英語四級：索尼公司巨虧數(shù)十億，何去何從

Sony has projected its current fiscal-year loss will widen to more than $2.1 billion, a bigger loss than previously expected, as the Japanese company trims the value of its mobile communications business.

隨著索尼(Sony)下調(diào)了對其移動通訊業(yè)務(wù)的估值，這家日本公司預(yù)計(jì)本財(cái)年的虧損將超出之前的預(yù)計(jì)，達(dá)到21億美元以上。

The company said it will book an impairment charge of about 180 billion yen ($1.7 billion). The company is shifting gears in the mobile segment, now focusing on reporting more stable profits and concentrating on its premium lineup, while reducing the amount of models in its mid-range lineup. Sony had previously admitted sales of its mid-range smartphones, intended for emerging markets, hadn’t been as strong as the company had hoped.

索尼表示，將計(jì)入一筆高達(dá)1,800億日元(17億美元)的資產(chǎn)減值。公司正在轉(zhuǎn)變移動部門的運(yùn)營方式，更多地著眼于穩(wěn)定的盈利，將精力投入高端產(chǎn)品，同時減少中端機(jī)型的品種。索尼之前曾承認(rèn)，針對新興市場推出的中端手機(jī)銷量不如公司預(yù)計(jì)的那樣強(qiáng)勁。

The mobile-phone business was Sony’s largest sales contributor last year, and was also the company’s most profitable electronics division just a year ago, according to The Wall Street Journal.

據(jù)《華爾街日報(bào)》(The Wall Street Journal)報(bào)道，去年，手機(jī)業(yè)務(wù)對索尼的銷售額貢獻(xiàn)最大，也是公司盈利最多的電子產(chǎn)品部門。

In the past, Sony has said the company needs to expand its smartphone business because many areas in which it competes ― including the cameras and video games markets ― are closely tied to mobile devices, the Journal has reported. Sony isn’t expected to exit the smartphones business, but is expected to be more selective about which countries it targets and which models it debuts.(FORTUNE CHINA)

《華爾街日報(bào)》稱，索尼曾表示公司需要拓展其智能手機(jī)業(yè)務(wù)，因?yàn)樵摴緟⑴c競爭的許多領(lǐng)域――包括相機(jī)和電子游戲市場――都與移動設(shè)備緊密相關(guān)。預(yù)計(jì)索尼不會退出移動手機(jī)領(lǐng)域，不過會更加謹(jǐn)慎地選擇目標(biāo)國家和首發(fā)機(jī)型。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))