股價下跌
Micron Technology, Inc., a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing, saw its shares plunge 6.7% after the American company announced it would be slashing production to meet declining demand.
美光科技公司是全球半導體製造業的龍頭，但在這家美國公司最近宣布，因為需求量降低，他們將會減少產量後，其股價下跌了6.7％。
semiconductor(n.)半導體manufacturing(n.)製造manufacture(v.)製造plunge(v.)(n.)暴跌、驟降slash(v.)大幅削減、大幅減少decline(v.)下降、拒絕
During the pandemic, Micron benefited from heightened demand caused by the “work-and-learn-from-home wave,” which saw increased sales of computers and other personal consumer electronics.
疫情期間，美光因為「在家工作與學習」的趨勢拉高需求而獲益，因為電腦和消費電子用品的銷售量增加。
benefit from從～中獲益height(n.)高度heighten(v.)使變高heightened(adj.)變高的threat(n.)威脅threaten(v.)威脅threatened(adj.)受威脅的
However, as economies have reopened and fears of inflation and recession have grown, the demand for Micron’s memory chips in the manufacturing of smartphones and computers has weakened.
不過，隨著各經濟體開始重新開放，人們對於通貨膨脹以及經濟衰退的恐懼開始增加，手機和電腦製造業對美光晶片的需求開始下滑。
inflation(n.)通貨膨脹deflation(n.)通貨緊縮recession(n.)(經濟)衰退
As a result, there has been a pileup of excess inventory in supply channels.
因此，供應鏈端開始出現過量的庫存。
pile up堆疊、堆積inventory(n.)庫存、存貨supply channel供應鏈=supply chain
Combined with lower demand, this has reduced the price of memory, and, in turn, decreased Micron’s profitability.
加上需求降低，這使得記憶晶片跌價，也間接降低了美光的獲益。
profitability(n.)獲益、獲利profit(n.)利潤
The company’s response was to announce a 20% cut in the production of DRAM and NAND memory chips in 2023 compared with 2022’s fourth-quarter fiscal levels.
美光的回應則是宣布在2023年DRAM跟NAND記憶晶片會減產20％，比較基準為2022年會計年度第四季的產量。
compared with相較於～
This new production strategy, though currently affecting the company’s stock prices, should help Micron “improve the total inventory in the supply chain and stabilize falling memory chip prices.”
這個新的生產策略雖然目前會影響該公司股價，但應該會幫助美光「改善整體供應鏈端的庫存問題，並且讓下跌的晶片價格回穩」。
stabilize(v.)使～穩定