Pyongyang said its test was aimed at its arch-enemy, the United States.

As if to rub salt in the wound, the market capitalisation of arch-rival Apple, whose third-quarter results were as rosy as Samsung's were funereal, this week touched$ 700bn, more than four times that of the South Korean company today.

而三星电子主要竞争对手苹果（Apple）的三季度业绩颇为亮眼，更映衬三星业绩惨淡。苹果的市值在本周触及7000亿美元，比这家韩国企业当前市值多出三倍有余，无异于往三星的伤口上又撒了把盐。

But unless the expected launch of a new, lower-priced iPhone can stop the rot, Apple will probably be overwhelmed in the profit stakes by the sheer volumes of its arch-rival, as growth shifts to more price sensitive markets.

但是，除非预期将要发布的新型低价iPhone阻止顾客流失，随着增长重心转向更为价格敏感的市场，苹果在利润份额上很可能被其劲敌的庞大出货量打败。

The Real Madrid star beat out arch-rival Lionel Messi of Barcelona for the coveted award, as well as the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez and Neymar.

这位皇马球星击败了劲敌、巴塞罗那球星莱昂内尔·梅西及安东尼·格列兹曼、路易斯·苏亚雷斯、内马尔等人，获得了这一备受瞩目的奖项。

Apple has also revamped its vision of how tablet computers should fit into working life, edging close to ideas pioneered by arch-rival Microsoftas it struggles to revive flagging sales of its once groundbreaking iPad.

对于一度革命性的iPad，在苹果难以提振其不断萎靡的销量之际，该公司已改变了对平板电脑应如何适应职场生活的看法，接近了由其死对头微软（Microsoft）开创的思路。

Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister, on Monday clearly set out striking peace with arch-rival Pakistan and getting on terms with China's economic growth as top priorities for his second term in office.

印度总理曼莫汉辛格（MAnmohan Singh）周一明确宣布，与宿敌巴基斯坦达成和平，并赶上中国经济增长速度，将是他第二届任期内的重中之重。

China's boss of table tennis Liu Guoliang said last Sunday that it's not a bad thing to suffer a big blow from arch-rival Japan more than three years ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games.

中国乒乓球国家队总教练刘国梁上周日表示，在距离东京奥运会还有3年多的这个时候，遭受夙敌日本的一个巨大打击并不是一件坏事儿。

This Sunday's tussle between the hometown Chiefs and the arch-rival Raiders generated a crowd roar of 137.5 decibels, according to the home team's sound engineers.

根据领导者主场的声音工程师测定，这周末领导者主场跟劲敌雷达者之间的比赛观众呐喊声达到了137.5分贝。

They are also aimed at distinguishing Thomson Reuters from Bloomberg, its arch-rival, which invested heavily through the financial crisis but has remained committed to its one-size-fits-all terminals.

此举也是为了让汤森路透区别于主要竞争对手彭博社（Bloomberg）。彭博在金融危机期间大举投资，但仍坚持通用型终端的策略。

India has won bragging rights over Pakistan after beating its arch-rival on the cricket field and advancing to the World Cup final match against Sri Lanka set for Saturday.

印度在世界杯板球半决赛中击败劲敌巴基斯坦，赢得决赛权。将在星期六对阵斯里兰卡队。

UBS and Credit Suisse are among the handful of global banks to possess them, while even arch-rival Goldman Sachs managed to strike a partnership with a local securities group.

包括瑞银和瑞信（credit suisse）在内的少数几家外资银行拥有此类牌照，而劲敌高盛（goldman sachs）也设法与一家本土证券公司建立了合资公司。

Never Take Your Eyes Off Your Competition: Playwright Henrik Ibsen would work at a desk decorated with a portrait of arch-rival playwright August Strindberg.

时刻不忘竞争：剧作家亨利克易仆生将桌子装饰成劲敌剧作家斯特林保的画像。

In spite of investing hundreds of millions of dollars in its own search business over the past five years, Microsoft has actually lost ground in the search business against its arch-rival.

尽管过去5年，微软对其自身的搜索业务投入数亿美元，但该公司实际上在搜索业务方面输给了其最大竞争对手。

According to people close to the negotiation, Carrefour is expected to announce a deal within weeks that will see it follow arch-rival Wal-Mart into the highly protected Indian market.

据知情人士透露，家乐福将在几周内宣布组建合资企业，继其劲敌沃尔玛（wal-mart）之后，进入受到高度保护的印度市场。

Over the past two years, the company has suffered from slumping sales and last year, it lost its place at the top of the PC market to arch-rival Hewlett-Packard.

过去两年，戴尔销量出现大幅下滑。去年，该公司将个人电脑市场头把交椅的位置，拱手让给了其最大竞争对手惠普（HP）。

Jose Mourinho has taunted arch-rival Rafa Benitez for failing to win the premiership.

何塞-穆里尼奥奚落主要竞争对手拉法-贝尼特斯未能赢得联赛冠军。

Some analysts had questioned whether Apple would allow a competing app into its tightly controlled App Store from its arch-rival.

有些分析师曾质疑，苹果是否会允许来自主要对手的一款与自己存在竞争关系的应用出现在自己严密控制的应用商店之中。

They worry that technology imported from China – a close economic partner of arch-rival Pakistan – could be used against India's national interest.

他们担心，从中国进口的技术，会被派上可能损害印度国家利益的用场。中国是印度夙敌巴基斯坦密切的经济合作伙伴。

Apple's arch-rival Samsung joins them, with just under 4 percent of the Chinese tablet market.

而苹果公司强敌三星公司以不到4%的市场份额名列其中。

India's enhanced capability gives it a considerable edge over Pakistan, its nuclear-armed arch-rival.

印度核能力的提高，使其相对于同样拥有核武器的宿敌巴基斯坦，获得了很大的优势。

Kansas'unbeaten season came to an end at the hands of their arch-rival Missouri.

堪萨斯大学校队本赛季的不败记录毁在了老对手密苏里大学的手里。