成長近40%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. announced its 2024 financial performance on Jan. 16.
台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司（台積電）於1月16日公佈2024年業績。
reveal(v.)揭示performance(n.)表現、業績、技能、性能perform(v.)演奏、執行perform an operation執行手術performing art表演藝術
The biggest news was the company’s highest annual net profit ever — NT$1.7 trillion — which represented an increase of 39.9% from 2023’s total.
其中最大的亮點是台積電的年度淨利創下歷史新高，達新台幣1.7兆元，較2023年成長39.9%。
annual(adj.)年度的=yearlyweekly(adj.)每週的daily(adj.)每日的anniversary(n.)週年紀念net profit淨利潤net worth淨值represent(v.)代表、意味著increase(n.)增加decrease(v.)(n.)減少
This performance resulted from the company’s most profitable fourth quarter ever, during which the net profit reached NT$374.68 billion.
這項成績來自於台積電史上最賺錢的第四季，當季的淨利達新台幣3746.8億元。
result from…起因於～arise from產生、形成be driven by…被～促使profitable(adj.)有利可圖的、賺錢的exceptional(adj.)傑出的
Not only was this figure a 57% increase from the fourth quarter of 2023, but it was also 15.2% more than the previous quarter’s total.
這個數字不僅較2023年第四季增長了57%，也較上一季成長15.2%。
not only…but also…不僅～而且～
TSMC reported that its advanced chip technologies were responsible for this huge fourth quarter and yearly gains.
台積電表示，其先進的晶片技術是第四季及全年獲利大幅增長的主要原因。
be responsible for成為～的原因gain(n.)(v.)增長、收益、獲得、使得到No pain, no gain沒有不勞而獲的事attribute to歸因於
Between October and December, the 3-nanometer, 5-nanometer and 7-nanometer chip processes accounted for 74% of the company’s revenue.
從10月到12月，3奈米、5奈米和7奈米的製程佔了該公司74%的營收。
account for佔了～的比例、為～負責、解釋了～的原因
The most advanced of these — the 3-nanometer and 5-nanometer processes — made up 60% of the company’s fourth-quarter sales.
其中最先進的3奈米和5奈米製程，佔了第四季銷售額的60%。
Market experts have said the global boom in artificial intelligence and new smartphone technologies helped TSMC succeed in 2024.
市場專家表示，全球人工智慧與新型智慧型手機技術的蓬勃發展，促使台積電在2024年取得成功。
boom(n.)繁榮、急速增長baby boom嬰兒潮be fueled by由～驅動surge(n.)激增
Because of the growing interest in AI, the company expects revenues to continue increasing over the “next several years.”
由於人工智慧的需求與日俱增，台積電預期在「未來幾年」內，營收將持續增長。
because of因為、由於due to由於thanks to因為anticipate(v.)期待sustain(v.)保持