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飞利浦将裁员2200人

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-09-11 08:33 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Philips Electronics has said it will shed another 2,200 jobs as it looks to cut additional costs from the business.

飞利浦电子将再度裁员2000人，以尽量削减额外的业务成本。

The Dutch group had already announced an 800m-euro cost-cutting programme, which has now been increased to 1.1bn euros.

The cuts are being made in light of tough economic conditions and high pension costs, the company said.

Last year, Philips cut thousands of jobs as new chief executive Frans van Houten looked to overhaul¹ the business.

The company made a loss of £1.3bn euros last year, but has recorded two consecutive² quarters of profit since.

"The company has identified additional opportunities, among others in the healthcare and lighting³ sectors⁴, to further decrease inefficiency⁵ and complexity," Philips said in a statement.

It added that the cuts would be completed by 2014.

Philips said business had slowed noticeably in both China and Europe.

"The identified additional overhead cost reduction measures will help us mitigate⁶ the effects of macro-economic headwinds and changes in pension-cost accounting," said Mr van Houten.

Philips currently employs about 116,000 people.

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1 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。 It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

2 consecutive
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
参考例句：
It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。 The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

3 lighting
n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光
参考例句：
The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。 The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

4 sectors
n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形
参考例句：
Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。来自《简明英汉词典》 Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 inefficiency
n.无效率，无能；无效率事例
参考例句：
Conflict between management and workers makes for inefficiency in the workplace. 资方与工人之间的冲突使得工厂生产效率很低。来自《简明英汉词典》 This type of inefficiency arises because workers and management are ill-equipped. 出现此种低效率是因为工人与管理层都能力不足。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 mitigate
vt.（使）减轻，（使）缓和
参考例句：
The government is trying to mitigate the effects of inflation.政府正试图缓和通货膨胀的影响。 Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.政府应努力缓解贫困问题。

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