英语曰曰曰No.523

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【一句话新闻】

The iPhone's 10th Anniversary:Can Apple Revive Its iPhone Sales ?

1、A look back at the iPhone's history.

2、Apple's iPhone turned ten on June 29,2017.

3、Ten years ago,Apple lauched its first iPhone,which had a capacity of 8GB.

4、The phone's price breached $600,which was much costlier than devices such as Motorola's popular Razer 2,with a $250 retail price.

5、Despite its high price tag,consumers fell in love with the iPhone,thanks to the sleek device's appeal.

6、In addition to making calls,it could play music,taking photos,browse the Internet,and offer email functionality.

7、It's innovative touchscreen capability made the phone popular during the era of push-button flip phones.

8、However,iPhone enthusiasts had mixed reactions to the small changes Apple made on the iPhone5,6,and 7 modles.

【扩展单词】

1、anniversary [,ænɪ'vɝsəri]　　n.周年纪念日

　　An anniversary is a date that is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year.

2、revive [rɪ'vaɪv]　　vi. 复兴；复活；苏醒；恢复精神

　　　　　　　　vt. 使复兴；使苏醒；回想起；重演，重播

　　When something such as the economy,a business,a trend,or a feeling is revived or when it revives,it becomes active,popular,or successful again.

例句：It can revive both the sagging economy and its own political fortunes.这将帮助恢复该国不振的经济及政府的政治命运。

3、sag [sɑɡ]　　n. 松弛；下跌；漂流；萧条

　　　　　　　  vi. 下垂；下降；萎靡

　　　　　　      vt. 使下垂

4、capacity [kə'pæsəti]　　n. 能力；容量；资格，地位；生产力

　　be capable of doing sth/capability有能力做某事

5、breach [britʃ]　　n. 违背，违反；缺口

　　　　　　　　　vt. 违反，破坏；打破

　　An action that breaks a law, rule, or agreement.

　　【英】verb 突破；攻破；给....造成缺口；

　　If someone or something breaches a barrier,they make an opening in it,usually leaving it weakened or destoryed.

　　【扩】We are seeing a constant strain of folks trying to breach our networks,our systems across the country.

　　　　　　我们预见的是始终有人试图破坏我们的全国网络，我们的系统。

6、strain  [stren]　　

　　n. 张力；拉紧；负担；扭伤；血缘

　　vi. 拉紧；尽力

　　vt. 拉紧；滥用；滤去；竭力

　　n. (Strain)人名；(英)斯特兰

　　n. （植物、动物的）品种；种类

7、costlier  adj.昂贵的；代价高的（costly 的变形）

8、sleek  [slik]

　　adj. 圆滑的；井然有序的

　　vt. 使…光滑；掩盖

　　vi. 打扮整洁；滑动

　　A vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape.〔汽车等〕线条流畅的，造型优美的

例句：The car,which looks more like a plane without wings thanks to its sleek,aerodynamic frame,will also travel much faster than most passenger aircraft,which is why the man chosen to drive it is actually a pilot.

　　这辆汽车流畅的空气动力构架使得它看上去像一架没有翅膀的飞机。它的速度比大部分客机速度要快，这也是为什么选择一名真正的飞行员来驾驶它的原因。

9、functionality [,fʌŋkʃə'næləti]　　n. 功能；[数] 泛函性，函数性

　　The functionality of a computer or other machine is how useful it is or how many functions it can perform.功能性

10、fucntion ['fʌŋkʃən]　　

　　n. 功能；[数] 函数；职责；盛大的集会

　　vi. 运行；活动；行使职责

　　The function of something or someone is the useful thing that they do or are intended to do.作用

11、innovative ['ɪnəvetɪv]　　adj. 革新的，创新的；新颖的；有创新精神的

　　An innovative idea or way of doing something is new, different, and better than those that existed before.〔思想或方法〕新颖的，创新的，革新的

　　【用】

　　　　创新思维：innovative thinking

　　　　创新型人才:innovative talents

　　　　创新企业:innovative business

12、push-button 　　adj.按钮操作的；自动化的

　　【英】A pushbutton machine or process is controlled by means of buttons or switches.用按钮操作的；

13、flip phone 翻盖式移动电话

　　【英】A mobile phone that has a cover which opens upwards.翻盖手机

14、flip  [flɪp]

　　vt. 掷；轻击

　　vi. 用指轻弹；蹦跳

　　adj. 无礼的；轻率的

　　n. 弹；筋斗

　　【英】If something flips over,or if you flip it over or into a different position,it moves or is moved into a different position.翻动

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