夏说英语新闻晨读 第493期:高通和苹果的互撕大戏（在线收听）

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Qualcomm is asking courts in China to ban sales of the latest iPhone XS and XR, after winning a preliminary injunction there against Apple's older models. The chipmaker is trying to put extra pressure on Apple in the hopes of forcing the iPhone maker into settlement talks, after claiming a key breakthrough in the two companies' multibillion-dollar legal battle over smartphone patents and royalties.

Qualcomm 高通公司
court n. 法院
ban vt. 禁止；取缔；n. 禁令；禁忌
There is a ban on smoking.

preliminary adj. 初步的，预备的
a preliminary examination （研究生）初试
injunction n. 禁令
chipmaker n. 芯片制造商
in the hopes of …… 怀着；……的希望
settlement n. 协议
patent n. 专利
royalty n. 专利税；版税