20-30% for many

Chinese translation: many analysts

04:38 Feb 1, 2005

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English term or phrase: 20-30% for many

What a difference a year makes or, more accurately, the final few months of a year. Semiconductor analysts entered 2004 with a strong outlook for semiconductor revenue growth—20-30% for many, with a reduced but still healthy forecast for 2005. However, the past 3-4 months have given these same analysts a few gray hairs. As a result, almost all have reduced their chip revenue forecast for 2005 from low double digits to just a few percent or, in some cases, zero. This reflects a view that the world economy, although continuing to rebound from the recent recession, is not recovering quite as fast as initially anticipated.
According to a Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) forecast, slow growth in 2005 is pervasive throughout many semiconductor segments, with projected 2005 revenue changes of: -0.2% for discrete components, 12.8% for optoelectronics (one of the bright spots for 2005), 1.2% for analog, 1.7% for MOS logic, 2.3% for microprocessors, 6.9% for DSP, -14.7% for DRAM, and -1.8% for Flash memory. Keep in mind, however, this follows a very positive growth year in 2004.
请问其中的many指哪个？
1、many analysts
2、many months in 2004
3、many sectors in semiconductor industry,such as discrete components, optoelectronics and analog.

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Chinese translation:many analysts

Explanation:
many analysts

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Edward LIU
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Local time: 22:20

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many analysts

Edward LIU

4 +1

3、many sectors in semiconductor industry

Mark Xiang

我同意Mark Xiang的讲法

Philip Tang

another possibility

Denyce Seow

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peer agreement (net): +5

many analysts

Explanation:
many analysts

Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 22:20
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Chinese
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peer agreement (net): +1

many 3、many sectors in semiconductor industry

Explanation:
many enterprises in semiconductor industry.

Mark Xiang
Local time: 10:20
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6 hrs confidence:

我同意Mark Xiang的讲法

Explanation:

我同意Mark Xiang的讲法, 因为 (20-30%) 是最靠近semiconductor revenue.

它的意思是指有部份的chip revenue 可以高達20-30%.

Philip Tang
China
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of:

English,

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 64

22 hrs confidence:

another possibility

Explanation:
First, I don't think it is referring to the semiconductor analysts. These figures (20% - 30%) should be referring to the forecast that the analysts made, ie. many of the analysts forecasted 20-30% revenue growth in 2004 for the semiconductor industry. Note that the sentence continued with "reduced but still healthy FORECAST for 2005".

This structure of this sentence is weird, so I cannot be 100% sure with my interpretation. Nonetheless, I am pretty sure it is not referring to the "many analysts". Doesn't make much sense with it.

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Note added at 22 hrs 4 mins (2005-02-02 02:42:41 GMT)
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Corrections: \"forecast that the analysts have made\", \"sentence continues with\" (Hehe, getting late over my side now!)

Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 10

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