夏说英语新闻晨读 第545期:苹果承认Facetime存缺陷

 本期内容：

Apple has acknowledged a flaw in its FaceTime software that allowed for brief eavesdropping--even if the recipient² did not pick up. In some cases the target iPhone would send video, probably without the receiver's knowledge. The company said it had developed a fix and an update would be rolled out this week.

acknowledge: v. 承认
flaw: n. 缺点，瑕疵
flawless: adj. 完美的
eavesdrop¹: v. 窃听
recipient: n. 被呼叫用户
target audience: 目标受众
without one's knowledge: 在某人不知情的情况下
roll out: 推出

1 eavesdrop   

v.偷听，倾听

参考例句：

• He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop.他藏在壁橱里，以便偷听。
• It is not polite to eavesdrop on the conversation of other people.偷听他人说话是很不礼貌的。

2 recipient   

a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器

参考例句：

• Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
• Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。