英语新闻：2013第一季度宝马利润下跌

时间：2013-05-03 07:35:36

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　　BMW saw profits fall in the first quarter of 2013 after the carmaker suffered tougher trading in Europe.

　　2013第一季度宝马利润下跌，主要由于该公司在欧洲的贸易比较艰难。

　　Net profits at the German company fell 3% to 1.31bn euros ($1.7bn; ?1.1bn) on revenues¹ down 4.1% to 17.54bn euros.

　　BMW, which also owns Mini and Rolls-Royce, delivered 448,200 vehicles worldwide in the quarter, up 5.3%.

　　"We don't expect to receive a great deal of impetus（动力） from most European markets over the next few months," said chief executive² Norbert Reithofer

　　But he said that elsewhere in the world, BMW had made a good start to the year.

　　"We achieved a new sales volume record for a first quarter. And we managed to keep revenues and earnings³ at high levels." This should ensure that total annual profits remain at the same levels as last year, he said.

　　Last week, Daimler and Volkswagen reported falls in first-quarter profits, also hit by the slump⁴ in European car sales.

　　According to industry data, sales in Europe for all carmakers fell 9.8% in March, the 18th drop in a row, with little sign of a turnaround.

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1 revenues
收入( revenue的名词复数 )； [复数]总收入；收入来源；税务局
参考例句：
Revenues from oil are the biggest single component part in the country's income. 来自石油的收益是这个国家收入中最高的一项。 Under the cash basis of accounting most receipts of money are revenues and most expenditures of money are expenses. 按现金收付制规定，企业收到的现金大都作为收入处理，付出的现金大都作为费用处理。

2 executive
adj.执行的，行政的；n.执行者，行政官，经理
参考例句：
A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。 He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。

3 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%。

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。