英语新闻听写 使用iwatch的正确姿势

Smart watches did not live up to the hype that everyone though they would. Studies show that only nine percent of adults over 18 own one.

智能手表的推出未能达到预期效果。研究发现，18岁以上的成年人中仅有9%购入智能手表。

Apple initially¹ touted² its Apple Watch as a mini-wearable computer that could run loads of apps and free users from having to interact as often with their smartphones.

起初苹果公司对旗下Apple Watch的销售亮点定位为迷你可穿戴电脑，可以下载大量app，使用户从智能手机的交互影响中解脱。

But the company eventually realized consumers saw little value in running so many different apps on a watch. So if people can't use it as a mini computer what are they using it for?

但是该公司最终发现，对用户而言在手表上运行多种不同app，价值微乎其微。那么如果用户并未将其当成迷你电脑使用，那么他们又是用该手表来干嘛呢？

Research shows that the top five things people use their watch for is to check notifications/texts messages, tracking activity, news updates, phone calls, and alarms.

研究发现，用户的智能手表经常用于查看消息和短信、运动跟踪、新闻更新、打电话以及闹铃。

Hopefully the newer versions of the smart watch can be more usefull.

希望新版本的智能手表能够更加实用。

1 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

2 touted   

v.兜售( tout的过去式和过去分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报

参考例句：

• She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
• People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句