国际商业机器有限公司昨天又在华尔街宣布了一项骇人听闻的消息，警告分析家说他们可以预期第二季度盈利至少下降百分之八十。
IBM dropped yet another bombshell on Wall Street yesterday, warning analysts to expect at least an80%25 slide in second-quarter earnings.
分析家说，通过影艺公司向哈考特提出的优厚条件似乎颇有成功的希望，并应可解除这家困难重重的出版商的庞大债务负荷，而使基本上健全的营业得到生机。
A sweetened offer for Harcourt by General Cinema appears to have a good chance of success, analysts said, and should give the troubled publisher a new lease on life by freeing its basically sound businesses from the burden of overwhelming debt.
不过，分析家们对该公司的前景表示悲观。他们怀疑债权人是否允许该公司完完整整继续存在。
Analysts, however, took a dim view of the company's prospects, questioning whether creditors would allow the company to survive intact.
我们花钱请财务分析家不是让他们当事後诸葛亮！
We don't pay our financial analysts to be wise after the event!
