托福英语阅读材料：全球最昂贵的IPhone问世

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　IPhone是目前令全球年轻人为之心动的热门手机，许多人都会第一时间去购买IPhone推出的新品。但是价值500万镑的IPhone又会有什么人购买呢?  
　　This incredible iPhone 4 was yesterday unveiled as the world's most expensive mobile - worth a jaw-dropping ?5 MILLION. The handset is wrapped in more than 500 individual flawless cut diamonds totalling 100 carats.
　　一款外壳镶嵌钻石的Iphone4一经问世，立马凭借“璀璨的外表”夺得了众人的目光。这款高达500万英镑的手机很快就排在“世界上最昂贵手机”名单的榜首。据悉，这款手机上镶嵌了500颗切割精细的钻石，而钻石的总重量则达到了100克拉。
& w/ T9 ^4 o1 E' }! d6 Y# L　　It features two interchangeable diamonds which fit over the 'home' button - a single cut 7.4 carat pink diamond and a rare 8 carat single cut flawless diamond which are together worth more than ?4 million.
　　另外，这款手机上的钻石也不平常。记者获悉，机身上配备有两枚镶嵌在“返回”按键上的可以交替使用的钻石：一颗是重量达7.4克拉的粉红钻石，而另外一颗则是八面切割的8克拉稀有钻石。据悉，光这两颗钻石的价值就超过了400万英镑。

　　The back of the phone is plated in rose gold and the Apple logo glitters with 53 diamonds.
　　机身的背面颜色为罕见的“玫瑰金”，而“苹果标志”则是由53颗钻石镶嵌而成。
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　　British designer Stuart Hughes, 38, of Liverpool, was commissioned to make two of the bespoke handset by a mega-rich Australian businessman. He said: 'It was a fantastic challenge and I am really pleased with the end result - the phones look superb. 'Phones are so popular at the moment and this is the ultimate design for one. It was a very exciting project. 'It is amazing that someone is prepared to spend ?5 million on a phone, I doubt it will get used because it is worth so much money. 'It would be a disaster if it was ever lost.'
　　38岁的英国设计师Stuart Hughes说，这个手机是独一无二的，完全是为个别人定制的特别款。也许，花费500万买一台手机那简直就是疯了。我怀疑，这个手机并不实用，因为手机实在太贵了，要是一不小心弄丢，那可就真惨了。