iPhone5助苹果股价创新高

时间：2012-09-18 08:30:22

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Apple shares closed at a record high of almost $700 as the firm received two million pre-orders for its newly unveiled iPhone 5.

苹果新机iPhone5已取得200万定单，苹果公司股价以近700美元创新高。

Most will be delivered to stores later this week, but due to high demand, some customers will not receive their new handsets until October, Apple said.

The latest model - taller, lighter¹ and 4G-enabled - was launched in San Francisco last week.

Apple shares ended $8.50 higher at $699.78, a gain of 1.23% on the day.

Its shares have risen more than 70% since the start of the year.

"The customer response has been phenomenal," said Philip Schiller from Apple.

The previous record for pre-orders was for the iPhone 4S, which got one million in the first 24 hours, compared with the relatively² modest 600,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4.

Customers in the UK, who have paid up to £699 including VAT³ for their new handset, will be able to pick them up from 08:00 BST on Friday.

Sales of iPhones are crucial to Apple's fortunes, accounting⁴ for more than half its total net sales, according to the firm's most recent earnings⁵ report.

Some analysts⁶ estimate that Apple could sell up to 10 million iPhone 5s by the end of the month, and 50-60 million by the end of the year.

However, concerns have been expressed as to whether Apple will be able to meet the demand in the coming months, delaying the delivery of handsets.

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1 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。

2 relatively
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。 The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 vat
n.(=value added tax)增值税，大桶
参考例句：
The office is asking for the vat papers.办事处要有关增值税的文件。 His father emptied sacks of stale rye bread into the vat.他父亲把一袋袋发霉的黑面包倒进大桶里。

4 accounting
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。 There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

5 earnings
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
参考例句：
That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。 Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

6 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。 I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。