U.S. Automakers Plead Case for $34 Billion
美國汽車業者請求340億美元紓困
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Anchor：Before a packed Senate hearing room and dozens of cameras, the heads of America’s embattled automakers– General Motors, Ford and Chrysler– came back to Washington urgently looking for help.
新聞主播：美國嚴陣以待的汽車業三大巨頭通用、福特及克萊斯勒汽車公司執行長，再次回到華盛頓，面對參議院聽證會上滿滿的人潮及數十架照相機，緊急請求紓困。
Their mission: convince Congress to authorize $34 billion in loans and credit lines, saying they will restructure , and cut models, jobs and executive pay to remain viable .
他們的目標是：說服國會授權340億美元的貸款及信用額度。他們表示將藉由重組、縮減車型、裁員及行政支出來維持生存。
Rick Wagoner is the chairman and CEO of General Motors — which is asking the federal government for $18 billion in loans, including $4 billion by the end of December to ensure its survival.
通用汽車向聯邦政府要求高達180億美元的紓困貸款，其中4億美金比須在年底前到位以確保其生存。
[Rick Wagoner, Chairman, CEO, General Motors]:
“The plan shows why GM needs temporary government funding, how that funding will be used, how we intend to repay taxpayers and why funding is beneficial to the U.S. government.”
通用汽車的董事長兼執行長瓦戈納表示：「這項計畫顯示為何通用需要暫時的政府資金紓困，這筆資金將如何運用，我們計劃如何還錢給納稅人及為何這筆紓困資金對美國政府是有利的。」
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd is among several Democratic leaders trying to find a way to avert threatened bankruptcies in the industry.
參議院銀行委員會主席克里斯多夫‧多德是數位民主黨領袖中試圖找到一條路防止產業受到倒閉威脅的議員。
[Christopher Dodd, Senate Banking Committee Chairman]: “Tens if not hundreds of thousands of jobs would be lost in the auto industry itself. There would more lost among suppliers, dealers and all of the other businesses from restaurants to garages and others across our nation.”
他表示：「如果不是數十萬，至少也有數萬個工作將在汽車業消失，擴及全美的汽車供應商、經銷商及從餐飲業到停車場、修車廠等其他行業還會失去更多工作機會。」
新聞關鍵字 ：
1. plead for ：v.請求
2. Senate ：n.參議院
3. embattled ：adj.嚴陣以待的
4. convince : v.使說服
5. restructure ：v.重組
6. viable ：a.能活下去的
7. temporary : adj.暫時的
8. garages : 停車場、修車廠
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