万万没想到：这些手机常识都是骗人的！

 　　Mac computer

　　1.Mac computers can’t get virusesMac

　　苹果电脑不会感染病毒

　　Yes, Apple computers are susceptible¹ to malware, too. Apple used to brag² its computers aren't as vulnerable as Windows PCs to viruses, but the company quickly changed its marketing³ page after a Trojan affected⁴ thousands of Mac computers in 2012.

　　哦不，其实苹果电脑也是会感染病毒的。苹果公司一度鼓吹自己出产的电脑不像Windows的电脑那样容易感染病毒，结果在2012年一种木马病毒感染了数以千计的Mac电脑，苹果公司也就马上改变了自己的营销策略。

　　Private browsing⁵

　　2.Private/Incognito⁶ browsing keeps you anonymous⁷

　　隐身浏览即不留痕迹

　　There’s a misconception that “incognito” and “private” are synonymous with anonymous. If you’re using Incognito Mode, it simply means the browser⁸ won’t keep track of your history, import your bookmarks, or automatically log into any of your accounts. Basically, it's good for keeping other people who use your computer from seeing what you've been doing. But it won’t keep your identity hidden from the sites you visit or your ISP — so keep that in mind if you’re visiting sites you shouldn’t be.

　　有一种误解认为“隐身”和“隐私”是同义词。如果你用隐身模式浏览网页，那么浏览器就不会保存你的浏览记录，也不会加载你的书签，不会自动登录你在各个网站上的账号。大体上讲，避免让其他人在使用你的电脑的时候看到你的浏览记录是有好处的。但是这种模式下，你的身份在你所浏览的网页上并不是隐蔽的——当你浏览一些不应该看的网页时，记住这一点吧！

　　battery

　　3.Leaving your phone plugged in destroys the battery

　　连夜充手机会损害电池

　　If you’re like most people, you probably leave your phone plugged in overnight long after the battery is fully⁹ charged. Some used to say this would hurt your phone's battery life, but in fact, there's no proof that this damages your phone’s battery in any way. Modern smartphones run on lithium-ion batteries, which are smart enough to stop charging when they’ve reached capacity.

　　大多数人都会整夜插着手机的充电器，尽管电池已经完全充满了，你大概跟他们一样。有人说这会影响手机电池的使用寿命，然而事实上，没有证据表明这样充电会对你的手机电池有任何方面的影响。智能手机使用的都是锂离子电池，这种电池颇具智慧，在能量饱和之后就会停止能量存储过程。

　　charge

　　4.Don’t charge your phone unless it’s almost dead

　　在电量几乎耗尽之前不要充电

　　This, too, is a popular myth about lithium-ion batteries. It’s not harmful to plug your phone in before the battery is drained — in fact, it may be better for your battery. Batteries have a limited number of charge cycles before they lose their ability to hold a charge. A charge cycle consists of charging your battery back up to its full capacity when it’s out of juice. The reason your phone’s battery life diminishes as it gets older is because it’s already used up many of its cycles, not because you’re plugging it in when the battery is already half full.

　　这也是一种关于锂电池的普遍误解。在电量耗尽之前就插上充电器其实并没有什么害处——事实上，这可能对你的电池更好。 在电池的电量完全流失之前，电池有一定额度的。循环充电包括了当它没电的时候，把你电池再次充满。随着时间的流逝，你手机电池的寿命变短了，是因为用过多的循环充电，而不是因为你在电池还剩一半电的时候就充上了。

　　megapixel

　　5.More megapixels always means a better camera

　　像素约高摄像头越好

　　What’s the difference between 12 megapixel cameras and 8 megapixel cameras? Not much, as it turns out. The quality of an image is determined¹⁰ in large part by how much light the sensor¹¹ is able to take in. Bigger sensors¹² may come with larger pixels, and the larger the pixel the more light it can absorb. So, it’s really the size of the pixels that matter as much or more than the sheer number of pixels. (A megapixel is simply shorthand for a million pixels.)

　　1200万像素的摄像头与800万像素的摄像头二者区别何在？事实证明，其实没什么区别。图片的质量很大程度上取决于传感器采入的光线的多少。传感器越大，相匹配的像素可能更高，像素越高，采光就越多。因此，重要的是传感器的尺寸，传感器的尺寸与像素的高低同等重要，或者说比后者更重要。

1 susceptible   

adj.过敏的，敏感的；易动感情的，易受感动的

参考例句：

• Children are more susceptible than adults.孩子比成人易受感动。
• We are all susceptible to advertising.我们都易受广告的影响。

2 brag   

v./n.吹牛，自夸；adj.第一流的

参考例句：

• He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
• His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。

3 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 browsing   

v.吃草( browse的现在分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息

参考例句：

• He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 incognito   

adv.匿名地；n.隐姓埋名；adj.化装的，用假名的，隐匿姓名身份的

参考例句：

• He preferred to remain incognito.他更喜欢继续隐姓埋名下去。
• He didn't want to be recognized,so he travelled incognito.他不想被人认出，所以出行时隐瞒身分。

7 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

8 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

9 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

10 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

11 sensor   

n.传感器，探测设备，感觉器（官）

参考例句：

• The temperature sensor is enclosed in a protective well.温度传感器密封在保护套管中。
• He plugged the sensor into a outlet.他把传感器插进电源插座。

12 sensors   

n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句