蘋果營收額全面下降,結果把鍋推給了中國?

Apple has warned investors that its revenue over the festive season will be lower than expected, blaming the US-China trade war for disappointing iPhone sales.
蘋果公司提醒投資者，其狂歡季的收益會低於預期，並把這歸咎於中美貿易戰打擊了蘋果手機的銷售。

Mr Cook said the company expected revenue of about $84bn (￡67bn) in the three months to 29 December, down from a previous forecast of $89bn to $93bn that had disappointed investors.
庫克先生表示，截至12月29日的三個月裏，蘋果公司的收益約爲840億美元（670億英鎊），比先前預測的890億美元~930億美元要低，而這令投資者失望不已。

He cited China as Apple's biggest weak spot, but also conceded that demand for the latest iPhone models was weaker than anticipated.
他稱中國是蘋果公司最大的弱點，但他也承認消費者對最新款蘋果手機的需求比預期要低。

“While we anticipated some challenges in key emerging markets, we did not foresee the magnitude of the economic deceleration, particularly in Greater China,” Mr Cook wrote in a letter published after markets closed on Wednesday.
“雖然我們預料到會在重要的新興市場上遇到一些挑戰，但我們沒有預料到經濟減速的嚴重性，特別是在大中華地區，”週三閉市後庫克在一封公開信中寫道。

He added: “China's economy began to slow in the second half of 2018. We believe the economic environment in China has been further impacted by rising trade tensions with the United States.”
他補充道：“2018年下半年，中國經濟增速開始放緩。我們認爲中國的經濟環境進一步受到了中美之間越來越緊張的貿易關係的影響。”

President Donald Trump has raised new tensions between the US and China by imposing tariffs on more than $200bn (￡159bn) in goods. The economy had already been slowing in China, where Apple also faces tougher competition from native smartphone manufacturers Huawei and Xiaomi.
唐納德·特朗普總統對商品徵收逾2000億美元的關稅，加劇了中美之間的緊張關係。中國經濟增速已經放緩，而且蘋果公司還面臨着中國本土智能手機生產商華爲和小米更激烈的競爭。

Apple's stock plunged seven per cent to $146.40 (￡117) in extended trading following the announcement.
蘋果公司發佈公告之後，在延長交易時段，蘋果公司的股票跳水7%，跌至146.4美元（117英鎊）。