万花筒 2012-09-26&09-28 爱疯5，买还是不买？

 Big day for another iconic American company, the richest one in the world. Apple unveiled the brand new iPhone 5 yesterday. It's got Apple fans in a frenzy¹, but is it really better than all the other smart phones out there? ABC’s Neil Collins takes you a look.

In what looks to be an Apple first, the iPhone 5's launch came with all the fanfare² and none of the surprise. “iPhone 5”.  

From a longer screen to the thinner and lighter³ body, even a new headphones, called the Earpods. Bloggers and reporters had pictures of all of them, actual did on photos way ahead of time. 

“The world has changed and it was so interconnected. A lot of people who feel there's a lot to gain by leaking out a little information.

Even with the unprecedented⁴ leaks, they chosen few who got a chance to put their hands on Apple's latest like what they were seeing. The phone no longer does things the competition can't, but it does work in a way that many tech journalists say is more stream-lines, more efficient and more elegant. 

“Faster processor, faster speeds with LTE, and also even a better camera.”

“iPhone users love their gadgets⁵. But one thing that’s going to annoy a lot of people is a new connector at the bottom. Get ready to throw out all those old plugs or buy an adapter.”

The new iPhone could hardly be more important to Apple, now the world's richest company. The phone makes up an estimated 60% of Apple's revenue. Beyond that, its sales are so mind-boggingly huge. JP Morgan's chief economist⁶ predicts the iPhone 5 could actually boost the nation's gross domestic product.

“I will not be surprised if Apple sells over 10 million of these phones in the next couple of months.”

What's next? If you believe the hyper newer, smaller version of the iPad could be right around the corner. 

For Good Morning America, Neil Collins, ABC news, San Francisco.

1 frenzy   

n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动

参考例句：

• He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
• They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。

2 fanfare   

n.喇叭；号角之声；v.热闹地宣布

参考例句：

• The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide.这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。
• A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King.嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。

3 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

4 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

5 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

6 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。