Chrysler’s Fall May Help Administration Reshape G.M. Published: May 2, 2009 Reporter ： 06E2 陈国文
WASHINGTON — Fresh from pushing Chrysler into bankruptcy, President Obama and his economic team are hoping that the hard line they took last week gives them leverage to force huge changes in General Motors, a far larger and more complex company. 刚从克莱斯勒公司破产案中松一口 气，奥巴马总统和他的经济团队正 希望上周他们严厉的政策能带来力 量以使通用公司发生大的改变，与 克莱斯勒相比，通用是一家更大更 复杂的公司。
Officials say that, difficult as Mr. Obama’s decision was on Wednesday to take all the risks of a Chrysler bankruptcy, the politics of reshaping G.M. will be far harder. Already a shadow of the company that once dominated the American landscape, G.M. will be forced to eliminate tens of thousands of additional jobs and close factories and dealerships( 经销点） nationwide. 官方称，尽管上周三奥巴马的决定很困难，把克莱斯勒破产 的风险全部承担下来了，但是重组通用公司的政策会更加的 困难。通用公司在汽车行业早已统治美国市场，现在将被迫 在全国范围内减少成百上千的工作岗位，以及关闭一些工厂 和销售点。
In Chrysler’s case, the tough job-cutting decisions had already been made and the government is taking only a small stake （股 份）. But in G.M.’s case, Mr. Obama will be forcing deeper cuts and becoming the controlling shareholder. No one thinks Mr. Obama is going to allow G.M. to be broken up, its assets sold or abandoned.
G.M.’s latest restructuring plan — which the White House has yet to approve — calls for trimming 47,000 jobs worldwide, closing more than a dozen plants in the United States, eliminating four brands and shuttering （停止营业） 2,600 dealerships
Mr. Obama has said repeatedly that he is not an automotive engineer and has no desire to pick models, engines, factories or corporate governance （统治，支配） structures. But while he may not be choosing automotive designs, he has already started dictating the company’s direction.
Words Dealerships ： a business that buys and sells products, especially cars, for a particular company 经销点 Stake ： money, etc invested by sb in an enterprise so that he has an interest or share in it 股份 Shutter ： stop doing business at the end of the day or permanently 停止营业 Governance ： governing 统治，支配
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