Apple briefly¹ lost its USD 1tn valuation last Thursday when its shares fell 7% in after-hours trading despite posting record results.

尽管实现了创纪录的业绩，但上周四苹果公司的股价在盘后交易中下跌了7%，导致其市值已跌破万亿美元大关。

The tech giant's strategy of charging more for its phones has paid off, with revenues jumping in the last three months despite relatively² flat sales.

这家科技巨头为其手机收取更高的费用的策略取得了成效，尽管销售额相对平稳，但过去三个月的营收仍在增长。

Revenues rose 20% to USD 62.9bn year-on-year, and profits rose 31% to USD 14.1bn.

该公司的营收同比增长20%至629亿美元，总利润增长31%至141亿美元。

But a warning of possible weaker sales in coming months sparked a share price slide after official trading ended.

但未来几个月可能出现销售疲软的预测，引发了官方交易结束后其股价的下滑。

The sell-off accelerated after Apple said it would stop disclosing the number of units sold.

在苹果公司表示将停止披露销售量之后，出现了抛售加速的现象。

Apple executives defended their decision, arguing that the figures are no longer good indicators³ of the firm's financial health.

苹果高管为他们的这一决定进行了辩护，认为这些数据不再是公司财务状况的良好指标。

Analysts⁴, however, warned that outsiders may view it as a move that masks less sunny performance.

不过有分析师警告称，局外人可能会认为这是一个掩盖阴暗操作的表现。

The total number of smartphones sold by all makers⁵ globally declined for the first time in 2017. But Apple's strategy of charging higher prices for its phones has helped it to shrug⁶ off flagging demand.

全球所有制造商销售的智能手机的总量在2017年出现了首次下降。但苹果公司为其手机制定更高价格的策略，帮助该公司渡过了市场萎靡不振的阶段。

The firm sold 46.9 million iPhones in the quarter to end-September, a modest rise on the 46.7 million sold for the same period last year.

该公司在第三季度销售了4690万部iPhone手机，相比去年同期销售的4670万部略有增长。