第95期:"上市"怎么说？_初级英语口语

【背景】iPhone 5在国内正式上市，使该机的热搜度一下子超越了三星,排在了榜首的地位。首个周末销售量创造了中国市场的新纪录，三天内已经售出200多万部。

【新闻】

我们来看一段相关的英文报道

Apple Inc.'s new smartphone, the iPhone 5, has been warmly received in China's mainland, with more than 2 million of the handsets sold in the company's second-largest market in the three days following the product's launch.

"Customer response to the iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with our best first weekend sales ever in China," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement .

"China is a very important market for us and customers there cannot wait to get their hands on Apple products," he added, following Friday's launch of the iPhone 5 on the Chinese mainland.

iPhone 5自12月14日在中国内地上市，三天内已经售出200多万部。“中国用户对iPhone 5的反应非常热烈，首个周末销售量创造了中国市场的新纪录。”苹果首席执行官库克对这一成绩很满意，他再一次重申中国市场对苹果公司意义重大，而中国消费者对苹果产品的需求一直旺盛。

【讲解】

“上市”在文中的表达是launch，launch另一个释义是“发射”，如launch a spaceship（发射宇宙飞船），在日常口语表达中，“某商品上市”也可以表示为something is on the market ，而“上市公司”通常表示为listed companies。smartphone是使用Windows Mobile for Smartphone Edition操作系统的智能手机。handset和mobile phone同义，意为“手机”。