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沃达丰收入增长缓慢

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-07-20 07:47 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Vodafone has seen its sales growth slow in the first quarter, dragged down by a weak performance in Europe.

受欧洲地区业绩欠佳的影响，沃达丰今年第一季度销售增长缓慢。

Vodafone is the world's largest mobile operator by revenue

Group service revenue grew 0.6% on an organic basis to £9.98bn. In the fourth quarter it had recorded growth of 2.3%.

Sales in Italy and Spain shrank, as conditions remained "challenging". UK growth was weak due to "increased competition and a weak economy".

Vodafone outperformed its peers over the previous year, paying a record dividend¹ to shareholders².

Its strength in emerging markets, Germany, Turkey and - until recently - the UK has helped offset³ a slump⁴（衰退） in southern Europe. But in recent months the downturn on the Continent has begun to take its toll⁵.

In May, the company wrote down the value of its assets in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece by £4bn.

Vodafone, the world's largest mobile operator by revenue, provides its growth figures on a reported basis and on an organic basis.

Organic revenue growth reflects performance on a comparable basis, by stripping out the effects of mergers⁶ and acquisitions（兼并） and of movements in foreign exchange rates.

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1 dividend
n.红利，股息；回报，效益
参考例句：
The company was forced to pass its dividend.该公司被迫到期不分红。 The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent.第一季度的股息增长了近 4%。

2 shareholders
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。 the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

3 offset
n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿
参考例句：
Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。 He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

4 slump
n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌
参考例句：
She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。 Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

5 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。 The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

6 mergers
n.（两个公司的）合并( merger的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Mergers fall into three categories: horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate. 合并分为以下三种：横向合并，纵向合并和混合合并。来自辞典例句 Many recent mergers are concentrated within specific industries, particularly in retailing, airlines and communications. 现代许多合并企业集中进行某些特定业务，在零售业、民航和通讯业中更是如此。来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

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