夏说英语新闻晨读 第463期:苹果万亿市值破功

 本期内容：

Apple briefly¹ lost its $1tn valuation on Thursday when its shares fell 7% in after-hours trading despite posting record results. The tech giant's strategy of charging more for its phones has paid off, with revenues jumping in the last three months despite relatively² flat sales. But a warning of possible weaker sales in coming months sparked a share price slide after official trading ended.

briefly: adv. 短暂地
brief: adj. 短暂的 vt. 简报 (brief sb: 给谁做简短的汇报)
valuation: n. 估值
value: n. 价值 vt. 评价
after-hours trading：市后交易 (after official trading)
flat: adj. 平淡的，表现一般的
spark: vt. 导致了
lead: vi. 导致 vt. 致使
cause: vt. 引起
slide: n. 下滑

1 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。