2017考研英语拓展阅读：苹果新手机叫iPhone 6SE

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2017考研英语拓展阅读：苹果新手机叫iPhone 6SE

　　Rumours about when the iPhone 7 will launch have been circulating for months.

　　有关iPhone 7何时发售的谣言已经流传好几个月了。

　　However, the latest puts a new twist on the mystery, claiming it won’t be called the iPhone 7 at all.

　　但是最新的一条小道消息再一次反转了，声称苹果新手机根本就不叫iPhone 7。

　　Instead, it will be called the iPhone 6SE - leaving the iPhone 7 for next year, when apple is expected to introduce a major overhaul of its iconic handset.

　　事实上苹果这次发售的手机叫iPhone 6SE--而iPhone 7则要留待明年，到时候苹果预计将会对这款标志性手机进行一场大更新。

　　The report from Apfelpage comes from Chinese supply chain sources, who claim to have have seen packaging and labelling that indicates the new phone will be called the ‘iPhone 6SE’.

　　Apfelpage报道的消息来源是中国供应商，他们声称自己已经看到了苹果新手机的包装和商标，显示这款手机将被称作“iPhone 6SE”。

　　’Given the more-iterative changes and similar design, it is not out of the question for Apple to brand the new iPhone as a continuation of the iPhone 6 line,’ says 9to5Mac.

　　9to5Mac网站表示说：“鉴于这款手机存在着更多迭代的变化，以及相似的设计，苹果将把这款手机当做iPhone 6系列的延续作品并非不可能。”

　　One mobile phone leaker has predicted which week in September Apple will release the phone to the market.

　　一名手机泄密者预测，苹果公司将在九月份某周上市发售这款手机。

　　Evan Blass, today tweeted: ’iPhone 2016 release: week of September 12th’.

　　埃文·布拉斯今天在推特上写道：“iPhone 2016发售：从9月12日的那周开始。”

　　The launch date has been suggested by mobile phone leaker Evan Blass, who has accurately leaked images and details about other phones in the past.

　　手机泄密者埃文·布拉斯公布了苹果新款手机发售的日期，他过去曾准确曝光其他手机的图片的详细信息。

　　Mr Blass followed up his first tweet with a second, which read: ’Just to clarify, this refers to the retail release, not the launch event. To be even more specific, it should happen on Friday, Sept. 16th.’

　　但是埃文·布拉斯紧接着又发布了第二天推文：“澄清一下，这个日期是零售时间，不是登陆市场的时间。更准确一点，苹果新手机开始零售的时间是9月16日，星期五。”

　　The mobile phone leaker, who is also a Mobile Reporter at Venture Beat, is best known for leaking Android-based smartphone details.

　　埃文·布拉斯是一名手机泄密者，也是“创业节拍(Venture Beat)”的一名手机记者，他因曝光安卓智能手机细节而广为人知。

　　His prediction of the launch date for Apple’s newest phone is in line with their previous announcements, such as the iPhone 6, which launched in September 2015.

　　他对苹果新手机登陆市场时间的预测和该公司的公告一致，例如于2015年9月登陆市场的iPhone 6。

　　As well as the launch date, some rumours about specifications have also been circulating.

　　和登陆市场的时间一样，一些关于苹果新手机的规格也已经广为流传。

　　Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported: ’Instead of 16GB as a starting point for the entry-level iPhone, the new starting point will be 32GB, according to a person familiar with Apple’s iPhone plans.’

　　本月上旬，《华尔街日报》报道：“据苹果iPhone计划知情人士透露，苹果新款手机将不再以16G版本为最低配置，新款手机的最低配置将是32G。”

　　As well as ditching the 16GB model, rumours suggest that Apple will also be introducing a larger 256GB model.

　　除开抛弃16G版本外，还有小道消息称苹果还将发售一个更大内存版本，将达到256G。

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