大苹果供不应求 iPad Pro推迟生产计划

 Apple is believed to have delayed plans to produce a 12.9inch 'iPad Pro¹' so it can keep up with demand for its 5.5inch iPhone 6 plus handset.

据悉，苹果推迟12.9英寸的iPad Pro的生产计划，以保证满足5.5英寸的iPhone 6 plus的市场需求。

The firm confirmed it sold more than 10 million iPhone 6 units during the launch weekend, with recent estimates suggesting it may have sold more than 21 million units in the first two weeks - with over 4 million iPhone 6 units reserved in China.

苹果公司证实，它在iPhone6上市后首个周末售出1000多万部大苹果，近期估计显示，它可能在头两个星期售出超过2100万部，其中中国地区预订量超过400万部。

It is believed the larger model, the 6 Plus, has proved more popular than expected, causing manufacturers to scramble² to produce enough screens.

大屏的iPhone 6 Plus被普遍认为确比预期更受欢迎，导致制造商紧急生产足够多的屏幕。

'The top priority for the supply chain is to meet the overwhelming demand for the larger screen iPhones,' a source told the Wall Street Journal.

一位消息人士告诉华尔街日报：“供应链最优先考虑的事情是满足大屏iPhone手机的巨大市场需求。”

'The output of the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus remains³ unsatisfactory,' an unidentified person familiar with Apple's supply chain said.

一位熟悉苹果供应链的不明身份人士表示：“5.5英寸的iPhone 6 Plus的生产量仍然不能令人满意。”

'It would be challenging for display makers⁴ to split resources and spend a few months to ramp⁵ up production for a new larger screen iPad now.'

“对于显示屏制造商来说，拆分资源，花几个月的时间来加速一个新的更大屏幕的iPad的生产，将是具有挑战性的事情。”

'Everyone is busy with the new iPhones, Foxconn's bread and butter. Chairman [Terry Gou] has also gone to the Zhengzhou site to monitor the production closely,' a Foxconn official said.

一位富士康负责人表示：“每个人都正忙着生产新iPhone手机，这是富士康的核心业务。主席[郭台铭]还去了郑州产地密切监控生产。”

At the Zhengzhou plant alone, more than 200,000 workers are making iPhone 6 units — overall, Foxconn has well over 1 million workers.

仅在郑州工厂，就有20多万工人正在制造iPhone 6手机——富士康总体拥有超过百万的工人。

The bigger 12.9-inch iPad Pro tablet was supposed to enter production in December, it has been claimed.

据称，更大的12.9英寸的iPad Pro平板电脑应该在12月份投入生产。

1 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 scramble   

v.爬行，攀爬，杂乱蔓延，碎片，片段，废料

参考例句：

• He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.他爬墙摔断了腿。
• It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.到山顶须要爬登一段长路。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 ramp   

n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速

参考例句：

• That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
• The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。