1·Hitachi and Toshiba, which make everything from nuclear reactors to the toasters they power, have been hit by the collapse in sales of microchips.
日立和东芝，这两家从核反应堆到烤面包机无所不做的公司，深受微型芯片销售下滑的打击。
2·Whether Hitachi will follow through with the more difficult decision to either close the operations or attempt to sell them is what matters.
真正的问题在于日立是否会继续推行更艰难的决定，关闭或是卖出这些子公司。
3·In Japan, meanwhile, Hitachi has started a recycling effort to recover rare earths from hard drives and other materials.
与此同时，日本的日立已经开始回收稀土金属用于硬盘和其他材料的制作。
4·But Hitachi's own comments on the subject don't inspire much confidence.
但日立自身对这个问题的评价并未能带来多少信心。
5·Hitachi Power Africa says the ANC has made no formal bid to sell its share in the consortium.
日立电动非洲公司称，ANC并未就出售该财团股份一事有过正式的招标。