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General Electric, a company known simply as GE to generations of Americans, announced Tuesday it will split into three companies.
通用电气（General Electric），简称GE，一家被数代美国人所熟知的公司，周二宣布将拆分为三家公司。
GE will become three companies dealing with aviation, healthcare and energy over the next few years.
未来几年，通用电气将成为三家涉足航空、医疗保健和能源领域的公司。
The company, based in Boston, has been changing in recent years.
这家总部位于波士顿的公司近年来一直在发生变化。
In the 1990s, it had become a huge international company made up of many businesses that sold many different kinds of products.
在20世纪90年代，它已经成为一家大型国际公司，拥有许多销售多种不同产品的子公司。
GE not only sold light bulbs and home electrical devices, but it also provided loans for airplanes and property.
通用电气不仅销售灯泡和家用电器，还为飞机和房地产提供贷款。
However, its loan business was heavily damaged by the financial crisis of 2008 and the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.
然而，2008年金融危机和2020年新冠疫情严重损害了其贷款业务。
GE no longer makes light bulbs or home devices and stopped the loan business in March of this year.
通用电气不再生产灯泡和家用电器，并于今年3月停止了贷款业务。
GE said it will separate its healthcare business in early 2023 and its energy business, including renewable energy, power and digital operations in early 2024.
通用电气表示，将在2023年初剥离医疗保健业务，并在2024年初剥离包括可再生能源、电力和数字业务在内的能源业务。
Lawrence Culp, Jr. is the head of GE.
小劳伦斯·卡尔普是通用电气的负责人。
He said in a statement, "By creating three industry-leading, global public companies, each can benefit."
他在一份声明中说，“通过创建三家行业领先的全球上市公司，每个公司都能受益。”
He added that it would be better for customers, investors and employees.
他还说，这对客户、投资者和员工都更有利。
Culp will become chairman of the healthcare company.
卡尔普将担任医疗保健公司的董事长。
Peter Arduini will serve as chief executive of GE Healthcare as of January 1, 2022.
彼得·阿杜伊尼将于2022年1月1日起担任通用电气医疗保健公司的首席执行官。
Scott Strazik will become chief of the combined renewable energy, power, and digital business.
斯科特·斯特拉齐克将担任可再生能源、电力和数字业务的联合首席执行官。
Culp will lead the aviation business along with John Slattery, who will remain its chief executive officer.
卡尔普将与约翰·斯莱特里一起领导航空业务，约翰·斯莱特里将继续担任航空公司的首席执行官。
GE will keep an interest in part of the healthcare business.
通用电气将保留部分医疗保健业务的权益。
Aviation is the most profitable part of GE's business.
航空业务是通用电气业务中利润最高的部分。
The company produces jet engines, flight systems, replacement parts and maintenance services for aircraft.
该公司生产飞机的喷气发动机、飞行系统和备件并提供维修服务。
The company has spent years becoming smaller since it had expanded in the 1980s and 1990s.
自二十世纪八九十年代扩张以来，该公司多年来一直在缩小规模。
During the late-1990s growth period, GE's rising stock price made it the most valuable company in the world.
在20世纪90年代末的成长期，通用电气不断上涨的股价使其成为世界上最有价值的公司。
However, the financial crises of 2007-2008 showed that the lending business of GE was at risk of failing.
然而，2007-2008年的金融危机表明，通用电气的贷款业务面临倒闭的风险。
In 2015, GE announced a big change for the company.
2015年，通用电气宣布对公司进行重大调整。
It promised to sell off many parts of its business to give more attention to power, aviation, renewable energy and healthcare.
该公司承诺出售其许多业务，以将更多精力放在电力、航空、可再生能源和医疗保健上。
That led to some changes in leadership.
这导致了领导层的一些变动。
The company said Tuesday that it expects the split to cost about $2 billion.
该公司周二表示，预计拆分公司将耗资约20亿美元。
The board of directors must approve those costs.
董事会必须批准这些费用。
The roots of General Electric go back to the famous American inventor Thomas Edison who started the company in 1892.
通用电气的起源可以追溯到著名的美国发明家托马斯·爱迪生，他于1892年创办了通用电气公司。
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