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Walter Mossberg and Katherine Boehret write that "despite some flaws and feature omissions, the iPhone is, on balance, a beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer." The iPhone's best qualities include the software, which "sets a new bar for the smart-phone industry," and its clever finger-touch interface, along with its ability to roll intelligent voice calling, a full-blown iPod, the best Web browser seen on a smart phone and robust email software that synchronizes easily with Windows and Macintosh computers using iTunes into one phone. They say it "makes other smart phones look primitive." The major drawback is the cellphone network — it isn't able to use AT&T's fastest cellular data network to sign online. Instead, it uses a "pokey network" called EDGE, which is "far slower than the fastest networks from Verizon or Sprint that power many other smart phones."
1 r5 Q9 N: U1 D l# i$ C 【Section Two】Vocabulary% M0 Y* b% e: g [2 W: U, b
1. unprecedentedadj. 空前的- A$ T+ _* T# o5 C1 B8 L
2. wearyadj. 疲倦的, 厌倦的, 疲劳; v. 疲倦, 厌倦, 厌烦0 g# C' d6 }" X# r6 y1 e
3. superbadj. 庄重的, 堂堂的, 华丽的, 极好的
( s8 Q6 \* x7 E% b' r+ N" d: E+ B 4. compatibleadj. 兼容的
' N, Q. E2 @. A 5. omitvt. 省略, 疏忽, 遗漏
% [0 D. S) M" B/ T/ H 6. obligatoryadj. 义不容辞的, 必须的6 J: _3 x: v: A3 l1 ^
7. primitiveadj. 原始的, 远古的, 粗糙的, 简单的0 s3 a% e' K H' O" w* r( [3 Y' z
8. Regardless of 不管, 不顾
9 W$ g3 S4 x: Z+ J! u4 H 9. be equivalent to 相当于..., 等(同)于, 与... 等效
- U# ?& v1 d+ I6 T$ x9 R 10. Web surfing 网上冲浪
4 y% O- H3 F4 _/ Q, ]" }* P5 b 【Section Three】Homework
# A* ]% a5 e1 y0 I4 y$ J 1. Please translate the blue sentence into Chinese.5 d J/ W' j1 P$ g
But it also has variable call quality and lacks stereo Bluetooth support and 3G compatibility.: `6 T; }6 A; O4 X" i# `: P" N
2. What is the main idear of this Article?1 r% L: a+ `4 G3 G8 ^
3. What is the biggest difference in iphone compared to others?7 v$ I" z1 J0 c6 [
4. From this article, can you point out some flaws of the iPhone?4 x- \. y `9 X* }0 r
参考答案及解析:
# w9 K i B! N) W7 o Y/ v* c, X 1. 苹果手机的通话质量不稳定,且不支持立体声蓝牙耳机,3G的兼容性也不好。( n, ^; W( T$ d
2. No standard answer.& G/ W/ |! r x: y2 T$ r1 q3 p
3. Lack of a physical keyboard.& s2 K* I, r4 a2 T: `/ X
4. The flaws list as follows:
, S* E) g) \& m' N A slow data network, and call quality that doesn't always deliver
6 k# m' e: L. o- D; e The iPhone's lack of GPS, strangely omitted MMS ability, and the obligatory removable battery.
' c N5 ^, i; K+ c Also, it isn't supported by 64-bit Windows XP or Vista and doesn't work with most third-party headphones.1 g' }% q# a% w4 k/ e
It also has variable call quality and lacks stereo Bluetooth support and 3G compatibility. It also has "stingy" integrated memory for an iPod.9 \5 U) _7 G1 d- U
The small screen makes it hard to read Web pages.* N) D- E m$ t s$ W; d
Call quality is average and they use an ancient EDGE network to connect to Web — and missing features like a memory-card slot, chat program and voice dialing. You also can't install new programs from anyone but Apple and the browser doesn't support Java or Flash.) ?* j9 m: _! A+ f$ q3 C
The major drawback is the cellphone network — it isn't able to use AT&T's fastest cellular data network to sign online. Instead, it uses a "pokey network" called EDGE, which is "far slower than the fastest networks from Verizon or Sprint that power many other smart phones." |