英语新闻听写 你会买苹果7还是苹果8?

The iPhone 7 has finally arrived!

苹果7终于发布啦！

Although its high-resolution cameras are impressive and no headphone jack¹ ideas are questionable², the biggest surprise was the debut³ of a three-decade-old Nintendo game franchise⁴, Super Mario Bros, on the smartphone.

虽然它的高分辨率相机让人眼前一亮，没有耳机插孔的想法也遭到质疑，但最大惊喜是它首次在智能手机上推出了任天堂公司的特权游戏--超级玛丽。

While Apple shares seem to have remained constant, Nintendo's U.S.-listed shares jumped 29 pct, with investors⁵ hoping that Super Mario would be as popular as Pokemon Go.

尽管苹果公司的股份似乎一直持平，但是任天堂在美国的上市股份直接跃至29%，投资者希望超级玛丽能像神奇宝贝一样大受欢迎。

Apple has reported declines in iPhone sales for the last two quarters, raising the stakes for the iPhone 7. But some consumers know that 2017 is the 10th anniversary of iPhone and will wait until then to change their phone.

据苹果报道，前两个季度苹果手机的销售量有所下降，使得苹果7成为了一大赌注。但是有些消费者知道2017年是苹果手机的十周年纪念日，他们会等到那时再换手机。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 questionable   

adj.可疑的，有问题的

参考例句：

• There are still a few questionable points in the case.这个案件还有几个疑点。
• Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。

3 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

4 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

5 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会