英语新闻听写 苹果确认首个海外研发中心

In the company's continuous effort to establish a more noticeable presence in India, Apple confirmed earlier today that it will be opening an Apple Maps-focused development center in Hyderabad.

为了在印度推广市场，苹果将在海德拉巴建立海外研发中心，研发团队将主要研发地图技术。

Apple provided a statement to The Times of India, stating, "We are looking forward to opening a new development office in Hyderabad that will be home to over 150 Apple employees supporting maps development.

苹果公司在《印度时报》中发表声明，称我们非常期待在海得拉巴建立一个全新研发中心，超150名员工将致力于地图研发。

The office will also have space for many contractors¹ who will support our ambitious efforts locally."

中心欢迎当地承包商一到共同发展。

The California-based technology company is also reported to be opening its first branch of branded retail² stores in India to improve sales.

有报道称，加州苹果公司将在印度开设首家苹果零售店。

1 contractors   

n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。