暫停所有全球招聘
According to a leaked internal email obtained by Reuters, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has ordered company executives to freeze hiring and cut staff, as he has a “super bad feeling” about the economy.
根據路透社獲取的一封外洩內部電子郵件，特斯拉執行長馬斯克已下令公司高層暫停招聘和裁員，因為他對經濟的「感覺超差」。
leak(v.)洩露、透露(機密資訊)=give away=revealinternal(adj.)內部的external(adj.)外部的;外在的freeze(v.)使(工資、物價等)固定不變、凍結(資金或財産)freeze-froze-frozendismiss(v.)解僱lay off解僱;解聘put…on unpaid leave讓…放無薪假
The email, which was reportedly titled “pause all hiring worldwide,” included directions for the electric car company to cut its staff by around 10%.
據稱，這封電子郵件的標題是「暫停所有全球招聘」，其中包括要求這家電動汽車公司裁員約10％的指示。
pause(v.)暫停
Musk’s email follows a series of other leaked emails which showed the Tesla CEO requiring employees to return to the office to work for at least 40 hours per week.
先前也有其他外洩電子郵件，內容指出馬斯克要求員工每周至少返回辦公室工作40小時。
If they failed to do so, they would risk being fired.
若不照做，將面臨被解僱的風險。
fail to RVrisk(n.)風險(v.)冒…風險;有…風險
Other high-profile CEOs have also voiced their concerns about the economy.
其他知名執行長也表達了他們對經濟的擔憂。
high-profile(adj.)引人注目的;備受關注的high-profile politicians備受關注的政治家keep a low profile=stay low-key保持低調;不張揚;低調處理voice(v.)表達=express
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon shared his prediction of an “economic hurricane” during an investment conference.
摩根大通執行長傑米戴蒙在一次投資會議上分享了他對「經濟颶風」的預測。
hurricane(n.)(尤指西大西洋的)颶風
According to Dimon, “Right now it’s kind of sunny, things are doing fine. Everyone thinks the Fed can handle this. That hurricane is right out there down the road coming our way.”
戴蒙說，「現在天氣還算晴朗，大家認為聯準會可以應付得來，那颶風正朝著我們直撲而來。」
Concerns continue to grow despite a strong labor market, with data showing 390,000 new jobs in May and the unemployment rate at a low 3.6%.
儘管勞動力市場強勁，但擔憂仍繼續增長，數據顯示5月份新增就業機會有39萬個，失業率處於3.6％的低位。
despite(prep.)儘管=in spite ofunemployment(n.)失業unemployment rate失業率=jobless rate
Musk’s recession fears come as electric car sales are on the rise worldwide, with Tesla posting record profits in the first quarter.
馬斯克對經濟衰退的擔憂來自全球電動汽車銷量的成長，特斯拉在第一季的收益創紀錄新高。
with O OC附帶狀況的說明profit(n.)利潤、盈利earnings(n.)(公司)利潤
However, Tesla has been facing ongoing supply chain and production issues as a result of the pandemic.
然而，由於疫情，特斯拉一直面臨著持續的供應鍊和生產問題。
supply chain供應鏈as a result of…因為;由於=due to
Tesla’s factory in Shanghai was forced to shut down earlier in the year, and its overall production has taken a hit.
特斯拉在上海的工廠在今年早些時候被迫關閉，總產量受到了打擊。
take a hit遭受打擊