VOA慢速英語：蘋果公司發(fā)布新款iPhone手機

Apple Reveals New iPhones

蘋果公司發(fā)布新款iPhone手機

This is What's Trending Today.

這里是今日熱點節(jié)目。

The most popular topic on social media on Tuesday was the big Apple "event" in California.

周二社交媒體上最流行的話題就是蘋果公司在加州舉行的大型“發(fā)布會。”

The event took place at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple's new headquarters in Cupertino, California. People all over the world wanted to know about the new iPhone.

這次發(fā)布會在位于加州庫比蒂諾市的蘋果公司新總部的喬布斯劇院舉行。世界各地的人們都想了解新款iPhone手機。

The main trending hashtags and topics related to Apple's announcement were: #AppleEvent, iPhone 8, Steve Jobs Theater, and Apple TV 4K. Others appeared on social media during the event, which continued for over two hours.

與蘋果公司發(fā)布會相關的主要熱門標簽和主題是：蘋果發(fā)布會、iPhone 8、喬布斯劇院以及蘋果4K電視機頂盒。發(fā)布會期間，社交媒體上還出現(xiàn)了其它標簽和主題，并且持續(xù)了兩個多小時。

Before Apple chief Tim Cook came on the stage to start the event, one Twitter user wrote that he had fallen asleep waiting.

在蘋果公司首席執(zhí)行官庫克上臺開始發(fā)布會之前，有一名推特用戶寫道，他已經(jīng)等到睡著了。

The big news of the day was the iPhone 8 and the chance that an even more advanced iPhone would be revealed.

當天最大的新聞是iPhone 8以及發(fā)布更高級版iPhone的意外之喜。

But first, several Apple executives spoke with the audience. One spoke about Apple stores. She said the stores will now be called "town squares."

但是首先，幾位蘋果高管同觀眾進行了對話。有位高管談到了蘋果商店。她說，蘋果商店現(xiàn)在會被稱為“城市廣場。”

Lily Rugo is a writer in Boston. She responded to this idea with a joke, saying she will continue to call the place where people go to buy Apple products "a store."

莉莉·魯戈(Lily Rugo)是波士頓一名寫手。她就此開了個玩笑，她說，她會繼續(xù)把人們購買蘋果產(chǎn)品的地方稱作為“商店。”

Apple spoke to its audience about changes to Apple TV and the Apple watch. The leaders also spoke about how its new campus was built with a number of environmentally friendly features.

蘋果公司向觀眾介紹了蘋果電視機頂盒和蘋果手表的變化。蘋果公司主管還談到了該公司新園區(qū)如何修建得具備一系列環(huán)保特色。

Paul Haddad wrote: "Apple Park, the reason the iPhone is now $1200."

保羅·哈達德(Paul Haddad)寫道：“iPhone現(xiàn)在售價1200美元，原因就是修建了Apple Park(蘋果企業(yè)園區(qū))。”

And after 55 minutes, Apple CEO Tim Cook finally mentioned an iPhone.

在55分鐘之后，蘋果公司首席執(zhí)行官庫克終于提到了iPhone手機。

The audience cheered and many people watching the event online were relieved.

觀眾們大聲歡呼，很多在線觀看發(fā)布會的網(wǎng)友也松了口氣。

The waiting paid off as Philip Schiller came out to talk about the new phones: iPhone 8 and 8-plus.

菲利普·席勒(Philip Schiller)走上來介紹了新款的iPhone 8 和iPhone 8-plus手機，大家的等待都值了。

About 20 minutes later, when Schiller was done, Tim Cook came back on the stage.

大約20分鐘之后，席勒介紹完了，庫克回到了舞臺上。

He said: "But we're not stopping there. We do have one more thing."

他說：“但是我們不會止步于此，我們還有一款新品發(fā)布。”

After a short music video, Cook presented the iPhone X, and he pronounced the "X" as the number 10.

在一段簡短的音樂影片之后，庫克介紹了iPhone X，并且將X讀成了數(shù)字10。

Schiller returned to discuss the iPhone X. He said the main difference from earlier versions of the iPhone is that the screen has no outside border. There is also no "home" button. For many years, owners used the button at the bottom of the phone to unlock it and get to the main screen.

席勒再次回到舞臺介紹iPhone X。他說，這款手機跟早期版本的iPhone手機最大的區(qū)別就是屏幕無邊框，另外也沒有Home鍵。多年來，蘋果手機用戶一直使用底部的Home鍵來解鎖和進入主屏幕。

Now, there will be a feature called "Face ID." The phone will recognize its owner and open the home screen.

現(xiàn)在有了一種名為Face ID的新功能。這款手機將會認出機主并打開主屏幕。

People will be able to order the iPhone X in late October. It will be available about a week later. It will cost $999.

人們將能在十月下旬訂購iPhone X手機，然后在大約一周后發(fā)貨。這款手機售價為999美元。

Some people wondered why there will not be an iPhone 9.

有些人想知道為什么沒有iPhone 9這個版本。

Others pointed out that the price of Apple stock on the NASDAQ stock exchange fell as soon as Cook announced the new phones.

還有人則指出，庫克一公布這些新手機，納斯達克證券交易所的蘋果股票就開始下跌。

And that's What's Trending Today.

以上就是本期今日熱點的全部內容。

I'm Dan Friedell.

丹·費里德爾報道。