双语趣听精彩世界 第178期:苹果iOS8为什么被起诉?

 　　英国广播公司，因iOS 8升级在iPhone、iPad和iPod上所占空间过多，苹果正面临一项起诉.

　　苹果iOS8为什么被起诉?

　　BBC News: Apple is facing a lawsuit¹ for not telling users about the amount of memory required by its flagship operating system.

　　The legal complaint revolves² around iOS 8 and the amount of memory it reserves for itself on iPods, iPhones and iPads.

　　The complaint alleges³ that it takes up so much space that far less than advertised is left for people to store their own data.

　　Apple has yet to issue any official comment on the lawsuit.

1 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

2 revolves   

v.（使）旋转( revolve的第三人称单数 )；细想

参考例句：

• The earth revolves both round the sun and on its own axis. 地球既公转又自转。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Thus a wheel revolves on its axle. 于是，轮子在轴上旋转。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 alleges   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
• Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。