苹果公司业绩下滑冲击众多在华供应商

 Apple Inc's major Chinese suppliers saw their revenues hit hard in the first quarter, in the wake of the technology giant's latest quarterly earnings¹ which showed a 13% drop in revenue.

美国科技巨头苹果公司最新季度营收下跌13%之后，其在华主要供应商的一季度营收也纷纷应声大跌。

Revenues at Lens Technology Co Ltd, a glass cover supplier to Apple, slumped² 35.8 percent to 2.7 billion yuan ($414 million) in the first three months. Its net profit also headed south, falling to 165 million yuan, down 59.3 percent year-on-year.

苹果的玻璃盖板供应商蓝思科技一季度营收下跌了35.8%。至27亿元。该公司净利润也举步维艰，同比大跌59.3%至1亿6500万元。

Apple's battery supplier, the Shenzhen-based Desay Corporation, saw its revenue fall 16.6% and its net profit plunged³ 34.3%.

苹果的电池供应商深圳德赛集团营收下滑16.6%，净利润骤减34.3%。

苹果公司业绩下滑冲击众多在华供应商

Electric motor provider Jinlong Machinery⁴ And Electronics Co Ltd, meanwhile, witnessed its net profit retreating 19.8 percent year-on-year to 85 million yuan, according to the company's first-quarter earnings report.

电动马达供应商金龙机电股份有限公司的第一季度营收报告也显示，其净利润同比下降百分之19.8至8500万元。

As Apple's earnings drop, the US company cut the prices of its major suppliers, with the prices of some components⁵ squeezed by as much as 30%.

由于收入下滑，苹果对主要供应商进行压价，有些零部件压价甚至达到了30%。

Apple's suppliers reacted by continuing a process of diversification⁶, starting to provide components to domestic smartphone makers⁷ and tapping into the automobile⁸ market.

苹果供应商通过保持多元化经营方式进行应对，开始为国内智能手机制造商提供零部件，并进军汽车市场。

1 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

2 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

3 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

4 machinery   

n.(总称)机械，机器；机构

参考例句：

• Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
• Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。

5 components   

（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分

参考例句：

• the components of a machine 机器部件
• Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。

6 diversification   

n.变化，多样化；多种经营

参考例句：

• The seminar was to discuss diversification of agriculture. 该研讨会讨论的是农业多种经营。 来自辞典例句
• Firm diversification is increasingly achieved by the means of takeover and merger. 通过接管和兼并，厂商经营范围日益多样化。 来自辞典例句

7 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。