台積電財測第一季營收減
Financial statements from major tech companies are revealing a troubling trend: inventory glut.
科技大廠公布財報顯示一個令人不安的趨勢：庫存過剩。
Computer component giants Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and Qualcomm have all been hit with increasing inventory costs due to excess supply of PC and radio frequency chips.
英特爾、超微、輝達與高通因為PC與無線射頻晶片供給過量，而面臨著日益增加的庫存成本。
be hit with面臨、遭受(=be hit by)radio frequency無線射頻、無線電
According to Christopher Danely, an analyst at Citi Research, weak demand in the market is to blame.
花旗集團旗下研究部門Citi Research分析師丹納利指出，該現象可歸咎於市場需求疲弱。
underdemand供過於求(=oversupply)overdemand供不應求(=undersupply)be to blame該歸咎
Qualcomm has even warned that their inventory issues may persist until June.
高通甚至警告自身庫存問題可能會持續至六月。
persist(v.)持續、存留(=高級的continue)endure(v.)堅忍、忍受；存留duration(n.)時間、期限
These surpluses are causing issues up the supply chain, impacting TSMC, whose clients include the aforementioned tech giants.
過剩庫存造成了供應鏈上游的問題，影響到台積電，其客戶包括上述科技巨頭。
surplus(n.)過剩、盈餘trade surplus貿易順差up (down) the supply chain供應鏈上(下)游impact(v.)(n.)影響(重擊)affect(v.)影響
TSMC predicted this downturn, forecasting a 14.2% quarter-on-quarter dip in revenue for Q1 back in January.
台積電預早在一月份就預測需求下跌，提出第一季營收將季減14.2％。
quarter-on-quarter較上季同期(QoQ)year-on-year較去年同期(YoY)month-on-month較上月同期(MoM)
The company has received urgent orders for AI applications, but this revenue will not appear on financial statements until next quarter.
台積電已收到人工智慧（AI）應用的急單，但這項營收需遲至下一季才會反映在財報上。
urgent order急單rush order急單application(n.)用途、用法、應用
However, TSMC may have reason to worry about the rest of its revenue next quarter as tech companies have been experiencing layoffs and other adjustments that will interfere with shipments as well as research and development.
不過，台積電可能需要擔心下一季其餘營收的情況。科技廠目前正在進行裁員和其他調整，可能影響出貨以及研發。
have reason to RV有理由、有充分的理由(做某事)interfere with妨礙、干擾interfere in介入、干涉
Additionally, customers have been hesitant to replace their electronic gadgets.
此外，顧客一直在猶豫是否汰換他們的電子產品。
hesitant(adj.)猶豫的、躊躇的
The tech industry will have to wait until the second quarter to see how the market will unfold.
科技產業可能必須等到第二季才能看到市場走向。
unfold(v.)(形勢) 發展
Some companies have already halted sending in wafer orders until demand improves, while the chip industry has been forced to postpone production due to market uncertainty.
一些公司已經停止發送晶圓訂單，預計等到需求恢復再繼續。市場中的不確定性已令晶片產業不得不延後生產。
wafer(n.)圓夾心餅乾、晶圓
The consequences of this issue are serious as a slowdown in the chip industry could potentially have a ripple effect on other industries.
該問題後果非同小可，畢竟晶片產業的放緩可能對其他產業產生連鎖效應。
ripple(n.)漣漪ripple effect 連鎖效應domino effect骨牌效應
The inventory glut faced by the technology industry highlights the challenges posed by the global pandemic.
科技業所面臨的庫存過剩問題顯示全球疫情所帶來的種種挑戰。
With supply chains disrupted and customers hesitating to replace their gadgets, the industry is in for tough times.
正當供應鏈遭到擾亂、客戶踟躕不換機之際，業界將面臨艱難時期。
be in for準備面臨be in for a ride準備坐乘；要坐穩了be in for a treat準備嚐嚐甜頭；等著瞧吧
However, the urgency to adapt to the changing market conditions may encourage innovation, which could potentially create new technological opportunities in the future.
不過，適應不斷變動的市場的過程也許會激發創新，進而創造新的技術契機。
Until then, the tech industry will have to patiently wait and monitor how the market unfolds.
在那之前，科技業只能靜候並觀察市場如何發展。
monitor(v.)監視、監管observe(v.)觀察