万花筒 2012-04-13&04-15 三星、苹果逐鹿智能机市场

 This is probably your smart phone or that one, or maybe this one. The point is, statistically¹ speaking, it's likely to be a Samsung. The tech-giant catapulted to the top spawn² in terms of global smart phone shipment last year. And its trajectory³ remains⁴ up and wave. Analysts⁵ estimates see first quarter shipment's rising some 20% in the ballpark of 44 million handsets. Yes, 44 million smart phones sold in just 3 months. Top analysts surveyed by Stonemines suggest operating profits outperformed consensus⁶ estimates coming in near $4.5 billion. Investors⁷ have rewarded the firm for its success, its shares up some 35% in the last 12 months. Among its rivals, tops only by Apple, CLSA's forecast suggests the mobile unit is likely to account for some 70% of operating profits of this quarter. In other words, Samsung is increasingly a phone-centred firm. That's a part of reason that the firm is just earmark $7 billion for a new semiconductor⁸ factory in central China. That will build memory chips for mobile devices. The good news for investors is the more expensive phones that are selling. Take the Galaxy⁹ S2. A bigger powerful and expensive beast, it's full out to show it's faster than any smart phone in the firm's history. And this trend should translate into high-margins. Actually earnings¹⁰ will come out near the end of April. But shouldn't prove two different from official guidance and three estimates. So what's ahead for Samsung? According to the internet, the Galaxy S3, this supposed image of the model was leaked to the social website Reddit with due date of May 22nd. If sales of this new puppet everything like the S2, Samsung could be set for yet another blockbuster quarter.

1 statistically   

ad.根据统计数据来看，从统计学的观点来看

参考例句：

• The sample of building permits is larger and therefore, statistically satisfying. 建筑许可数的样本比较大，所以统计数据更令人满意。
• The results of each test would have to be statistically independent. 每次试验的结果在统计上必须是独立的。

2 spawn   

n.卵，产物，后代，结果；vt.产卵，种菌丝于，产生，造成；vi.产卵，大量生产

参考例句：

• The fish were madly pushing their way upstream to spawn.鱼群为产卵而疯狂地向上游挤进。
• These fish will lay spawn in about one month from now.这些鱼大约一个月内会产卵。

3 trajectory   

n.弹道，轨道

参考例句：

• It is not difficult to sketch the subsequent trajectory.很容易描绘出它们最终的轨迹。
• The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.抛物体所循的路径称为它的轨道。

4 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。

5 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。

6 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

7 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

8 semiconductor   

n.半导体

参考例句：

• In the beginning,engineers hoped to use semiconductor lasers.在开始时，工程师们希望能够利用半导体激光器。
• The main agent of the company brand semiconductor sales.本公司主要代理各品牌半导体销售。

9 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

10 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。