicles. New rules require traditional carmakers tooffsetcombustion engine cars produced with annually risingamounts of credits, which they can earn by making electric vehicles or by buying credits from electric vehicle makers.
近期全球汽车公司在努力适应中国出台的新法规，这些法规旨在加快从内燃发动机转向电动汽车的进程。新规要求传统汽车制造商用逐年增加的积分来抵消内燃发动机汽车产量；它们可以通过制造电动车挣得积分，也可以向电动车制造商购买积分。18. coming to正在... going to是即将去...we may say that something is happening or going to happen19. credit n.信用，信誉；[金融]贷款；学分；信任；声望commendation or honor given for some action, quality, a source of pride or honorEducation. toaward educational creditsto (often followed by with)v.相信，信任；把…归给，归功于；赞颂amounts of credits, amount of amount用作名词
其意为“数量”、“金额”“总额”等，通常用于an amount of, a (great, large) amount of ,amounts of这类结构，其后通常接不可数名词。作为名词当做学分积分。
BMW hasoutlined plans for at least 12 fully electric cars by 2025.
宝马已宣布相关计划，到2025年将至少发布12款全电动汽车。
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