苹果或将iPhone生产迁回美国

 　　当选美国总统的特朗普在竞选期间多次批评苹果公司，认为其把大量的制造外包给中国企业，导致了就业岗位的流失。而据日本经济新闻最新报道，苹果正在和两家代工厂联系，考虑在美国建设手机组装厂的可能性。

　　Apple is exploring the idea of making iPhones in the US after Donald Trump¹'s victory in the presidential election raised the prospect² of a crackdown on American companies that manufacture abroad.

　　苹果公司正考虑在美国本土生产iPhone手机，因为特朗普取得总统大选胜利后，很可能对制造业外迁的美国公司进行打压。

　　Foxconn, the electronics giant that assembles the iPhone at enormous facilities in China, has been told to study how feasible it would be to move production to the US, according to reports in Asia.

　　据亚洲媒体报道，在中国拥有大量工厂组装iPhone手机的制造商、电子巨头富士康公司已被要求研究将生产线转移至美国的可能性。

　　苹果或将iPhone生产迁回美国

　　Mr Trump repeatedly criticised Apple on the campaign trail for making its products abroad and has threatened to slap import tariffs³ of 45pc on Chinese goods. "We're going to get Apple to build their damn computers and things in this country instead of in other countries," he said in January.

　　在特朗普竞选巡回演讲期间，苹果公司因在国外生产产品而遭其大力抨击，特朗普还威胁要对中国制造的产品征收45%的进口关税。他今年一月份曾表示，“我们要让苹果在美国生产他们的电脑和其他产品，而不是在别的国家。”

　　Beijing cautioned Mr Trump against a trade war this week, with the state-run Global Times newspaper warning of a retaliation⁴ that would see sales of US goods including iPhones cut off in China.

　　北京方面本周告诫特朗普不要发动贸易战争，中国官方媒体《环球时报》警告iPhone等美国产品在中国的销量可能因此受到影响。

　　"A batch⁵ of Boeing orders will be replaced by (France's) Airbus. US auto⁶ and iPhone sales in China will suffer a setback⁷, and US soybean and maize⁸ imports will be halted," it said.

　　《环球时报》称，“一批波音订单将被替换成（法国）空客。美国汽车和iPhone手机在中国的销量将严重受挫，中国将停止进口美国大豆和玉米。”

　　Apple already assembles some high-end Mac computers in the US, but shifting the 200m iPhones it makes a year to the country would be a much more significant and costly⁹ undertaking¹⁰.

　　苹果公司已经开始在美国组装部分高端Mac电脑，但苹果每年生产2亿部手机，将手机生产转移至国内的举措关系重大且代价不菲。

　　The immediate¹¹ impact of the switch could, however, be limited since the majority of the iPhone's components¹² are not made by Foxconn itself, but manufactured by suppliers and put together in China.

　　不过这一转变的直接影响有限，因为iPhone的大部分组件不是富士康自己生产的，而是由供应商制造，然后在中国组装。

　　Estimates have suggested that the cost of assembling the iPhone in the US would only increase the cost of making the device by around $30, much of it in additional transportation.

　　据估计，在美国组装iPhone手机只能是将该设备的制造成本增加约30美元，成本上涨多源于额外运输费。

　　The Nikkei Asian Review reported that Apple had asked its two manufacturers, Foxconn and Pegatron, to assess the cost of US assembly in June - several months before the election - but that only Foxconn had complied.

　　《日经亚洲评论》报道称，苹果公司6月份已经要求富士康、和硕联合两家制造商评估在美国装配iPhone手机的成本，但是只有富士康照办了。

　　The company may simply be assessing the measure to prove it would be prohibitively expensive, rather than seriously considering the matter. Apple did not comment.

　　该公司进行评估的目的或许仅仅是为了证明此举得不偿失，而并非认真考虑此事。对此，苹果未发表评论。

　　Vocabulary

　　retaliation: 报复，反击

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

3 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

4 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

6 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

7 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

8 maize   

n.玉米

参考例句：

• There's a field planted with maize behind the house.房子后面有一块玉米地。
• We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot.这块地可以种高粱或玉米。

9 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

10 undertaking   

n.保证，许诺，事业

参考例句：

• He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。

11 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

12 components   

（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分

参考例句：

• the components of a machine 机器部件
• Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。