Hurd said the decision to go was a "painful" one but admitted the investigation had made it difficult for him to continue.

赫德表示离开的决定是“痛苦的”，但又不得不承认调查使得他难以继续留下。

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"Consumer in the U.S. is not quite as robust as what we have seen in the past," although consumer-segment sales grew strongly abroad, Hurd said on the conference call.

“美国消费者不像我们过去所看到的那么强大了”，尽管国外消费者分部销售强劲增长，Hurd在电话会议上说。

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The parties declined to reveal details about the settlement but said Mr. Hurd would protect H.P.’s confidential information.

当事人拒绝透露有关细节，但表示赫德先生将会保守惠普公司的商业机密。

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