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Again, the worries came from the technology sector. Telecom equipment maker Tellabs told Wall Street it will just about break even this quarter, falling short of expectations. Semiconductor company Teradync said it now expects to report a loss because of the sharp decline in demand for microchips.

【核心词组注释】
break even-- Marked by or indicating a balance of investment and return; having or showing neither profit nor loss. 盈亏平衡

手头有点钱的美国人一向都很喜欢买股票来行投资。《华盛顿邮报》曾经登过一篇报导，说一个政府雇员如何把平时省下来的钱买股票投资，结果成了百万富翁。下面这个例子就是一个人在说他的投资情况。

例句: Soon after I bought some stocks early last year, the stock prices went down so much that I lost half of my money. Fortunately, I didn't sell them. With the market going up since this year, I've now reached the point where I break even.

这人说：去年年初我买了一些股票后不久，股票价格下跌了好多；我的钱损失了一半。幸好我没有抛出。今年股票价格不断上升，我现在已经到了不亏本的水平。

fall short of expectations 没有达到市场期望
fall short of--fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example 没有达到(未能满足,缺乏)
【例句】Your work falls short of my expectations.
你的工作未达到我的期望。

demand for … 对……的需求
【例句】A fall in demand for oil tankers has put jobs in jeopardy.
油轮需求量的下降使很多工作职位受到威胁。

semiconductor--半导体

microchip--微芯片（计算机用语）

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