1·Why would a firm that makes most of its money with databases for corporate computer systems and business software buy a hardware maker?
为什么一个收入主要来源于为公司提供数据库服务系统和商业软件的企业要买一哥硬件制造商？
2·In another case a computer maker had to agree to buy at least 95% of the chips in its business PCs from Intel to qualify for rebates.
在另一个案例中，某家电脑制造商必须同意其生产的商用个人电脑的95%的芯片都是购自英特尔才能获得返利。
3·Ericsson declined 1.2 percent to 77.50 kronor as the maker of mobile-phone networks was cut to "neutral" from "buy" at Goldman Sachs.
电信设备制造商爱立信公司股价下跌1.2%，至77.50克朗，高盛集团把爱立信公司股票评级从买入下调为中性。
4·The firm’s latest deal, to buy out of receivership much of Waterford Wedgwood, the maker of crystal and ceramic tableware, is a typical target – and KPS’s most notable transaction in Europe to date.
公司最近一笔生意是购买了已经破产在管的玮致活公司（Waterford Wedgwood），这是一家水晶和陶瓷餐具的制造商，也是一个典型的目标公司。 这也是KPS在欧洲最值得让人关注的一笔生意。
5·Rolls-Royce Group Plc climbed 1.3 percent to 645.5 pence after Citigroup Inc. raised its recommendation for the world’s second-largest maker of engines to “buy” from “hold.”
全球第二大引擎生产商劳斯莱斯集团股价上涨1.3%，至645.5便士，花旗集团把劳斯莱斯股票评级从持有上调为买入。
6·Alstom SA gained 3.1 percent to 31.90 euros as Deutsche Bank AG raised its recommendation on the world’s third-largest power-equipment maker to “buy.”
全球第三大电气机车制造商法国阿尔斯通公司（Alstom）股价上涨3.1%，至31.90欧元，德意志银行把该公司股票评级上调为买入。
7·In April, HP agreed to buy Palm, maker of the nifty WebOS mobile operating system and abruptly stopped talking about its still unreleased Windows tablet.
今年四月，惠普同意收购尖端的网络移动操作系统的制造商Palm，并突然停止谈论仍仍未发行的Windows平板。
8·GE agreed to buy oil-field equipment maker Dresser Inc. for about $3 billion in October.
通用电气曾于十月同意以大约 30 亿美元的价格收购油田设备制造商 Dresser Inc.。
9·Consumer products maker Unilever NV agreed to buy beauty products maker Alberto Culver Co. for $3.7 billion.
消费产品制造商英国联合利华公司（Unilever）同意以37亿美元收购美国个人护理用品制造商雅涛公司（Alberto Culver Co.）。
10·Last year it signed an agreement with Bosch, a German parts-maker, and Samsung, a Korean electronics firm, to buy batteries for an urban electric car.
宝马去年与德国零件制造厂博世和韩国的电子产品公司三星签署了协议，从他们处购买用于城市电动车的电池。