【读新闻学英语】这款手机要逆袭？新西兰预售破纪录！

By 新西兰中文先驱网· 2017年05月05日 04:11

Samsung's comeback device the Galaxy S8 and S8+ is officially on sale nationwide today, with pre-sales exceeding any other phone sold in the country.

三星手机回归了！三星Galaxy S8 和S8+ 今日（5月5日）开始在全国上市。这款手机在新西兰的预售成绩破纪录，超过了其他任何一款手机。

Device：装置；设备；仪器；方法

On sale：出售；上市

Exceed：超过，超越

According to Samsung New Zealand, the hype around new smartphone devices was continuing to grow, with 62 per cent of the mobile market made up of devices worth more than $1000. Samsung's S8 and S8+ cost $1299 and $1499 respectively. The latest model in its flagship S series passed first day pre-sales of the S7 model by almost 10 times.

三星新西兰公司表示，目前新西兰手机市场上，62%的智能手机售价超过1000纽币。三星S8和S8+的售价分别是1299纽币和1499纽币。它们第一天的预售成绩几乎是S7的10倍之多。

Respectively：分别；各自

Flagship：旗舰；王牌

Series：一系列；连续；接连

"The pre-order demand for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in New Zealand has surpassed all expectations," head of mobile portfolio Todd Selwyn said. "We have seen over 400 per cent year on year growth, which is our largest pre-order ever."

移动产品负责人Todd Selwyn 说，“新西兰人对于Galaxy S8和S8 +的预购需求超出预期，我们看到了超过400%的同比增长，这是我们最大的预购记录。”

Surpass：超过；胜过；优于

Expectation：期望；预期；期待；希望

The S8 model is the first from the company since its disastrous flammable Note 7 model which saw the company recall millions of devices, wiping billions off its market cap.

此前，三星“炸机”Note 7因为存在自燃问题，在全球回收超过数百万台设备。S8系列是自“炸机”事件后，推出的第一款产品。

Disastrous：极糟糕的；灾难性的

Flammable：易燃的；可燃的

Spark chief executive of home, mobile and business Jason Paris said the hype around the latest device had helped drive pre-sales.

"It is easily the phone that's pre-sold the most of any devices we've ever had and it's three times any other Samsung device we've sold," Paris said.

新西兰Spark公司的家庭、移动和商用业务首席执行官Jason Paris表示，此前，这款手机的大肆宣传促进了手机的预售。他指出，这款手机的预售量超过了任何一款手机，同时，其预售量是其他型号三星手机的三倍。

Hype：大肆宣传

Paris said he could not give specifics on how many devices had been sold, but said the company had guaranteed pre-sale customers would be the first to receive the devices before it went on sale to the public today.

Pairs说他不能透露一共销售了多少部手机，但他表示，其预售客户在今天上市之前将优先收到手机。

Specifics：详情；细节

Guarantee：保证；保障；担保；确保

Samsung has also launched a number of additional products to pair with the Galaxy S8's including new virtual reality gear and the Samsung DeX - allowing the phone to be used like a desktop computer.

此外，三星还推出了一系列与Galaxy S8配对的附件产品，包括新的虚拟现实装置、Samsung DeX – 使手机可以像台式电脑一样使用。

Launch：发射；发起；发行

Additional products：附加产品

pair with：与…配对

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