世界名牌博览：索尼
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：世界名牌博览
英语课
索尼（日语：ソニー株式会社，英语：Sony Corporation），是日本的一家全球知名的大型综合性跨国企业集团。索尼是世界视听、电子游戏、通讯产品和信息技术等领域的先导者，是世界最早便携式数码产品的开创者，是世界最大的电子产品制造商之一、世界电子游戏业三大巨头之一、美国好莱坞六大电影公司之一。
Sony Corporation is one of Japan’s biggest multinational 1 conglomerates 2. It is renowned 3 worldwide for high-tech 4 innovation and quality electronics products, many of which are household names. It was founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka in 1946. They popularized tiny transistor 5 radios and gained a solid market share in Europe and the U.S. The Sony name was created by combining "sonus," (Latin for "SONIC," meaning sound), with "sonny," - a youthful boy. It was chosen for its simple pronunciation that is the same in any language. Today, Sony is a market leader in batteries, computer game consoles, cameras, music and movies and financial services. The Sony Walkman and PlayStation are among their pioneering products. The company’s turnover 6 is close to $100 billion a year.
Sony Corporation is one of Japan’s biggest multinational 1 conglomerates 2. It is renowned 3 worldwide for high-tech 4 innovation and quality electronics products, many of which are household names. It was founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka in 1946. They popularized tiny transistor 5 radios and gained a solid market share in Europe and the U.S. The Sony name was created by combining "sonus," (Latin for "SONIC," meaning sound), with "sonny," - a youthful boy. It was chosen for its simple pronunciation that is the same in any language. Today, Sony is a market leader in batteries, computer game consoles, cameras, music and movies and financial services. The Sony Walkman and PlayStation are among their pioneering products. The company’s turnover 6 is close to $100 billion a year.
1 multinational
adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司
- The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
- He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。
2 conglomerates
n.（多种经营的）联合大企业( conglomerate的名词复数 )；砾岩；合成物；组合物
- At the surface, radioactivity of the conglomerates is locally as high as 30 X background. 在地表，砾岩的局部地段的放射性高达30倍本底值。 来自辞典例句
- The conglomerates failed to understand that books could not be sold like soap. 这些联合大企业不懂卖书不象卖肥皂那样。 来自辞典例句
3 renowned
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
- He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
- She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
4 high-tech
adj.高科技的
- The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
- The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。
5 transistor
n.晶体管，晶体管收音机
- This make of transistor radio is small and beautifully designed.这半导体收音机小巧玲珑。
- Every transistor has at least three electrodes.每个晶体管至少有三个电极。