2017/05/03 更新如下：
ABB is committed to the highest international standards of corporate governance.
be committed to , 致力于
In line with this ,
本著; 跟…一致，符合;
general principles
總則; 總綱
Compensation Committee 薪酬委員會 CC
practice：
通常的做法；慣例；常規:
xx was appointed president of the robotics and motion division effective January 2017.
這句比較簡潔，被任命什么，什么時間開始任命xx并生效的。
aggregate board
aggregate 總計，總和。
looking ahead
往前看
abb is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products ,robotic and motion , and power grids serving customers in utilities ,industry and transport & infrastructure globally.
在xx方面是佼佼者
with the heritage of more than 130 years , abb operates in more than 100 countries with about 132000 employees.
歷史的基奠
才看完一小部分，發現年報里面有很多句子值得學習和借鑒：
as we compose this letter，當我們寫這封信時；
delivered solid performance in 2016 交出了穩定的業績。
customer-focused 聚焦客戶
in the aftermath of this event。這事情的后果。
stay abreast of the lastest technologies 保持與最新技術同步。
with our strong heritage 在某方面的很深的基奠
our viewpoint is that the world of jobs 我們的觀點。
superior value for our custmoers，shareholders and employees 為客戶股東和雇員提供優質服務。
The management has focused on running the?company with discipline and has maintained its?commitment to generating shareholder value.
ABB used this period of global?uncertainty to strengthen operational excellence. 全球的不確定性
its 1,000-day working?capital program is on course to free up approximately?$2 billion by the end of 2017. 1000天計劃
ABB has a zero-tolerance approach?to unethical behavior and maintains the highest?standards regarding integrity and ethical?business practices.
The company is taking a quantum leap in digital?solutions with the launch of ABB Ability. 巨大進步
Similarly, the ongoing support of ABB’s customers and partners makes all the company's achievements. 持續的支持
the future we envisage is ?想象
upgrades and retrofitting 更新和翻新
which is due to launch in 2019. 因為 由于
ABB’s customer markets are undergoing a paradigm shift as internetbased?technologies take hold in the industrial sector, revolutionizing?the production and supply of energy as well as of goods and services. ?典范 示范
Generation, transmission?and distribution are being unbundled, long-standing?monopolies now have competitors and?new entrants (e.g. pension funds, insurance?funds, project developers) are investing in the?sector. Many traditional utilities are being forced?to reinvent themselves; some are refocusing on?renewables while others on providing additional?services to the consumers they serve. These new?grid challenges provide numerous opportunities. 長期保持壟斷的。
Our expertise has?given us the edge 給了我們優勢。
ABB Ability ? uses digitalizationto close the loop between technology,? 形成閉環
services, and people,and thereby unlock value whilebuilding the framework for thefuture. 釋放價值
