2017高中英语素材轻松阅读：亚洲果迷排队购迷你iPad素材
<p> 亚洲果迷排队购迷你<span word="iPad">iPad</span></p><p> <span word="APPLE">APPLE</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="mini">mini</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="device">device</span>, <span word="priced">priced</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="rollouts">rollouts</span>. 在亚洲城市的苹果迷们昨天排着队抢购迷你<span word="iPad">iPad</span>，但该设备，价格高于来自谷歌和亚马逊网上的竞争对手的产品，吸引的人群没有该公司先前的全球发布会上的人多。 <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="gadget">gadget</span> <span word="rollouts">rollouts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="droves">droves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proliferation">proliferation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sapped">sapped</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>. 苹果公司的全球电子产品发布通常是吸引大批买家排队数小时才能获得的费力事。但竞争对手的一种类似产品可能已经削弱了某些兴趣。 <span word="About">About</span> 50 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stretched">stretched</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="debuted">debuted</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="iPhones">iPhones</span>. 在悉尼约50人等待苹果商店开门，在过去当公司推出新<span word="iphone">iphone</span>时队伍已经绕了几条街。 <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="since">since</span> 4:30<span word="am">am</span>. <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> 7.9-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="model">model</span>. 昨天排在队伍最前的是帕特里克•李，他从早晨4点半就开始等。李渴望购买到新的7.9英寸的模型。 "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “它很轻，容易拿，我将用它来读书。它比原来的<span word="iPad">iPad</span>更好，”李说。 <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="queues">queues</span> <span word="of">of</span> 100 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="flagship">flagship</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outnumber">outnumber</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span>. 当该产品上市销售时东京和首尔的苹果商店有100或更多的人在排队，但当公司的旗舰店香港商店开门时员工似乎比那些排队的人还多。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="mini">mini</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="foray">foray</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span>-<span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="segment">segment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="salvo">salvo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span>-<span word="device">device</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="engulfed">engulfed</span> <span word="combatants">combatants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span>. 迷你<span word="iPad">iPad</span>标志着苹果首次进入了平板电脑市场，这在全球移动设备战争市场上的最新出击威胁到了来自互联网搜索领头羊谷歌、亚马逊公司和微软的竞争者。 <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 10-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="Surface">Surface</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span>, <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="just">just</span>-<span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> 8 <span word="software">software</span>, <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span>, 7-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="multimedia">multimedia</span> <span word="tablets">tablets</span>. 微软的10英寸平板电脑由刚刚发布的<span word="Windows">Windows</span> 8软件作支持，10月上市，而谷歌和亚马逊现在主导着7英寸平板多媒体电脑的市场。 <span word="Unveiled">Unveiled</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="mini">mini</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="reviews">reviews</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="centering">centering</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="inferior">inferior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span>' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lofty">lofty</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="tag">tag</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="replicates">replicates</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="sibling">sibling</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="package">package</span>. 上周公布，迷你<span word="iPad">iPad</span>已经赢得很多积极的评价，而批评定声集中在屏幕被认为不如竞争对手的以及一个高昂的价格标签。新平板电脑基本上复制的大部分全寸电脑的特性，除了以一个更小的样子。 <span word="At">At</span> <span word="US">US</span>$329 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Wi">Wi</span>-<span word="Fi">Fi</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="model">model</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="mini">mini</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="costlier">costlier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="positioning">positioning</span>. 329美元对于一个只有<span word="wi">wi</span>-<span word="fi">fi</span>模型，迷你<span word="iPad">iPad</span>比预计的有点贵，但一些分析人士认为苹果正试图保留着溢价定位。 <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gadget">gadget</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lure">lure</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="US">US</span>$499 <span word="flagship">flagship</span> 9.7-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="proving">proving</span> <span word="ineffective">ineffective</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="US">US</span>$199 <span word="Kindle">Kindle</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Google">Google</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Nexus">Nexus</span> 7. 一些投资者担心这个小产品将吸引买家从苹果499美元的旗舰产品即9.7英寸的<span word="iPad">iPad</span>中撤离，在威胁亚马逊199美元的<span word="Kindle">Kindle</span> <span word="Fire">Fire</span>和谷歌的<span word="Nexus">Nexus</span> 7时却被证明无效。</p>
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