飞利浦LED灯具销量大增

时间：2013-04-22 08:05:35

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Philips, the world's biggest lighting¹ maker², has reported a 38% jump in first quarter LED sales from a year earlier.

世界上最大的照明设备生产商飞利浦的报告显示，2013第一季度LED灯具销量比前一年增长38%。

The pricey but long-life and energy-efficient bulbs now represent 23% of its lighting sales.

The Dutch healthcare and consumer appliances（电气用具） group said it made 154m euros ($201m; £132m) in the first three months of the year.

Appliances sales were up 10% from a year earlier, but other parts of the business were stagnant³（停滞的）.

"We reiterate⁴ our view of a slow first half of 2013 due to adverse⁵ market trends, especially in Europe and the US," said chief executive Frans van Houten, who insisted that the firm was nonetheless on course to hit its targets for the year.

Healthcare sales fell at an underlying⁶ rate of 1% from a year earlier, while overall lighting sales were flat due to weak demand from the construction sector⁷.

One of the parts of the business to do better was its home entertainment division, as losses on its TV sales declined, pushing the unit back into an 8m-euro profit. Philips agreed in January to sell that division to Japan's Funai Electric for 150m euros.

The company wants to focus on its healthcare, light bulbs and home appliances businesses as part of its "Accelerate!" restructuring plan.

The LED lighting revolution

The group's profit for the quarter somewhat beat market expectations, and represents a rebound⁸ from a sizeable loss in the last three months of 2012.

However, income from its continuing operations - excluding its home entertainment division - was down about a quarter from a year earlier.

Philips is looking to boost growth by increasing innovation. On Saturday, the firm announced a new partnership⁹ with Swedish medical group Elekta and the Netherlands Cancer Institute to develop new MRI scanners that can be used to guide targeted radiotherapy.

Earlier this month, Philips' lighting division unveiled a prototype LED strip light that would be twice as energy efficient as existing fluorescent¹⁰（荧光的） lighting used in offices.

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1 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。

2 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。

3 stagnant
adj.不流动的，停滞的，不景气的
参考例句：
Due to low investment,industrial output has remained stagnant.由于投资少，工业生产一直停滞不前。 Their national economy is stagnant.他们的国家经济停滞不前。

4 reiterate
v.重申，反复地说
参考例句：
Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to increase taxation.让我再一次重申我们绝对没有增税的计划。 I must reiterate that our position on this issue is very clear.我必须重申我们对这一项议题的立场很清楚。

5 adverse
adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的
参考例句：
He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。 The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

6 underlying
adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的
参考例句：
The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。 This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

7 sector
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
参考例句：
The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。 The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

8 rebound
v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回
参考例句：
The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。 Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

9 partnership
n.合作关系，伙伴关系
参考例句：
The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。 Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

10 fluorescent
adj.荧光的，发出荧光的
参考例句：
They observed the deflections of the particles by allowing them to fall on a fluorescent screen.他们让粒子落在荧光屏上以观察他们的偏移。 This fluorescent lighting certainly gives the food a peculiar color.这萤光灯当然增添了食物特别的色彩。