Lesson 9  Annual Report

… and now I would like to turn to the final section of the report. As you can see, last year was an excellent year in production. The first two quarters were rather slow, but as a result of new orders from Asia, our production rose dramatically in the third and fourth quarter. This situation was reflected, of course, in our sales for last year. We started the year in a strong position, but in the second quarter worldwide sales fell sharply. This was a result of the high price of oil. However, as I mentioned earlier, new orders from Asia meant that sales went up to their previous level by the end of the year. Looking now at the share price, I am delighted to announce that last year was also an excellent year in this respect. The share price rose steadily for the first two quarters, and it remained steady at its maximum for the rest of the year. All in all, last year was a very positive year.

Vocabulary 词汇：

production 生产

quarter 季度

order 订单

dramatically巨大地，非常地

reflect 反射，反映

sales 销售

sharply 急剧地

previous 之前的，先前的

share price 股票价格

delighted 高兴的

announce 宣布

remain steady 保持稳定

maximum 最大

positive 良好的；积极的；乐观的

All in all 总而言之