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惠普将裁员多达16000人

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2014-05-23 08:19 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Technology giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced an 18% rise in profits to $1.3bn for the second quarter.

科技行业巨头惠普公司宣布2014年第二季度预期利润将增长18%至13亿美元。

But the firm said that despite rising profits, it plans to lay off an additional 11,000 to 16,000 workers.

HP had previously¹ announced it would cut 34,000 jobs as part of a restructuring announced in 2012.

Shares in HP fell after the early release of the news.

"I'm pleased to report that HP's turnaround remains² on track," said chief executive Meg Whitman in a statement.

"We're gradually shaping HP into a more nimble（敏捷的）, lower-cost, more customer- and partner-centric company."

However, analysts³ were disappointed by the firm's revenue growth, which fell 1% from the same period a year ago to $27.3bn.

HP has been hit hard by declining PC sales as consumers shift towards devices such as tablets and smartphones.

Ms Whitman has tried to shift the firm's focus to computing⁴ equipment and networking gear for business clients.

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1 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

2 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。 I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

4 computing
n.计算
参考例句：
to work in computing 从事信息处理 Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。