Pura怎么读？华为Pura 70系列开售

继官宣P系列品牌升级后，备受期待的华为Pura 70系列于今天上午正式发售。

所以，Pura怎么读？

🤔️小作业：

1. What is the significance of the Pura 70 series launch for Huawei?

A) It marks Huawei's entry into the smartphone market.

B) It demonstrates Huawei's resilience against US sanctions.

C) It signals Huawei's shift away from high-end devices.

D) It is Huawei's first attempt at incorporating advanced cameras

A) Flagship  B) Obsolete

C) Economical  D) Experimental

无注释原文：

Huawei starts sales of new Pura 70 smartphone

From: Reuters

Chinese technology giant Huawei started selling two models of its highly anticipated, high-end Pura 70 smartphone series on Thursday that many analysts expect to contain an advanced China-made chip like its Mate 60 handset.

The Pura series developed by the Shenzhen-based company has advanced cameras and is known for its sleek design, while the Mate series emphasises performance and business features.

The launch of Huawei's Mate 60 series last year was celebrated by Chinese state media as a triumph over U.S. sanctions on the firm, as the handsets contain an advanced China-made chip that is considered only a few generations behind cutting-edge chips used by Western tech giants like Apple and Google in terms of computing power.

Huawei teased the Pura's sale this week in a rebranding campaign renaming it from simply “P”.

The Pura 70 series has four variants: the 70, the 70 Plus, the 70 Pro and the 70 Ultra. The starting price for the Pura 70 series is 5,499 yuan ($760.06).

The Pro and Ultra versions were available to customers on Thursday, while the Plus and base versions will begin sales on April 22.

The Pro and Ultra versions were out of stock at Huawei's official online store just a minute after the sales started. Hundreds of the brand's fans have lined up at Huawei flagship stores across the country in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

About 100 customers queuing at the flagship store in Shenzhen were handed bottles of water as they awaited their purchases when Reuters visited on Thursday. Buyers at the store in Shanghai were required to open the box and register the device at the store, possibly in an effort to prevent customers from onselling the phones at a higher price.

Huawei staff also told some of the fans in the lines that there was no guarantee they could get the device on Thursday because demand was high.

The launch of the Mate 60 Pro last August sparked a spike in Huawei's smartphone sales. According to research firm Counterpoint, in the first six weeks of 2024, Huawei saw unit sales rise by 64% year-on-year. Meanwhile, Apple's iPhone sales in China fell 24% during the same period.

Ivan Lam, a senior analyst at Counterpoint, said he expected shipments of about 60 million units of the Pura 70 series this year, which would add important momentum to Huawei's smartphone sales.

"Initial sales are expected to be really good. There may be some shortage at various channels. But supply will be much better compared to when the Mate 60 was launched. We don't expect any longlasting shortage," he said.

Huawei's Kirin 9000S chip was reportedly manufactured by China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).

It was seen as a symbol of China's technological resurgence despite Washington's ongoing efforts to cripple its capacity to produce advanced semiconductors.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Huawei starts sales of new Pura 70 smartphone

From: Reuters

Chinese technology giant Huawei started selling two models of its highly anticipated, high-end Pura 70 smartphone series on Thursday that many analysts expect to contain an advanced China-made chip like its Mate 60 handset.

本周四，中国科技巨头华为推出了其备受瞩目的Pura 70系列高端智能手机的两款机型，许多分析师预计该系列将像其Mate 60手机一样采用先进的国产芯片。

giant /ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/表示“巨头，大公司”，英文解释为“Giant is often used to refer to any large, successful business organization or country.”如：Japanese electronics giant, Sony 日本的电子业巨头——索尼公司。

📍这个词来自希腊神话中的“巨人”（Gigantes），表示在某个领域或行业内非常强大或巨大的实体。

类似的还有：

📍mogul /ˈməʊɡəl/表示“（尤指新闻、影视界的）大人物；大亨”，英文解释为“A mogul is an important, rich, and powerful businessman, especially one in the news, film, or television industry.”如：an international media mogul一位国际传媒大亨。

📍magnate /ˈmæɡneɪt, -nɪt/ 表示“大亨，巨头”，英文解释为“a rich and powerful person in industry or business”。

📍tycoon /taɪˈkuːn/ 表示“巨头，大亨（工商界）”，英文解释为“someone who is successful in business or industry and has a lot of money and power”如：property tycoon 房地产大亨。

📍conglomerate /kənˈglɒmərɪt/ 表示“联合大公司；企业集团”，英文解释为“A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.”如：the world's second-largest media conglomerate 世界第二大传媒集团。

📍behemoth /ˈbiːhɪmɒθ/ 表示“巨头（指规模庞大、实力雄厚的公司或机构）”，英文解释为“a very big and powerful company or organization”。

📍titan /ˈtaɪ.tən/表示“巨人；巨头”，英文解释为“If you describe someone as a titan of a particular field, you mean that they are very important and powerful or successful in that field.”

Highly-anticipated表示“备受期待的”，英文解释为“eagerly expected by many people”举个🌰：The highly-anticipated final season of the TV show is set to premiere next week. 这部电视节目备受期待的最后一季将于下周首播。

high-end /ˌhaɪˈend/ 1）表示“（产品）高端的，高档的”，英文解释为“intended for people who want very good quality products and who do not mind how much they cost”如：high-end video equipment/a high-end department store 高端的视频设备/高档的百货商场。

2）表示“高端的，高档的（消费者）”，英文解释为“wanting very good quality products, and willing to pay a lot of money for them”如：high-end consumers 高端消费者。

chip /tʃɪp/ 1）表示“炸薯条，油炸土豆条”，英文解释为“a long, thin piece of potato that is fried and usually eaten hot”如：fish and chips 炸鱼加土豆条。

2）表示“（尤指计算机的）集成电路片，芯片”，英文解释为“a very small piece of semiconductor, especially in a computer, that contains extremely small electronic circuits and devices, and can perform particular operations”如：a silicon chip 硅芯片。

handset /ˈhænd.set/ 表示“手机；移动电话”，英文解释为“the outer part of a mobile phone that does not include the battery or the sim card”

The Pura series developed by the Shenzhen-based company has advanced cameras and is known for its sleek design, while the Mate series emphasises performance and business features.

Pura系列由总部位于深圳的华为公司精心打造，拥有先进的摄像头，以时尚设计著称，而Mate系列则凸显其性能和商务功能。

sleek /sliːk/ 表示“（尤指头发、衣服）平滑发亮的，整洁的；（外形）线条流畅的”，英文解释为“(especially of hair, clothes, or shapes) smooth, shiny, and lying close to the body, and therefore looking well cared for; not untidy and with no parts sticking out”举个🌰：The cat had sleek fur. 那只猫的皮毛油光发亮。

The launch of Huawei's Mate 60 series last year was celebrated by Chinese state media as a triumph over U.S. sanctions on the firm, as the handsets contain an advanced China-made chip that is considered only a few generations behind cutting-edge chips used by Western tech giants like Apple and Google in terms of computing power.

华为去年推出的Mate 60系列手机被官方媒体誉为战胜了美国对该公司的制裁，因为该系列手机采用了先进的国产芯片，在计算能力方面仅比苹果和谷歌等西方科技巨头使用的尖端芯片落后几代。

triumph /ˈtraɪ.əmf/ 1）作动词，表示“成功；获胜”，英文解释为“If someone or something triumphs, they gain complete success, control, or victory, often after a long or difficult struggle.”举个🌰：All her life, she had stuck with difficult tasks and challenges, and triumphed. 她在一生中遭遇了种种艰巨任务与挑战，但成功了。

2）作名词，表示“胜利；成就”，英文解释为“A triumph is a great success or achievement, often one that has been gained with a lot of skill or effort.”举个🌰：The championships proved to be a personal triumph for the coach. 那些冠军称号证明了教练的个人成就。

3）作名词，不可数，表示“（成功或胜利的）喜悦；心满意足，狂喜”，英文解释为“Triumph is a feeling of great satisfaction and pride resulting from a success or victory.”举个🌰：Her sense of triumph was short-lived.  她喜悦的感觉是短暂的。

sanction /ˈsæŋk.ʃən/ 1）常见含义表示“制裁”，英文解释为“an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law”举个🌰：Many nations have imposed sanctions on the country. 许多国家都对其进行制裁。

2）表示“（为维护法律或规定而采取的）强硬措施;（对违反法律或规定者进行的）惩罚，处罚”，英文解释为“a strong action taken in order to make people obey a law or rule, or a punishment given when they do not obey”举个🌰：Without realistic sanctions, some teachers have difficulty keeping order in the classroom. 没有切实可行的处罚措施，有些教师难以维持课堂秩序。

3）可以作动词也可以作名词，表示“批准；认可”，英文解释为“If someone in authority sanctions an action or practice, they officially approve of it and allow it to be done.”如：sanction the use of force 批准使用武力。

cutting-edge /ˌkʌt.ɪŋˈedʒ/ 表示“尖端的，前沿的”，英文解释为“Cutting-edge techniques or equipment are the most advanced that there are in a particular field.”举个🌰：What we are planning is cutting-edge technology never seen before. 我们正在筹划的是前所未见的尖端技术。

🎬电影《像素大战》（Pixels）中的台词提到：I'm thinking this is a cutting-edge multinational enterprise. 我想是某先进跨国组织干的。

📍state-of-the-art表示“（技术上）最先进的”，英文解释为“If you describe something as state-of-the-art, you mean that it is the best available because it has been made using the most modern techniques and technology.”

📍leading edge表示“（某活动领域的）最重要位置，领先地位；（尤指技术上的）前沿，尖端”，英文解释为“The leading edge of a particular area of research or development is the area of it that seems most advanced or sophisticated.”如：at the leading edge of scientific research 在科学研究的前沿。

Huawei teased the Pura's sale this week in a rebranding campaign renaming it from simply “P”.

本周，华为在品牌重塑活动中将P系列重新命名为Pura，并宣布了新系列的上市计划。

tease /tiːz/ 此前在iPhone 12为啥没发布？一文中提到：Google teased two new 5G smartphones.

tease常见含义是：1）表示“嘲笑；取笑”，英文解释为“To tease someone means to laugh at them or make jokes about them in order to embarrass, annoy, or upset them.”举个🌰：He teased me mercilessly about going Hollywood. 他无情地取笑我想去好莱坞。

2）表示“梳理”，英文解释为“If someone teases their hair, they separate the individual strands from each other, for example by combing it.”举个🌰：Her hair was teased until it stood out and around her face. 她的头发被梳得直垂在脸旁。

📍貌似两个意思都和文中的解释不通，Wiktionary中最后一条释义最为贴切：To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.

tease xxx表示的是，预告，预热xxx，可以是事情/活动/产品之类的。此前在How You Like That...文中，我们就提到另一个词，teaser，意思是“前导广告，悬念式广告（含蓄而引人好奇）”，英文解释为“an advertisement for a product that does not mention the name of the product or say much about it but is intended to make people interested and likely to pay attention to later advertisements”，比如各种MV影片的“预告”，“预热”片，就可以说是teaser。

The Pura 70 series has four variants: the 70, the 70 Plus, the 70 Pro and the 70 Ultra. The starting price for the Pura 70 series is 5,499 yuan ($760.06).

Pura 70系列共有四款机型：70、70 Plus、70 Pro和70 Ultra。Pura 70系列的起售价为5499元（760.06美元）。

variant /ˈveə.ri.ənt/ 表示“变体；变种；变形”，英文解释为“something that is slightly different from other similar things”举个🌰：There are many colas on the market now, all variants on the original drink. 现在市场上有多种可乐，都跟最初的差别不大。

The Pro and Ultra versions were available to customers on Thursday, while the Plus and base versions will begin sales on April 22.

周四，Pro和Ultra两款机型率先发售，而Plus和基础版将于4月22日开始销售。

The Pro and Ultra versions were out of stock at Huawei's official online store just a minute after the sales started. Hundreds of the brand's fans have lined up at Huawei flagship stores across the country in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

开售仅一分钟，华为官方在线商城的Pro和Ultra版本就已售罄。数百名华为粉丝在北京、上海和深圳的华为全国旗舰店排起了长队。

表示“缺货；售罄”，英文解释为“products that are out of stock are not available to buy in a store because they have all been sold”

flagship /ˈflæɡ.ʃɪp/ 表示“（某机构的）旗舰产品，最重要理念，主建筑物”，英文解释为“the best or most important product, idea, building, etc. that an organization owns or produces”举个🌰：This machine is the flagship in our new range of computers. 这台机器是我们新计算机系列的主打产品。

About 100 customers queuing at the flagship store in Shenzhen were handed bottles of water as they awaited their purchases when Reuters visited on Thursday. Buyers at the store in Shanghai were required to open the box and register the device at the store, possibly in an effort to prevent customers from onselling the phones at a higher price.

周四，路透社记者走访时，约有100名顾客在深圳旗舰店排队等候购买，他们手上都拿着发放的瓶装水。上海旗舰店的买家则需在店内开箱并激活手机，这可能是为了防止买家以更高的价格转售手机。

queue /kjuː/  = queue up 1）表示“排队”，英文解释为“to wait in a line of people, often to buy something”举个🌰：Dozens of people were queueing up to get tickets. 几十个人在排队买票。

2）表示“排队（等候）做…，非常想做…”，英文解释为“to want very much to do something”举个🌰：There are thousands of young people queueing up to be models. 成千上万的年轻人对当模特趋之若鹜。

register /ˈredʒ.ɪ.stər/ 1）熟词僻义，表示“显示（读数）；记录”，英文解释为“if a measuring instrument registers an amount or sth registers an amount on a measuring instrument, the instrument shows or records that amount”举个🌰：The thermometer registered 25°C. 温度计显示读数为25摄氏度。

2）我们常见的含义是“（尤指把姓名）登记，注册”，英文解释为“to put information, especially your name, into an official list or record”举个🌰：I registered the car in my name. 我把车登记在我的名下。

📍政府工作报告中经常会出现这个词，比如2020年报告Part 1中提到的：先进制造业、现代服务业较快增长。Advanced manufacturing and modern services registered rapid growth. 以及2018年报告Part 1中提到的：国内生产总值从54万亿元增加到82.7万亿元，年均增长7.1%，China's gross domestic product (GDP) has risen from 54 trillion to 82.7 trillion yuan, registering average annual growth of 7.1 percent; 都有“显示；指示；表达”的含义（to record, show, or express something）。

表示“（通常指为了利益）将（财产）转卖给第三方”，英文解释为“To sell (a purchased item) to a second buyer.”

Huawei staff also told some of the fans in the lines that there was no guarantee they could get the device on Thursday because demand was high.

华为工作人员向排队等候的粉丝表示，由于需求量过高，无法保证所有人都能在当天购得新机。

The launch of the Mate 60 Pro last August sparked a spike in Huawei's smartphone sales. According to research firm Counterpoint, in the first six weeks of 2024, Huawei saw unit sales rise by 64% year-on-year. Meanwhile, Apple's iPhone sales in China fell 24% during the same period.

去年8月推出的Mate 60 Pro促使华为智能手机销量大增。据市场研究公司Counterpoint称，2024年前六周，华为手机销量同比增长64%。与此同时，苹果公司的iPhone在中国的销量同期下降了24%。

spark /spɑːk/ 作名词，1）表示“火花，火星；电火花”，英文解释为“a very small piece of fire that flies out from something that is burning, or one that is made by rubbing two hard things together, or a flash of light made by electricity”

2）表示“愤怒/灵感/生命的火花（等等）”，英文解释为“a feeling or quality that causes excitement”举个🌰：They kept running into each other and eventually realized there was a spark between them. 他们不断遇到对方，终于意识到他们之间有火花。

spark作动词，表示“引发”，英文解释为“If one thing sparks another, the first thing causes the second thing to start happening.”举个🌰：My teacher organized a unit on computer science that really sparked my interest. 我的老师编排了一个关于计算机科学的单元，它真正激发了我的兴趣。

此前，《后浪》和「青年」文中标题中就用到：Bilibili's May 4th Youth Day video sparks discussion on social media 引发热议。

📍“spark”表示一瞬间的光亮或能量的释放，引申为激发某种感情或兴趣。同根词：sparkle（闪耀），常用短语：spark a debate（引发辩论）

类似的还有：

📍stir表示“激发，激起（强烈的感情）；引起（强烈的反应）”，英文解释为“to make someone have a strong feeling or reaction”举个🌰：The poem succeeds in stirring the imagination. 这首诗能够激发起想象力。

📍provoke也表示“激起，引起”，英文解释为“to cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one”，如：provoke debate/discussion 激起辩论/讨论。

📍spur 鼓动；激励；鞭策；刺激；鼓舞”，英文解释为“If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.”举个🌰：It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats. 是金钱驱使这些渔民驾驶单薄的小船冒险出海远航。

🎬电影《龙之心3：巫师的诅咒》（Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse）中的台词提到：To spur the clans to war. 激励部族发起战争。

📍trigger表示“发动；引起；触发”，英文解释为“to make sth happen suddenly”举个🌰：Nuts can trigger off a violent allergic reaction. 坚果可以引起严重的过敏反应。

spike /spaɪk/ 在年度词汇盘点文章中基本都会出现这个词，1）作名词，可以理解为“峰值”或者“激增；猛增；急升”，英文解释为“a sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something”如：a spike in oil prices 油价的急剧上涨。

2）也可以作动词，同样表示“激增”，英文解释为“if the number or rate of something spikes, it increases quickly and by a large amount ”举个🌰：New orders have spiked in the last two years. 新订单在过去两年里激增。

3）作名词，表示“尖头，尖刺；（尤指金属的）尖状物”，英文解释为“a narrow, thin shape with a sharp point at one end, or something, especially a piece of metal, with this shape”

4）spikes表示“（某些运动鞋上的）防滑鞋钉；钉鞋”，英文解释为“a set of short, pointed pieces of metal or plastic, attached to the bottom of shoes worn for particular sports, that stop the person wearing the shoes from sliding on the ground, or shoes with these pointed pieces”

Ivan Lam, a senior analyst at Counterpoint, said he expected shipments of about 60 million units of the Pura 70 series this year, which would add important momentum to Huawei's smartphone sales.

Counterpoint高级分析师伊万·兰姆（Ivan Lam）表示，他预计今年Pura 70系列出货量约为6000万部，这将为华为智能手机的销售注入强劲动力。

shipment /ˈʃɪp.mənt/ 表示“运输的货物；运输；;装运”，英文解释为“a large amount of goods sent together to a place, or the act of sending them”举个🌰：A shipment of urgent medical supplies is expected to arrive very soon. 一批急需的药品预计很快就到。

在这个上下文中，shipment指的是发货量或出货量。这是指制造商将产品发出以满足订单的数量，通常用于计算和预测产品的销售量或市场表现。

momentum /məˈmen.təm/ 表示“动量，冲量；冲力；推动力；势头”，英文解释为“the force that keeps an object moving or keeps an event developing after it has started”举个🌰：Once you push it, it keeps going under its own momentum. 一旦你推动了它，它就会在自己的动量作用下持续运动。

"Initial sales are expected to be really good. There may be some shortage at various channels. But supply will be much better compared to when the Mate 60 was launched. We don't expect any longlasting shortage," he said.

“预计初期销量会非常好。各种渠道可能会出现一些短缺。但与Mate 60上市时相比，供应情况会好得多。我们预计不会出现长期短缺，”他说。

Huawei's Kirin 9000S chip was reportedly manufactured by China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).

据报道，华为的麒麟9000S芯片由中芯国际集成电路制造有限公司（SMIC）制造。

manufacture /ˌmæn.jəˈfæk.tʃər/ 表示“（通常指工厂利用机械大量）制造，（批量）生产”，英文解释为“to produce goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines”举个🌰：He works for a company that manufactures car parts. 他在一家生产汽车部件的公司工作。

semiconductor /ˌsem.i.kənˈdʌk.tər/ 表示“半导体”，英文解释为“a material, such as silicon, that allows electricity to move through it more easily when its temperature increases, or an electronic device made from this material”举个🌰：Semiconductors are used for making integrated circuits and computers. 半导体用于制造集成电路和计算机。

It was seen as a symbol of China's technological resurgence despite Washington's ongoing efforts to cripple its capacity to produce advanced semiconductors.

尽管美国不断在限制中国生产先进半导体的能力，这被视为中国技术复兴的象征。

resurgence /rɪˈsɜː.dʒəns/ 表示“复苏，反弹”，英文解释为“If there is a resurgence of an attitude or activity, it reappears and grows.”举个🌰：Police say drugs traffickers are behind the resurgence of violence. 警方说毒贩是暴力事件增加的原因。

🎬电影《天兆》（Signs）中的台词提到：This new resurgence is wholly different. 这次的出现与以前完全不同。

cripple /ˈkrɪp.əl/ 表示“严重损坏；严重削弱”，英文解释为“to cause serious damage to someone or something, making him, her, or it weak and not effective”如：a country crippled by war 因战争而元气大伤的国家。

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