David Roberts is not in an optimistic(乐观的) mood. The chair of Coventry-based Evtec may preside over(掌管、主持) a business with 900 highly skilled employees, multiple sites and precision(精密、精确) machinery, but the outlook for the manufacturer appears tricky(棘手的、难对付的). “Everything is against us,” he says.
戴维·罗伯茨情绪并不乐观。这位总部位于考文垂的Evtec公司董事长，虽然掌管着一家拥有900名高技能员工、多个厂区和精密机械的企业，但这家制造商的前景却显得棘手。“一切都对我们不利，”他说。
Evtec is a “tier 1” supplier to Jaguar Land Rover, also headquartered in Coventry, which this week announced 4,000 job cuts over two years even as the chancellor, John Healey, attempted to talk up Britain’s growth prospects in his first big speech, just down the road.(Evtec是捷豹路虎的一级供应商，后者总部同样位于考文垂。捷豹路虎本周宣布两年内裁员4000人，而就在同一条街上，财政大臣约翰·希利正试图在他首次重要演讲中鼓吹英国的增长前景。)
Evtec是捷豹路虎的“一级”供应商，后者总部同样位于考文垂。捷豹路虎本周宣布将在两年内裁减4000个岗位，而就在同一条街上，财政大臣约翰·希利正试图在他首次重要演讲中鼓吹英国的增长前景。
The cuts have stoked(加剧、激起) fears for the estimated tens of thousands of people across the UK who are employed in the supply chain(供应链) to Britain’s biggest carmaker, particularly in the West Midlands(西米德兰兹地区). JLR made the cuts in the face of(面对、不顾) intense(激烈的、强烈的) competition from Chinese carmakers, Donald Trump’s tariff wars and the fallout(余波、影响) from a cyber-attack.
此次裁员加剧了人们对英国各地数万名供应链从业者的担忧，这些人受雇于英国最大汽车制造商的供应链，尤其是在西米德兰兹地区。捷豹路虎之所以裁员，是因为面临中国车企的激烈竞争、唐纳德·特朗普的关税战以及网络攻击的余波。