夏说英语新闻晨读 第455期:日本最薄手机

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A 5.3mm thick 4G phone has been announced by Japan's biggest telecoms firm NTT Docomo. The compact device, which will be released in Japan next month, is designed to fit inside a card holder¹. It is part of a trend to offer so-called companion mobile devices to those who already own larger smartphones.

millimetre: n. 毫米（美式拼写 millimeter）
telecoms firm: 电信公司
compact: adj. 小巧的；紧凑的
device: n. 设备 (gadget)
release: vt. 发布；公布
card holder: 名片夹；卡片夹
companion: n. (成对物件中的) 一件；伙伴，朋友；指南，手册

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n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。