外媒看中国：华为科技引爆全球热卖

 　　Chinese tech giant Huawei on Wednesday said its global smartphone sales jumped by 39% in the first half of the year.

　　中国科技巨头华为周三称，其全球智能手机销售量今年上半年激增，增幅达39%。

　　It comes after the world's fourth-biggest smartphone maker¹ posted a 30% growth in overall revenue on Monday.Huawei said it shipped 48.2 million devices globally in the first half of 2015, giving them a 87% surge in handset sales revenues.The company is competing with Apple and Xiaomi for the top spot in China, the world's biggest handset market.

　　继周一世界第四大手机制造商公示了其总收入增幅达30%之后，华为称其在2015上半年行销世界各地的手机设备达四千八百二十万件，致其销售收入剧增87%。华为目前和苹果还有小米共同竞争中国手机市场的首席地位，而中国是世界最大的手机市场。

　　外媒看中国：华为科技引爆全球热卖

　　The boost in sales figures comes after the firm said it would shed its low-cost appeal and include high-margin premium² models to challenge Samsung and Apple at the top-end of the market. Huawei said that shipments for the mid-to-high-end category recorded a year-on-year increase of 70%.

　　此前，华为称将放弃低端机市场转向高利润高端机型，以此挑战三星和苹果在高端市场的份额，之后华为的销售量便突飞猛进。华为称其行销海外的中高端机型比上年增长70%。

　　Regarding sales in China, the firm managed to defy a slowdown hitting its rivals Samsung and Xiaomi.Overall smartphone shipments in China in the first quarter of 2015 shrank for the first time in six years, with one-time leader Xiaomi saying the domestic market was nearing saturation³.

　　就中国整体销售而言，华为成功顶住了销售滑坡的威胁，击败三星和小米两大竞争对手。2015年第一季度中国整体智能手机的销售六年来首次缩水，曾经一度领军的小米称，国内市场已将近饱和。

　　On Monday, Huawei released its earnings⁴ results for the first six months of the year, posting a 30% increase in revenue to 175.9bn yuan ($28.3bn; ?18.2bn) and giving a positive outlook for further growth in 2015. Aside from smartphones, the Shenzhen-based firm is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, competing with the likes of Sweden's Ericsson on infrastructure⁵ such as mobile phone masts.

　　周一，华为发布了其上半年收入报告，收益达人民币1759亿元（约283亿美元或182亿英镑），增幅达30%，2015年有望进一步增长。华为总部设在深圳，是世界最大的远程通信公司之一。除却智能机，其在基本配件方面（如手机支架），和瑞典爱立信之类的公司形成竞争关系。

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 premium   

n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的

参考例句：

• You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
• Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。

3 saturation   

n.饱和(状态)；浸透

参考例句：

• The company's sales are now close to saturation in many western countries.这家公司的产品销售量在许多西方国家已接近饱和。
• Road traffic has reached saturation point.公路交通已达到饱和点。

4 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%。

5 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。