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【挑戰(zhàn)TIME】07期:TheiPhone:WhattheCriticsSay

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【Introduction】

隨著蘋(píng)果公司的**部手機(jī)iPhone上市，美國(guó)當(dāng)?shù)氐母鞔竺襟w也紛紛發(fā)表了自己的觀點(diǎn)和看法。

【Section One】Article

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The iPhone: What the Critics Say

Boston Globe

Hiawatha Bray writes that he couldn‘t trash the iPhone if he wanted to. The Globe sees the iPhone as unprecedented and says it leads the way for the newest cell phone technology: "For it‘s not just cool; this phone is important, in the same way that Apple‘s first Macintosh computer was important. The Mac showed us a better way to interact with computers, and forced the entire industry to follow its lead." In the end he called it: "an elegant marvel that even a hype-weary journalist has to love."

CBS News

Larry Magid writes "My overall thought is that the iPhone‘s software represents a truly remarkable accomplishment... Regardless of how well this device ultimately does, it will always be remembered as the phone that broke the mold from which all others were fabricated." He says the biggest difference in this cell phone compared to others is the lack of a physical keyboard which he said, "While my very first experiences with the touch screen were frustrating and — five hours later — I still find myself making some mistakes, I can certainly understand the advantage to being able to dynamically re-define the keyboard depending on the task at hand." He also gave the phone a mixed review when it came to the Web. "The good news is that the phone‘s version of Apple‘s Safari browser is by far the best browser I‘ve ever used on a hand held device," but he said it‘s hard to read the text since the screen is so small.

CNET

Kent German and Donald Bell give the iPhone an 8 out of 10 rating, which is equivalent to excellent and say the bottom line is: "Despite some important missing features, a slow data network, and call quality that doesn‘t always deliver, the Apple iPhone sets a new benchmark for an integrated cell phone and MP3 player." The positives are that "its Safari browser makes for a superb Web surfing experience, and it offers easy to use apps. As an iPod, it shines."But it also has variable call quality and lacks stereo Bluetooth support and 3G compatibility. It also has "stingy" integrated memory for an iPod.

Engadget

The website‘s review of the iPhone highlights a comparison chart between the phone and Helio‘s Ocean handset. They say, "Quite frankly, the chart does make a few good points, most notably around the iPhone‘s lack of GPS, strangely omitted MMS ability, and the obligatory removable battery; of course, we personally aren‘t offended nor joyous about "MySpace integration," but we suppose it could sway some folks tweens one way or another." Other posts point out more iPhone deficiencies — it isn‘t supported by 64-bit Windows XP or Vista and doesn‘t work with most third-party headphones. However, another post points out a positive — the iPhone is "pottymouth friendly" and allows users to write curse words.

New York Post

Glenn Fleishman tells readers not to buy the iPhone at all. While he calls it "a technological marvel," he says Internet and email are sub-par and the small screen makes it hard to read Web pages. He also criticizes the network saying "Modern cell networks use third-generation (3G) standards that are five to 20 times faster than the iPhone" and says the phone scrimps on storage. He urges consumers to wait until the 2.0 version saying "You can bet that iPhone 2.0, probably available withing the next year, will be faster and have more storage — probably for the same price.

New York Times

David Pogue writes that much of the hype and some of the criticisms are justified — "it does things no phone has ever done before; it lacks features found even on the most basic phone." He says the biggest achievements are the software, because the phone is "fast, beautiful, menu-free, and dead simple to operate," and the Web browser because "you get full Web layouts, fonts and all, shrunk to fit the screen." The downfalls are the AT&T network — 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.

Wall Street Journal

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."

【Section Two】Vocabulary

1. unprecedentedadj. 空前的

2. wearyadj. 疲倦的, 厭倦的, 疲勞; v. 疲倦, 厭倦, 厭煩

3. superbadj. 莊重的, 堂堂的, 華麗的, 極好的

4. compatibleadj. 兼容的

5. omitvt. 省略, 疏忽, 遺漏

6. obligatoryadj. 義不容辭的, 必須的

7. primitiveadj. 原始的, 遠(yuǎn)古的, 粗糙的, 簡(jiǎn)單的

8. Regardless of 不管, 不顧

9. be equivalent to 相當(dāng)于..., 等(同)于, 與... 等效

10. Web surfing 網(wǎng)上沖浪

【Section Three】Homework

1. Please translate the blue sentence into Chinese.

But it also has variable call quality and lacks stereo Bluetooth support and 3G compatibility.

2. What is the main idear of this Article?

3. What is the biggest difference in iphone compared to others?

4. From this article, can you point out some flaws of the iPhone?

參考答案及解析：

1. 蘋(píng)果手機(jī)的通話質(zhì)量不穩(wěn)定，且不支持立體聲藍(lán)牙耳機(jī)，3G的兼容性也不好。

2. No standard answer.

3. Lack of a physical keyboard.

4. The flaws list as follows:

A slow data network, and call quality that doesn‘t always deliver

The iPhone‘s lack of GPS, strangely omitted MMS ability, and the obligatory removable battery.

Also, it isn‘t supported by 64-bit Windows XP or Vista and doesn‘t work with most third-party headphones.

It also has variable call quality and lacks stereo Bluetooth support and 3G compatibility. It also has "stingy" integrated memory for an iPod.

The small screen makes it hard to read Web pages.

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.

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."

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