苹果超越微软 成美国历史上市值最大公司

Apple has become the most valuable company in American history.

苹果公司已经成为美国历史上市值最大的公司。

On Monday, its surging stock propelled the company's value to $623 billion, beating the record for market capitalization set by Microsoft Corp. in the heady days of the Internet boom.

本周一，苹果的股价一路飙升，公司市值涨至6230亿美元，打破了微软公司在网络迅速发展的激情时代创下的市值纪录。

Apple's stock has hit new highs recently because of optimism around what is believed to be the impending launch of the iPhone 5, and possibly a smaller, cheaper iPad.

苹果公司股价在近期创下新高，原因是人们对苹果被认为即将上市的两大产品——iPhone 5和可能体积更小、价格更低的iPad普遍持乐观的态度。

Apple Inc. has been the world's most valuable company since the end of last year.

自去年年底以来，苹果公司一直是世界上市值最高的公司。

It is now worth 53 percent more than No. 2 Exxon Mobil Corp.

现在苹果公司的市值比第二名的埃克森美孚公司的市值多出了53%。

Apple's stock hit $664.74 in midday trading before retreating slightly to $663. That was $14.98, or 2.3 percent, higher than Friday's close.

苹果的股价在午盘交易时达到664.74美元，之后略微下滑，降至663美元。收盘价格比周五收市时高出14.98美元，即2.3%。

Microsoft's 1999 peak was $620.58 billion, according to Standard & Poor's.

根据权威金融分析机构标准普尔的数据，微软公司1999年的市值最高峰是6205.8亿美元。

The comparison to Microsoft does not take inflation into account. In inflation-adjusted dollars, the software giant was worth about $850 billion on Dec. 30, 1999.

这次苹果与微软的市值对比没有将通货膨胀的因素考虑在内。如果按通胀率做出调整，微软这一软件巨头在1999年12月30日的市值相当于今天的8500亿美元。

Microsoft is now worth $257 billion.

微软公司如今的市值为2570亿美元。

Analysts believe Apple's stock has room to grow. The average price target of 38 analysts polled by FactSet is $745.80.

分析师认为，苹果的股价仍然有上涨的空间。根据金融分析机构FactSet的调查，38位分析师对苹果公司做出的平均估价为每股745.8美元。

Apart from the iPhone and 'mini iPad', analysts are speculating that Apple plans to make a TV set to complete its suite of consumer electronics products.

除了iPhone和迷你iPad之外，分析师还推测苹果公司计划制造电视机，从而打造完整。