苹果公司发布iPhone 16e
LearnAndRecord约 9 分钟iPhone 16e于2025年2月21日起接受预购，2月28日发售，起售价为4499元人民币。
🤔️小作业：
1. What is the concern among some analysts regarding the iPhone 16e?
A. The AI features will not be able to improve the phone's performance.
B. The phone's battery life is shorter than previous models.
C. Consumers may not see value in the AI features.
D. The iPhone 16e will not be available in all countries.
无注释原文：
Apple gambles on new iPhone with AI features at lower cost
From: BBC
Apple has announced a new iPhone which brings artificial intelligence (AI) features at a lower cost than its flagship handsets.
The iPhone 16e has the same processor as the larger iPhone 16, Apple said, with similar storage options, though a lower spec elsewhere, including fewer cameras.
Apple has been struggling to find a new product that excites consumers - sales of iPhones dropped at the end of last year.
It will be hoping that bringing enhanced AI functionality to a less expensive phone will address that - however analysts have been cautious about the sales boost such tools bring.
Its name is clearly a nod to its iPhone SE series, which were released from 2016 to 2022, and were also lower priced.
Apple said the iPhone 16e would be available for pre-order from February 21 in 59 countries.
It will launch in the UK for £599, which is £200 less than the iPhone 16 - but more than double the price of the original iPhone SE went for when it launched in 2016.
"This now becomes one of the most affordable powerful iPhones now on the market," industry analyst Paolo Pescatore told BBC News.
"The move should help accelerate adoption and especially its foray into AI with Apple Intelligence."
However other experts have questioned how much value consumers put on AI - an area Apple has spent $189bn (£150bn) on in the last decade.
Much of the conversation around the new handset will likely centre around its power, with Apple electing to use the same A18 chip behind its more expensive devices.
This means the 16e will be capable of playing the same games and running the same apps as other iPhones - though AI is likely at the heart of this decision.
Apple boss Tim Cook said in the announcement the new model featured "the performance, intelligence and privacy" Apple fans "expect" from the firm.
And he said the Apple Intelligence features on the device would "help you save time, quickly get more things done, and express yourself in new ways".
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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：
Apple gambles on new iPhone with AI features at lower cost
From: BBC
Apple has announced a new iPhone which brings artificial intelligence (AI) features at a lower cost than its flagship handsets.
苹果公司发布了一款新iPhone，搭载了人工智能（AI）功能，且定价低于旗舰机型。
flagship
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。
handset
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 iPhone 16e has the same processor as the larger iPhone 16, Apple said, with similar storage options, though a lower spec elsewhere, including fewer cameras.
苹果公司表示，iPhone 16e搭载了与更大尺寸的iPhone 16相同的处理器，并提供相似的存储选项，但在其他配置上较低，包括摄像头数量较少。
processor
processor /ˈprəʊ.ses.ər/ 表示“（计算机的）处理器”，英文解释为“the part of a computer that performs operations on the information that is put into it”
spec
spec /spek/ 表示“规格；规范；标准；明细单；详细说明（specification的非正式说法）”，英文解释为“informal for specification (= a detailed description of how something should be or has been done, made, etc.)”举个🌰：The article compares the specs of ten of the best-selling cars. 这篇文章比较了10款畅销汽车的规格配置。
Apple has been struggling to find a new product that excites consumers - sales of iPhones dropped at the end of last year.
苹果公司一直在努力寻找能够吸引消费者的新产品，因为去年年底iPhone的销量下降了。
It will be hoping that bringing enhanced AI functionality to a less expensive phone will address that - however analysts have been cautious about the sales boost such tools bring.
苹果公司正试图通过在价格较低的新机型中增加更先进的人工智能功能来扭转销量下滑的局面。但分析师对人工智能技术能否显著提振销量仍持观望态度。
functionality
functionality /ˌfʌŋk.ʃənˈæl.ə.ti/ 表示“功能”，英文解释为“any or all of the operations performed by a piece of equipment or a software program”
boost
boost /buːst/ 可以作名词也可以作动词，表示“改善；提高；增强；推动”，英文解释为“to improve or increase something”举个🌰：The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices. 剧院设法通过降低票价来增加观众数量。
📍“佩洛西有病还是先治病吧”文中提到be boosted，get boosted用来指打了加强针（疫苗），也有说booster shot/booster dose.
Its name is clearly a nod to its iPhone SE series, which were released from 2016 to 2022, and were also lower priced.
这款新机型命名显然沿袭了2016至2022年间推出的平价机型SE系列。
nod
nod /nɒd/ 作动词，表示“点头；（尤指）点头赞同，点头致意，点头示意”，英文解释为“to move your head down and then up, sometimes several times, especially to show agreement, approval, or greeting, or to show something by doing this”举个🌰：Many people in the audience nodded in agreement. 许多听众点头表示赞同。
📍a nod to sth表示向某事物致敬、表示认可或受到启发，通常指在某种程度上模仿、回应或提到某个事物，通常是为了表达某种敬意或延续某个传统。
Apple said the iPhone 16e would be available for pre-order from February 21 in 59 countries.
苹果公司表示，iPhone 16e将于2月21日起在59个国家和地区接受预订。
It will launch in the UK for £599, which is £200 less than the iPhone 16 - but more than double the price of the original iPhone SE went for when it launched in 2016.
该机型在英国售价为599英镑，比iPhone 16便宜200英镑——但比2016年发布的初代iPhone SE价格高出一倍多。
go for
go for sth表示“卖得（某价格），售价为”，英文解释为“If something goes for a certain amount of money, it is sold for that amount.”举个🌰：The painting is expected to go for at least a million dollars. 这幅油画预计至少要卖100万美元。
"This now becomes one of the most affordable powerful iPhones now on the market," industry analyst Paolo Pescatore told BBC News.
行业分析师保罗·佩斯卡托雷（Paolo Pescatore）告诉英国广播公司新闻（BBC News）：“这款手机现在成为市场上性价比最高的iPhone之一。”
"The move should help accelerate adoption and especially its foray into AI with Apple Intelligence."
“此举应有助于加速普及，尤其是借助苹果智能（Apple Intelligence）进军人工智能领域。”
foray
foray /ˈfɒr.eɪ/ 1）表示“涉足；初次尝试”，英文解释为“If you make a foray into a new or unfamiliar type of activity, you start to become involved in it.”举个🌰：The Italian fashion house, has made a discreet foray into furnishings. 该意大利时装公司已谨慎地涉足室内装饰业。
2）表示“（带有刺激性或冒险性的）短程旅行；（尤指有明确目的的）短暂访问”，英文解释为“You can refer to a short trip that you make as a foray if it seems to involve excitement or risk, for example, because it is to an unfamiliar place or because you are looking for a particular thing.”举个🌰：Most guests make at least one foray into the town. 大多数客人至少去过一次城里。
3）表示“突袭，闪电式侵袭”，英文解释为“If a group of soldiers make a foray into enemy territory, they make a quick attack there, and then return to their own territory.”
🎬电影《福尔摩斯先生》（Mr Holmes）中的台词：My first foray into the world of fiction. 我完成了小说的处女作/首次涉足小说领域。
📺美剧《权力的游戏》（Game of Thrones）第3季中的台词提到：I led the foray when the enemies were at the gate 敌人攻至城门 是我带人突袭。
However other experts have questioned how much value consumers put on AI - an area Apple has spent $189bn (£150bn) on in the last decade.
不过，也有专家质疑消费者对人工智能的重视程度。在过去十年中，苹果在这一领域的投入高达1890亿美元（约合1500亿英镑）。
Much of the conversation around the new handset will likely centre around its power, with Apple electing to use the same A18 chip behind its more expensive devices.
围绕这款新机型的大部分话题可能都将集中在其性能上，因为苹果公司选择为其配备与高端机型相同的A18芯片。
elect
elect to do sth 表示“选择做…”，英文解释为“to choose to do a particular thing”举个🌰：She elected to take early retirement instead of moving to the new location. 她不想搬去新的工作地点，就选择了提前退休。
This means the 16e will be capable of playing the same games and running the same apps as other iPhones - though AI is likely at the heart of this decision.
这意味着iPhone 16e能流畅运行与其他iPhone相同的游戏和应用——尽管人工智能很可能是做出这一决定的关键因素。
Apple boss Tim Cook said in the announcement the new model featured "the performance, intelligence and privacy" Apple fans "expect" from the firm.
苹果公司老板蒂姆·库克（Tim Cook）在发布会上表述，新机型具有苹果迷们“期待”的“性能、智能和隐私”功能。
And he said the Apple Intelligence features on the device would "help you save time, quickly get more things done, and express yourself in new ways".
他还说，新机型上的苹果智能功能将“帮助你节省时间，快速完成更多事情，并以新的方式表达自己”。
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