P.S.下周会员课,有美国媒体对iPhone 7、智能手机新趋势的报道。喜欢这个主题的朋友别错过!3 R6 e4 e! I. N+ K0 e* y
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$ O' Z+ H5 c u/ `节目音乐:Hotline bling by Drake $ g; {( r( l2 F6 w + q" p) f! ~, s: S7 w , b, u7 {* {* B+ b5 a
Cell phone和mobile phone都是手机
Cell phone在美国更常用 8 _. A! E: T V% s* Y ?0 W
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苹果果然不一样 3 ?$ \9 n1 ?. ?0 g r! I
苹果发布会,全球瞩目。发布会的英语是: , [1 ~( v0 U: B' k
product launch
to unveil a new product8 Y U+ m! D' q
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不过苹果特立独行,会用另一个词:6 k4 `" P( V. K1 I3 G8 T
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每次发布会,Tim Cook都会这样说: * L. U a% }! Y0 Z E+ e It's the best iPhone we've ever created:这是我们有史以来创造的最好的iPhone 7 G! ]% m$ Y5 V1 r2 m, } 8 [; \) N. q0 [' e3 m- E% d( z/ V5 h: ?1 K7 e' @4 t8 k
iPhone 7的新功能
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Features and functions: 功能. W( @& i1 c% C( q( F. t4 m& z
Key features and functions on the iPhone 7 & 7 Plus: iPhone 7和7加的重要新功能
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1. Color:颜色 * `" Z0 j3 Z6 I; S+ t* g- ?Apple came out with two new colors, two different types of black: 苹果这次出了两种新颜色,两种不同的黑:; u7 ?5 ?0 l0 i$ m
Jet black (glossy): 黑色 (亮黑、漆黑)
Black (matte): 黑色(哑光) 8 c% c% S, f, z0 \3 r- {* D
加上以前的三个颜色:- j8 l0 c0 E- W' R! `8 W/ B
rose gold: 玫瑰金
gold: 金
sliver:银/ y* `* b* H8 C& R2 f# i! ]
一共是5个颜色,传说中的海军蓝(navy blue)并没有出现。; T! I! i6 a5 x. b
Black is such a sophisticated color: 黑色是个很高级、有质感的颜色 & M- ]3 [0 \. V+ D/ w& CIt's very sleek: 简单、有品位又有型. J; X* q, H7 p& l& G6 {. O" K
I might go for the silver: 我大概还是会选银色 1 I( g3 P# ^( j/ X7 ~, C0 uOn Apple's official website, they use the word "finish" instead of color: 苹果官网用的是“finish"这个词,而不是"color" I- K4 O9 e" Q; m. s5 {# RThey mean the same: 其实意思都一样 % k7 @2 A' w; u! i*Finish这个词在车、手机类产品中,用的最多。*" S; G. K1 d+ B
7 |% T% W; D* ?Airpods are wireless headphones:Airpods就是无线耳机 : J* G! E& S( @. mThey are powered by Bluetooth:是用蓝牙驱动的 " d# N/ c9 X mDoesn't it eat up your battery? 这样不是很耗电?4 W* W2 Z! I) Z* p
On the one hand, I am a fan of wireless headphones: 从一方面来说,我还挺喜欢无线耳机的+ v- j& b' j% Z: c
+ P; V }5 ]( c5 lBecause all the headphones I've ever had with wires I always broke them:因为有线耳机总被我弄坏 / G) W% u8 c/ l/ R; H" UFor me , the problem is the wire gets all messy and tangled: 我的问题是,有线耳机的电线总会很乱、都绕成一团 0 M1 B# L( q. ~5 y5 s! XOnce you put the wire in a bag, the wire has a life of its own: 一旦你把有线耳机放进包里,它就不受你控制了: v+ Z; { M, g7 c$ Q. t9 i0 E
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I encounter this problem on a daily basis: 我每天都碰到这个问题 0 f: J g+ V5 D% w' |4 C6 Q % q7 ^! Q6 D& M' V4 n( q# W1 R+ w- @3 U8 Y. i& G7 P
用Airpods就没这个问题啦!可是这耳机要单买,还很贵:
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Airpods are not included in the phone. It's sold separately: 不是连手机一起的,要单买 / k3 y' `8 q$ S& I' Y) {, ~$ [$ z7 i3 _
That's how they get you. That's how they up-sell you:就是让你多付点钱# F' \& E2 o7 s& E# O6 \) c- q
You can plug your old wire headphones into the headphone jack:不过旧的也可以用,接个转换头 * i/ q5 d; |( w! o But it's like an extra piece of equipment: 还得多弄个配件4 m6 L& n S8 ~" V, c
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It gives you really high resolution pictures:可以拍高清照片
HD picutres = high definitionpictures
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美国人不卖肾,卖胳膊和腿
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Do you know the meme of selling one of your kidneys to buy an iPhone: 你知道卖肾买iPhone这个梗吗?; M# J5 _% u) r# a# ]
$ T1 a, s6 H" [( S$ w0 u: w( g. T" R 我们调侃说“卖肾”买iPhone, 英语里也有个异曲同工的说法:. F4 Q' |& h$ ]4 |6 t
To cost an arm and a leg: 1 C) S( {9 c1 ~: P, U! V5 o7 H0 ~相当于一条胳膊、一条腿的价值,指特别贵的东西1 i0 g+ l5 X. d8 e: P. S
$ Y' d& A3 o4 a# G4 S! ~/ `4 j例如: . d7 n) t$ {4 x& y. sThe iPhone 7 Plus costs an arm and a leg. 2 S, D$ B4 B- [- I. L8 H+ eWe don't say selling your kidney: 我们没有卖肾的说法 ! M6 b% _1 M, [But we do make jokes on selling organs for expensive things:但我们也会开玩笑说要卖器官才能买很贵的东西 1 k5 z& x1 t ]! D. i, D% ?9 i T* l/ j/ b/ @9 I% o5 m+ B6 b( b 美国手机文化和中国有什么不一样? $ l) I$ }' J9 m# e- k( O1. 换手机的频率 ( I1 l* i9 W" i/ o4 s2 L( k# B3 i; Y1 ]6 Q- s
1 @" C1 R: _& d6 RI feel like Chinese seem to buy or upgrade phones a little bit more often:我感觉中国人换手机的频率好像更高一点 : H$ v U0 m3 H9 B4 xA lot of people like to have the latest phones to be fashionable: 有人觉得用新手机,很时髦 1 h9 V' j3 e6 k! sIt's like a status symbol: 更像是一种地位象征 ) x5 t# ?# _% ]5 A' b4 E% Q; Y$ GAlso, Americans can't change phone often because they're locked in contracts: 还有,美国人不能老换手机,因为他们大多数人都被合约机绑住了& _ a- L/ S/ i
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在美国, contract phone (合约机)更常见。大多数人都会选择合约机。下图是这词iPhone 7 Plus的合约机价格,对比非合约机价格:% J/ O$ H( D' D9 Y+ ] , }) W0 |+ q9 ?: {3 H. z( n5 p
You get your phone with a contract:合约机 ' R+ B0 d) z$ L- k9 b1 H5 ^" U y) S# v, l+ ?8 X
They are locked in these 1-2 year long contracts:美国人常常被1-2年的合同绑住; V! [: U! y7 J& A1 a, j1 I
The longer the contract the cheaper the phone, or you get it for free: 合同越长,手机越便宜,或者免费 ) f" p2 B+ h, b; Z8 eBut it's super inflexible: 但是超级不灵活9 r% ^. p# P) ^7 O8 J7 q
Even if you are on a contract, you might be able to get an upgrade: 有些合约你也可以升级,换手机$ B$ {, J+ ^2 {( e: H. r; P
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If you have a contract phone with a carrier, it might be a locked phone: 和运营商签的合约机可能是锁住的: t7 C8 m6 j8 t3 r' l6 D( ]
$ e' W& x! c# T( LFor example, Verizon, doesn't give you a SIM card: 比如, Verizon(美国一个运营商), 根本不给你sim卡 9 }8 P& ~8 w5 r2 ?$ b; dTheir phones are locked: 他们都是锁机 . X1 L: Z5 W) @" AIf you travel and want to get a local SIM card, it won't work: 如果你出国,想当地买SIM卡,就不行 : B( f' ^+ y! Z6 M2 h说到Verizon, Spencer真是一肚子苦水......8 D9 K1 X3 C( l/ |; z5 k
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Mobile carrier: 移动运营商
They offer different plans: 都提供不同的套餐
Cell phone plan: 手机套餐& }& J: G u; \' w
Minutes plan: 通话分钟套餐 ' @3 |- j$ f. c* I" ^3 r/ F
Text plan: 短信套餐 6 j* S* o. C3 r3 M
Data plan: 流量套餐1 Z* U4 a( n1 O+ C5 U6 C! @
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美国无限上网套餐很普遍 9 Z1 b% ^( C9 F
The carriers are pushing everyone towards unlimited data plans:运营商都鼓励大家签无限流量套餐
Americans pay quite a lot for their cell phone bills, over $100 or even $200 a month: 所以美国人的手机账单很贵,常常都要100多美金,甚至200美金一个月
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Pay in full, unlocked phone: 付全价,解锁机
You need to pay full price for the phone: 全额付款, 买下手机" Z5 }0 @$ |+ c. A9 ^" O* E
You need to pay full retail price for the phone:全额零售价 ; L0 q5 p4 O1 Q/ T5 a' d ' x1 e& }1 Q7 K H- h) ?) G6 y' c* `1 i3 F1 ]+ {$ @
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MSRP: manufacture suggested retail price 生产商建议零售价 3 h, D; L+ ]1 s& a9 O( v5 _4 hYou see this word MSRP a lot in the US, buying a car, buying electronics: 在美国,常看到MSRP这个词,特别是买车、买电器、电子产品 3 w3 a g1 J0 k1 S3 h8 rMany stores will list the MSRP and list their own price that's cheaper: 很多店会标出MSRP, 然后再写一个自己店里的优惠价 ' `5 A9 B* N: d5 e, M+ W, V) \ j# u j9 @2 M; z# {1 Q O0 H5 t4 @- o1 \- {4 i# q 水货机 6 l7 U) _- G$ L3 A- }" b- aSpencer说美国买不到什么水货机,有这几个说法:& Q2 u% X2 C! w ^1 v
smuggled phone
back channel phone
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Smuggle: 走私6 W$ v3 F, v6 B
Back channel: 非官方渠道 9 y8 }" _2 P2 I: Z4 p0 I- z3 w a+ d, U
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It's called a Go Phone, a short term plan: 是个短期合约, 叫Go Phone 1 O" h9 x# B8 m" NYou can get it in Walmart and lots of other places: 沃尔玛啦,其它很多地方都买得到 , I" ~* X5 ~& k/ `& [9 a+ {' \It's about $50, 60 a month: 大概50;60刀一个月 6 G `+ B4 i0 W8 x, x3 x1 _Everything is unlimited,unlimited minutes, unlimited data: 流量、电话都是无限的0 P& X! ?, ]9 @5 J* A% g
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1 T, i3 s1 @" k, P$ K1 B' p漫游:roaming 5 W# B6 w) T* k% F) a# z# }. lData roaming: 数据漫游 + e* ?1 `$ B' M( ^$ m$ c, C" q/ p" JChina Mobile has data roaming where it's capped at RMB30 a day, you can use unlimited data in the US: 中国移动现在有流量漫游,30人民币一天封顶,可以无限量用数据 - U2 C% v# X: I# ?- K% s% _ ! L# c% M1 B1 J+ ^3 w R & Y$ a! ?* r1 G9 [4 G- \越狱手机: jail-broken phone 4 P: i' I k) l( i( ]4 X) q, gWe just call it jail break: 越狱,就是jail break/ F3 F# F" @/ y4 J; _0 s
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苹果生态体系
One of the biggest reasons I stick with apple products and the iPhone is the podcasts:我一直用苹果产品、iPhone一大主要原因,就是听播客) f$ {4 h5 h( U* G
There is a handful of podcasts that I listen to religiously every day and they are such a big part of my life: 有几个播客,我是每天不拉地听,是生活里特别重要的一部分 0 N" K6 @2 }& w, B5 SIf I don't use Apple, it'll be quite inconvenient to listen to these American podcasts on iTunes: 不用苹果,要听这种美国播客会挺不方便的 8 m. c7 x4 l7 ^: F6 [4 [" cI'm locked into Apple ecosystem: 我已经被苹果生态系统锁住了 $ Z: @8 [$ u% u! g& ? : w, M. @$ t% h0 t6 Z" w: |5 |! y- y0 L0 m; y
最后,Jenny推荐几个美国原版英语podcast
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都是美国制作,有NPR的On Point节目,还有Slate旗下的两档节目- T( @$ {0 {0 V/ ]
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Are you excited about the iPhone 7?
Have you pre-ordered it?
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