原文摘自每日英语听力2.22内容“日本本田汽车将关闭在英工厂”
第52天|耐力&力量【本田将裁员3500人】
事件
The Japanese carmaker Honda has confirmed that it plans to close a factory in Britain with the loss of three and a half thousand jobs.
原因
Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo said the decision to end production in the United Kingdom was not related to Britain leaving the European Union.
Instead, he said the decision was driven by the dramatic changes taking place in the world car markets, in particular the need to move rapidly to electric vehicles.
后果
In that light, He said the UK's position as a global manufacturing hub is no longer viable.
1.找主干
加粗部分即句子主干
2.逐句看
The Japanese carmaker Honda has confirmed that it plans to close a factory in Britain with the loss of three and a half thousand jobs.
主干是：本田证实了其关闭工厂的计划。
问：本田是谁？
答：The Japanese carmaker（日本汽车制造商）
问：本田要关闭哪的工厂？
答：in Britain（在英国的工厂）
问：关闭工厂意味着什么？
答：with the loss of three and a half thousand jobs.（失去3500个工作岗位，或者说裁员3500人）
Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo said the decision to end production in the United Kingdom was not related to Britain leaving the European Union.
主干是：八乡隆弘说该决定与离开无关。
问：八乡隆弘是谁？
答：Honda CEO（本田公司的首席执行官）
问：该决定是什么决定？
答：to end production in the United Kingdom（停止在英国的汽车生产）
问：与谁离开无关？
答：Britain（英国）
问：与英国离开哪里无关？
答：the European Union（欧盟）
Instead, he said the decision was driven by the dramatic changes taking place in the world car markets, in particular the need to move rapidly to electric vehicles.
主干是：他说该决定是由变化导致的。
问：什么变化？
答：1.dramatic（巨大而突然的，急剧的）
2.taking place in the world car markets, in particular the need to move rapidly to electric vehicles.（发生在汽车市场的变化，特别是本田需要迅速迈向电动车市场的这个变化。）
In that light, He said the UK's position as a global manufacturing hub is no longer viable.
主干是：他说地位不再可行（即地位不保）。viable：可行的
问：谁的地位不保了？
答：UK's（英国的）
问：英国的什么地位不保了？
答：as a global manufacturing hub（作为世界生产中心的地位）
问：这个后果是必然的吗？
答：In that light（从that角度来说）；that指代上面提到的“本田将迅速迈向电动车市场”。
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