奥林巴斯将裁员2700人

时间：2012-06-08 07:50:43

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Olympus has announced a five-year plan that includes cutting 2,700 jobs.

奥林巴斯宣布将来未来五年之内裁员2700人。

The company said it planned to make a fresh start and go "back to basics".

Olympus lost 49bn yen¹ ($618m; £400m) in the year to the end of March, but has predicted that it will make a profit of 7bn yen in the current year.

Last year, it admitted hiding losses of $1.7bn after its chief executive revealed accounting² irregularities.

High debts

Olympus, the world's biggest maker³ of endoscopic cameras used by surgeons, is suffering with relatively⁴ high debts.

Currently, shareholder⁵ money accounts for less than 5% of the company and the rest is financed by debt.

A debt-to-equity ratio of 20% is generally considered healthy. The group has hinted that it will ask shareholders⁶ for additional capital in a share sale.

In its financial statement, the company said it wanted to "restore its financial health".

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1 yen
n. 日元；热望
参考例句：
He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。 He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

2 accounting
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。 There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

3 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。

4 relatively
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。 The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

5 shareholder
n.股东，股票持有人
参考例句：
The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。 A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。

6 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