
They are the plaything(玩物) of kings, presidents and A-listers(一线明星), with Rolls-Royce enthusiast(爱好者)s ranging from the Sultan of Brunei(文莱苏丹,全球最富有君主之一) to Rowan Atkinson(英国著名喜剧演员,“憨豆先生”扮演者), from King Charles III to Kermit the frog(《布偶秀》中的经典青蛙角色).
它们是国王、总统和一线明星的玩物,劳斯莱斯的拥趸从文莱苏丹到罗温·艾金森,从国王查尔斯三世到青蛙克米特,不一而足。
And at the carmaker’s factory in Goodwood, West Sussex, special requests from customers get more indulgent(奢侈的,纵容的) every year. An interior lined with 3,000 iridescent feathers, or a built-in champagne cooler, or a car built in homage to its owners’ dog, have all become part of the job.(用三千根虹彩羽毛铺满内饰、内置香槟冷藏箱,或者为车主的爱犬打造一辆致敬之作,这些都已成为工作的一部分。)
而在位于西萨塞克斯郡古德伍德的这家汽车制造厂,客户提出的特殊要求一年比一年奢侈。用三千根虹彩羽毛铺满内饰、内置香槟冷藏箱,或者为车主的爱犬打造一辆致敬之作,这些都已成为工作的一部分。
Even with a fast-growing team of artisans and engineers, the company is stretched, and soon it will nearly double the size of its factory as part of a £300m investment by its owner, BMW, which it said at the time of the announcement was part of “securing our future here in the UK”.(即便工匠和工程师团队迅速壮大,公司仍感人手吃紧,很快将把工厂规模扩大近一倍。这是其所有者宝马3亿英镑投资的一部分,宝马在宣布时称此举是“确保我们在英国未来”的一环。)
即便工匠和工程师团队迅速壮大,公司仍感人手吃紧,很快将把工厂规模扩大近一倍。这是其所有者宝马3亿英镑投资的一部分,宝马在宣布时称此举是“确保我们在英国未来”的一环。