英语新闻听写 Apple Watch起售价降为299美元

One of the biggest issues many consumers had with the Apple Watch was the matter of cost.

对于消费者，Apple Watch的最大问题就是价格问题。

It was just a bit too pricey.

价格确实昂贵了些。

The new price of the entry-level Apple Watch is a more affordable¹ $299, down $50.

起售价降至299美元，下降50美元。

The pricing change was immediately met with applause by audience members and knowing smirks² in the form of the social media commentary hinting that the new price is what Apple should have priced it at all along.

此举随即受到消费者欢迎，在社交评论中，网友更是满心欢喜，暗示苹果改价应始终如一。

1 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

2 smirks   

n.傻笑，得意的笑( smirk的名词复数 )v.傻笑( smirk的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Eighteenth-century wigs are still worn by the judiciary and nobody smirks. 法官至今还戴18世纪的假发套而没有人嘲笑。 来自互联网
• Once a league laughingstock, nobody even much as smirks at the Hornets anymore. 曾经联盟的笑柄，没人再去嘲笑蜜蜂了。 来自互联网