100-days: twenty

Title: Apple's 'show time(好戏开幕)' event(发布会) puts the spotlight on subscription services

　　Apple's 'show time' event　这场名为‘好戏开幕’的发布会

　　spotlight　n.聚光灯　　spot 点　　light 光

　　subscription service　订阅服务　　subscribe　v.订阅　　　subscription　n.订阅费

For years, Apple's business has centered around the iPhone, but sales(销量) of that once-revolutionary(革命性的) but now(如今怎样，与前面的once形成了对比) commonplace device have slowed. And the entire world of computers has been flipped on its head. Apple has been diversifying beyond(超过…范围) hardware, selling iCloud storage to its customers, a $10 a month music streaming(流媒体) service and movies and television shows through iTunes.

　　center around　以…为中心，围绕着…

　　commonplace　adj.普遍的，常见的　　　common 　adj.　　　commonplace　n.寻常的东西

　　flip on one's head　颠覆　　　　flipv.快速翻转，迅速翻动　　　　flip a coin　抛硬币

　　diversify　v.多样化；（通常指公司）多元化经营

　　hardware　n.硬件　　hard　adj.坚硬的　　ware　n.制品　　software　n.软件

　　iCloud　是苹果公司所提供的云端服务，让用户可以免费存储5GB的资料

　　iTunes　是一款供苹果电脑Mac和其他个人电脑使用的免费数字媒体播放应用程序，能管理和播放数字音乐和视频

But Monday's anticipated announcement(指苹果的这次发布会) takes that diversification to a whole(完全地，起强调作用) new level. Apple said it was launching a raft of new services, from news to video games and a credit card(信用卡). Its biggest initiative is entertainment streaming service(娱乐流媒体服务) Apple TV+.

　　anticipated　adj.让人期盼的；备受瞩目的　　anticipate　v.期盼，盼望

　　take sth new to a  level　　把…推向一个新的水平

　　a raft of　大量的　　　近义词　=>　a large number of　　raft 　n.木筏；大量　　　

　　　　a raft of data　大量的数据

　　initiative　n.倡议；新措施　　　　

　　　　a government initiative to combat unemployment　政府应付失业问题的新方案

　　

Apple is expected to invest many billions a year, according to analysts, on making video content to compete in a crowded(突出竞争的激烈) market that includes Amazon, Netflix(网飞), Hulu and Disney.

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The real magic(魔法，魅力) in consumer technology(消费型科技) is happening less and less(越来越少) inside the devices people carry(人们可以随身携带的电子产品) around and more and more(越来越多) in server farms scattered around the world, where massive amounts of data get processed(数据被处理) and then transmitted to gadgets(电子产品) like the Amazon Echo or Google Home.

　　the magic of the city　一座城市的魅力

　　server farm　服务器农场　　别名　=>　server cluster　服务器集群

　　scattered　adj.分散的　　　　scatter　v.　　　　scattered showers　局部地区有阵雨

　　transmit　v.传送，传输（信号）　　to transmit data/information　传输数据、传送信息

　　gadget　n.小器具；小装置

　　　　　

In essence, the gadgets people are excited about buying are becoming vessels(载体) for sending and receiving data. And in that area(在这个领域), Apple has fallen behind(落后于) companies like Google, Amazon and Microsoft, which now pull in significant revenue(可观的收益) from selling cloud services(云服务), which is a fancy term(洋气的说法) for data center usage and storage.

　　in essence　本质上，实质上

　　vessel　n.容器；血管　　a drinking vessel　盛水的器皿　　　blood vessel　血管

　　pull in　挣（钱）　　近义词　=>　earn;  make

　　fancy　adj.洋气的；花哨的；豪华的　　

The invite Apple sent to invitees said simply(简明，简洁), "It's show time." The question now is whether Apple can break a leg.

　　invitee　n.受到邀请的人　　　　invite　v.　　　　-ee 接受动作的人　　　　派生词　employee　

　　　　an invitee to　+ 地方　　　受邀去哪

　　　　an invitee to the White House　　　受邀去白宫的人

　　break a leg　<俚语>用来祝对方好运（尤其在上台演出之前）