外刊看世界 - 雀巢，將何去何從？－鑽石舞台

雀巢(Nestlé)為其留在俄羅斯的決定進行了辯解，稱其不會從俄羅斯業務獲利。

隨着烏克蘭戰事越來越激烈、傷亡人數不斷增加，烏克蘭加大壓力要求世界最大食品公司退出俄羅斯。

烏克蘭總統弗拉基米爾•澤連斯基(Volodymyr Zelensky)上周六通過流媒體向瑞士首都伯爾尼的抗議者發表演講時，點名批評了瑞士雀巢集團，指出其行動與其口號「優質食品，美好生活」不符。

「在俄羅斯的業務繼續經營——儘管我們的孩子死去，我們的城市被摧毀。」瑞士媒體援引他的話報道稱。

此番言論是澤連斯基及其領導的政府對仍在俄羅斯經營的跨國公司開展的整體遊說努力的一部分。

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Nestlé has defended its decision to stay in Russia by saying it would not profit from its operations there as Ukraine upped the pressure on the world’s biggest food companyto withdraw as the war intensifies and casualtiesmount.

雀巢(Nestlé)為其留在俄羅斯的決定進行了辯解，稱其不會從俄羅斯業務獲利。隨着烏克蘭戰事越來越激烈、傷亡人數不斷增加，烏克蘭加大壓力要求世界最大食品公司退出俄羅斯。

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky called out Swiss group Nestléin a streamed speech to protesters in Switzerland’s capital of Bern on Saturday, pointing out the incongruitybetween its slogan「good food, good life」 and it actions.

「Business in Russia works even though our children die and our cities are destroyed,」 he said, accordingto local mediareports.

「在俄羅斯的業務繼續經營——儘管我們的孩子死去，我們的城市被摧毀。」瑞士媒體援引他的話報道稱。

The comments are part of a broader campaign carried out by Zelensky and his government to lobbymultinationals that are staying in Russia.

此番言論是澤連斯基及其領導的政府對仍在俄羅斯經營的跨國公司開展的整體遊說努力的一部分。

第一，學習up的熟詞僻義。這個詞作及物動詞，可表示to increase the amount or level of something，提高；增加，例：They』ve upped their offer by 5%. 他們把出價提高了5%。注意它的過去分詞和現在分詞形式是upped和upping，大家注意識別。

第二，學習call sb out的用法。這個詞組表示to ask or order a person or an organization to help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation，〔尤指在出現困難或險情時〕要求某人來，命令某人出動〔來幫忙〕，例：The army was called out to help fight fires. 軍隊被派來幫助滅火。

第三，學習incongruity的用法。這個詞作名詞，表示the fact that something is strange, unusual, or unsuitable in a particular situation，不和諧；不合適；不相稱，例：The incongruity of her situation struck Gina with unpleasant force. 吉娜猛然意識到自己處境尷尬，心裡很不舒服。注意這個詞後常接between，例：He didn’t see the slightest incongruity between the idealism of his plays and his own morals. 他沒看出他戲劇中的理想主義和他自己的道德觀有絲毫不相稱。

In a speech to the US Congresslast week, Zelensky urgedpoliticians to play their part in getting companies to stop financing the 「Russian militarymachine」, naming a numberof them including food companies Unilever and Mondelez International, European banks Raiffeisen and Société Générale, and pharmaceutical groups Bayer and Sanofi.

上周向美國國會發表講話時，澤連斯基敦促政界人士發揮自己的作用，敦促企業停止為「俄羅斯軍事機器」提供資金。他當時點名了多家公司，包括食品公司聯合利華(Unilever)和億滋國際(Mondelez International)、奧地利奧合國際銀行(Raiffeisen)和法國興業銀行(Société Générale)，以及製藥集團拜耳(Bayer)和賽諾菲(Sanofi)。

Nestlé for its partsaid that it had already 「significantly scaledback」 its activities in Russia by stopping all imports and exports, except for 「essentialproducts」, and ceasinginvestmentand advertising.

雀巢表示，它已經「顯著縮減」在俄羅斯的活動，停止除「基本產品」以外的所有進出口，並停止投資和廣告。

「We do not make a profit from our remaining activities,」 the Vevey-based company said. 「The fact that we, like other food companies, supply the population with important food does not mean that we simply continue as before.」

「我公司不從剩餘的經營活動中獲利。」總部位於瑞士沃韋的該公司表示，「和其他食品公司一樣，我們繼續為人們提供重要食品，這個事實並不意味着我們繼續像以前一樣經營。」

Nestlé, which owns brands including Gerber baby food, Nespresso coffee, and Perrier water, has more than 7,000 employeesin Russia and earned about 2 per cent of its 2021 revenueof SFr87bn in the country. Six factories there are still operating and delivering product to retailers.

旗下擁有格柏(Gerber)嬰兒食品、奈斯派索咖啡(Nespresso)和巴黎水(Perrier)等品牌的雀巢，在俄羅斯擁有7000多名員工，其2021年的俄羅斯營收達到870億瑞士法郎，其中約2%為利潤。六家俄羅斯工廠仍在運營並向零售商交付產品。

The corporate exodusfrom Russia has acceleratedwith some groups citingdismayat Moscow’s aggression, while others admit privately that they are also motivatedby the logistical challenges of operating there amidheavy sanctions.

目前企業撤出俄羅斯的步伐有所加快，一些集團提到對莫斯科方面的侵略行徑感到沮喪，而另一些集團私下承認，其撤離動機也包括嚴厲制裁背景下在俄經營面臨的物流挑戰。

第一，學習for my/his part etc的用法。這個詞組用於正式場合，表示used when saying what a particular person thinks or does, as opposed to other people，就我/他等而言，例：For my part, I prefer living in the country. 就我而言，我寧願住在鄉下。

第二，學習exodus的用法。這個詞常作單數名詞，表示a situation in which a lot of people leave a particular place at the same time，〔大批人同時的〕離開，涌離，例：A massiveexodus of doctors is forcing the government torecruitfrom abroad. 大批醫生的離去正迫使政府從國外招聘。