2017考研英语阅读精选：揭开iPhone SE面纱

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　　Meet the 4-inch iPhone SE: Like the iPhone 6S, only smaller and cheaper (hands-on)

　　揭开iPhone SE面纱：比iPhone 6S更小更便宜

　　In a world of big phones, Apple is going small. Again.

　　在世界上所有手机越做越大时，苹果公司再一次走回到生产小型手机的路上。

　　The newly announced iPhone SE has a 4-inch screen, and all the processing and photographic might as the larger, newer iPhone 6S -- plus, the SE launches with version 9.3 of Apple’s iOS software, which also became available today for any iPhone.

　　最新发布的iPhone SE屏幕大小为4英寸，所有的处理器和照相系统都和更大些的iPhone 6S – plus一样强大，SE预装系统是苹果iOS 9.3，这套系统今天起也对所有苹果手机开放。

　　Also onboard: Live Photos, which turns photos into a 3-second clip, and always-listening Siri, so Apple’s virtual assistant is always ready to serve you when you say "Hey, Siri!" And Apple Pay comes aboard, too.

　　此外该款手机还装载Live Photos和永远在叫醒状态的Siri，因此在你说“你好Siri”的时候，苹果手机的虚拟助手服务就会被唤醒。手机也配备了Apple Pay支付系统。

　　What it doesn’t have is 3D Touch, Apple’s pressure-sensitive screen navigation that opens submenus when you press and hold the screen. (Which is, we bet, a feature you might be fine missing out on.)

　　而该手机没有配备3D Touch，一项按压屏幕就会打开子菜单的苹果感压力度触控技术。(但我们认为没有这项技术你也可以用得很好。)

　　We can’t overemphasize how much the palm-size SE feels like the iPhone 5S because it’s basically the same thing -- and that older design might throw you if you’re into the curvier new iPhone forms.

　　我们不能够过分强调这个巴掌大的SE长得有多么像iPhone 5S，因为就设计而言，这两个基本上是一样的——如果你喜欢新的流线型设计的话，你可能不会喜欢之前的老版iPhone。

　　Once we got our hands on it, we could really see how the most petite iPhone we’ve seen since the iPhone 5S in 2013 (that one was also 4 inches) matches the larger iPhone 6S and 6S Plus on speed and features. It’s zippy. The phone slipped easily into a shirt pocket and disappeared, just like old times.

　　当我们把这部手机拿到手后，就可以看到这部自2013年iPhone 5S(也是4英寸)发布以来最袖珍的手机和大些的iPhone 6S 、6S Plus在速度和性能上是一样的。这部手机小巧便携，像以前那些手机一样可以轻易地放进衬衫口袋里然后被遮盖起来。

　　When it comes to camera quality, the SE should be just about as good as Apple’s other top-end phones. Apple doesn’t skimp on the 12-megapixel camera, another 6S carryover. Low-light selfies work on here, too, because the screen flashes to illuminate an otherwise-dark scene. 4K video is there, as well.

　　SE的相机质量也和苹果公司其他高端手机一样优良。苹果公司大方得把6S装备的1200万像素相机也装在了SE上，低光自拍也有配备，因为屏幕会在黑暗环境下转为光亮，同时SE也支持4k视频拍摄。

　　There’s one catch, of course: this iPhone SE comes out midway through the iPhone 6S life cycle. An iPhone 7, which will at least have a better camera and processor and who knows what else, is expected in September. Do you care, or do you just want a better, small phone? The SE might not be upgraded every year. And maybe you wouldn’t even want a new phone that often. But if you’ve been hoping and wishing and praying for a smaller phone, the SE once again fills that role.

　　当然有一点值得注意，iPhone SE是在iPhone 6S还处于销售期时推出的。而据说会拥有更优性能的相机、处理器和其他一些功能的iPhone 7将在9月发行。你会更关心新手机的发布还是仅仅想要一个更小更好的手机呢?SE本身可能不会每年都升级，而你也许也并不会想经常换个新手机。但是，如果你一直期待着，盼望着，祈祷着想要一个较小的手机，那么SE再次填补了这一空缺。

　　It just proves that, right now, the iPhone has become a gadget that comes in three sizes, and it’ll stay that way.

　　这仅仅证明了，现在，苹果手机已经成为拥有三个型号的设备，而它将保持这一常态。

　　来源:CNET

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