2017考研英语拓展阅读：巴菲特掷10亿美元买入苹果公司股票

　　Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took a new stake in Apple Inc. in the first quarter, a move that comes as the technology giant’s shares have been battered amid a slowdown in iPhone sales.

　　今年第一季度，沃伦·巴菲特旗下的伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司新买入苹果公司10亿美元的股票，下注科技巨头苹果公司的股价将反弹，一扫苹果销量增速下滑的阴霾。

　　The legendary investor’s firm reported owning 9.81 million shares of Apple as of March 31, valued at about $1.07 billion.

　　据报道，截至3月31日，“股神”巴菲特的伯克希尔公司共持有981万股苹果股票，价值约10.7亿美元。

　　Mr. Buffettt likely saw a buying opportunity as Apple shares are off sharply from last summer’s highs as the company struggles to maintain the sales surge that followed the introduction of its larger-screen smartphones in late 2014. The 2015 successors to those initial big-display models haven’t garnered as much enthusiasm from consumers.

　　自2014年底大屏幕智能手机上市以来，苹果的销量一路攀升。但继去年夏天的销量高峰之后，苹果公司的股价大跌。2015年推出的大屏幕手机也没有赢得消费者的青睐。巴菲特看到了苹果股价下滑的良机而大量购入苹果股票。

　　Apple shares traded above $130 a share last July and ended the first quarter at $108.99. But they have since dropped further as the company reported its first revenue decline since 2003 last month.

　　去年7月苹果股价曾一度超过130美元，今年第一季度末跌至108.99美元。上个月发布的季度财务报表指出，自2003年以来苹果公司季度营收首次出现下滑。之后，苹果公司的收益继续下降。

　　Mr. Buffett’s positions were disclosed in a 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a quarterly requirement for investors managing more than $100 million. The report indicates the number of shares held and the value of each stake at the end of the quarter, so it isn’t clear if Mr. Buffett has continued buying the shares since the quarter ended.

　　美国监管机构要求资产超过1亿美元的大型投资者每季度都要披露持股情况。美国证券交易委员会的F13文件揭露了巴菲特的持仓量。报告中指出了截至第一季度底巴菲特所持有的股票数量以及每股价钱，但尚不清楚第一季度后巴菲特会不会继续买入股票。

　　Apple shares, meanwhile, got a bounce premarket on his investment, rising 2.1% to $92.49.

　　在盘前交易中，苹果股价上涨2.1%，报92.49美元。

　　Mr. Buffett’s investment in Apple follows the exit of another activist, Carl Icahn, who said last month he had sold his big position.

　　上个月，投资者卡尔·伊坎表示他已经清空苹果持仓。继卡尔·伊坎之后，巴菲特开始投资苹果公司。

　　Berkshire, which for years had avoided technology stocks, also increased its position in International Business Machines Corp. by 198,853 shares. He first bought IBM stock in 2011, making an investment worth more than $10 billion.

　　向来对科技股避而远之的伯克希尔公司还大举购入198853股IBM(美国国际商用机器公司)的股票。2011年，巴菲特首次购入IBM股票，股票总价值超过100亿美元。

　　IBM is one of Mr. Buffett’s big four investments, along with Kraft Heinz Co., Wells Fargo & Co. and Coca-Cola Co. Those three positions were unchanged in the first quarter.

　　IBM是巴菲特的四大投资交易之一，其他三笔分别是卡夫亨氏公司、美国富国银行集团和可口可乐公司。今年第一季度，巴菲特对这三家公司的投资没有变化。

　　Berkshire, however, eliminated his position in AT&T Inc.

　　然而，巴菲特抛售了美国电话电报公司的部分股票。