①“It ＇ s about communication between people．The rest is technology．”

We expect to be able to communicate with anyone，at any time，anywhere．

We want to be liberated from the constraints of time and space．Distances are shrinking．Traditional boundaries are losing their significance．

We want technology to②work for us as individuals．We expect it to meet our sophisticated communications needs，but still be easy to use．

We expect technology to provide us with③global freedom，and at the same time respect our privacy as individuals．It should allow us to reach others，but④make ourselves available on our terms．Today＇s technology makes almost anything possible．It is you and I who set the limits．

Ericsson provides innovative，flexible solutions and services for all types of telecommunications networks that are helping our customers to open up new business opportunities and supply superior service to users．We develop and maintain technologies not only for today ＇s needs，but for tomorrow and well into the future．

70，000 Ericsson employees are active in morethan100countries．Their combined expertise in switching，radio and networking makes Ericsson a world leader in telecommunications．

“①首先是人与人的沟通，余下的才是技术。”

我们期待着能够随时随地与任何人进行交流。

我们想摆脱时空的限制。距离在缩短。传统的界限正在失去意义。

我们期望技术能够②服务于我们个人。我们希望它既能满足我们复杂的通讯需求，又便于使用。

我们希望技术能够让我们③自由地进行全球通讯，同时尊重我们的个人隐私。它应当允许我们同他人联络，但同时④又能根据我们的条件让别人和我联络。当今的技术几乎使任何事情都成为可能，“限制”是你我设置的。

爱立信公司为各种型号的通讯网络提供新一代灵活变通的通讯技术，这些技术帮助我们的客户开展新的业务，并为用户提供优良的服务。我们开拓和保持技术不仅仅是为了今天的需要，也是为了明天，乃至未来。

7万多名爱立信员工活跃在100多个国家。他们在切换技术、无线电技术及通讯网络方面的综合技能使得爱立信成为世界通讯领域的佼佼者。

①In the Chinese version，a connective首先is added to make this sentence coherent with the following sentence．

②Here“work for”had better be translated as服务于instead of为我们工作．

③Here “global freedom”is translated flexibly according to the nature of this advertisement—a publicity for a mobile phone company．

④The same is also true of“make ourselves available”in the following context．

7．2．4 Compare and Analyze比较与分析

7．2．4　Compare and Analyze比较与分析