The new iPhone will feature so-called 3G, or third-generation, wireless networks, allowing for faster Internet speed, the company said Monday. An eight-gigabyte model of the iPhone 3G will cost $199 in the U.S., while the 16-gigabyte version will be priced at $299. Until now, the cheapest iPhone in the U.S. cost $399.
Chief Executive Steve Jobs showed off the new iPhone at a conference in San Francisco Monday. The phone will hit stores July 11.
hit the shops
這詞有兩義
一是產品上市 東西到位可開始賣
BBC NEWS Business Vista to hit the shops in January
Vista, the new version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, will go on sale to home PC users in January.
另外一義是逛街
Enrique and Anna hit the shops together
Enrique is lured out of the recording studio and into the shops by his model girlfriend Anna Photo: © Rex Click on the photos to enlarge...
自由時報
Tokyo-based Hime & Company, which also gives staff paid time off to hit the shops during sales season, says heartache leave allows staff to cry themselves out and return to work refreshed.
總部設在東京，也在購物旺季期間給員工給薪假逛街的 Hime & Company說，心痛假讓員工可以大哭一場，然後重新振作，回到工作崗位。
這hit 可能近似
hit (REACH) Show phonetics
verb [T] hitting, hit, hit 1 to arrive at a place or position:
If we turn left at the next junction, we should hit the main road after five miles or so.
2 to succeed in reaching or achieving something:
Our profits hit an all-time high of £20 million last year.
I just can't hit (= sing) those high notes like I used to.
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
hit the shops
這詞有兩義
一是產品上市 東西到位可開始賣
BBC NEWS Business Vista to hit the shops in January
Vista, the new version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, will go on sale to home PC users in January.
另外一義是逛街
Enrique and Anna hit the shops together
Enrique is lured out of the recording studio and into the shops by his model girlfriend Anna Photo: © Rex Click on the photos to enlarge...
自由時報
Tokyo-based Hime & Company, which also gives staff paid time off to hit the shops during sales season, says heartache leave allows staff to cry themselves out and return to work refreshed.
總部設在東京，也在購物旺季期間給員工給薪假逛街的 Hime & Company說，心痛假讓員工可以大哭一場，然後重新振作，回到工作崗位。
heartache
/ˈhɑːteɪk/
noun
- emotional anguish or grief, typically caused by the loss or absence of someone loved."the familiar pang of heartache"
這hit 可能近似
hit (REACH) Show phonetics
verb [T] hitting, hit, hit 1 to arrive at a place or position:
If we turn left at the next junction, we should hit the main road after five miles or so.
2 to succeed in reaching or achieving something:
Our profits hit an all-time high of £20 million last year.
I just can't hit (= sing) those high notes like I used to.
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
rate (JUDGE)
verb [T]
1 to judge the value or character of someone or something:
How do you rate him as a footballer?
She is rated very highly by the people she works for.
INFORMAL "What do you think of her as a singer?" "I don't really rate her (= I do not think that she is very good)."
I rate cars as one of the worst polluters of the environment.
[+ object + noun] On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate his book a five.
Car crashes are so frequent that they don't rate a mention (= are not considered to be worth reporting) in the newspaper unless a lot of people are killed.
See also rate at rates; underrate; overrate.
新聞例: 美國大汽車廠商認為9月的銷售速度趨穩 顯示後市看好 他們判斷種種降價措施可訴促進買氣The pace of U.S. light-vehicle sales showed signs of stability in September, generating hope among the industry's biggest players that rate cuts will spur a recovery.
2 rate as sth to be considered to be something of a particular quality:
That rates as the worst film I've ever seen.
-rate Show phonetics
suffix
His suggestions are always first-rate (= very good).
This company produces second/third-rate (= not very good) goods.
rating Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
a measurement of how good or popular someone or something is:
The government's popularity rating sank to an all-time low.
ratings Show phonetics
plural noun
a list of television and radio programmes showing how popular they are:
Advertisers are interested in ratings.
The serial has fallen in the ratings this week.
hit (REACH)
verb [T] hitting, hit, hit
1 to arrive at a place or position:
If we turn left at the next junction, we should hit the main road after five miles or so.
2 to succeed in reaching or achieving something:
Our profits hit an all-time high of £20 million last year.
I just can't hit (= sing) those high notes like I used to.
Anthroposophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
台灣翻譯為"人智學"Although she lived another 24 years, she took on few commissions and did virtually nothing to enhance her reputation. The one time she addressed the Illinois Society of Architects, she made no mention of her work, instead lecturing the crowd on anthroposophy, a philosophy of spiritual knowledge developed by Rudolf Steiner.
教育應用
慈心華德福教育實驗學校的網站http://www.waldorf.ilc.edu.tw/
Performing arts
Together with Marie Steiner-von Sievers, Rudolf Steiner developed the art of Eurythmy, sometimes referred to as "visible speech and visible song". According to the principles of Eurythmy, there are archetypal movements or gestures that correspond to every aspect of speech - the sounds, or phonemes, the rhythms, the grammatical function, and so on - to every "soul quality" - laughing, despair, intimacy, etc. - and to every aspect of music - tones, intervals, rhythms, harmonies, etc.As a playwright, Steiner wrote four "Mystery Dramas" between 1909 and 1913, including The Portal of Initiation and The Soul's Awakening. They are still performed today by Anthroposophical groups.
Steiner also founded a new approach to artistic speech and drama; see his Speech and Drama Course. Various ensembles work with this approach, called "speech formation" (Ger.:Sprachgestaltung), and trainings exist in various countries, including England, the United States, Switzerland, and Germany; see a list of trainings. The actor Michael Chekhov extended this approach in what is now known as the Chekhov method [39]
MUG was found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary at the entries listed below.
mug (CONTAINER) Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 a large cup with straight sides used for hot drinks:
I made myself a large mug of cocoa (= enough to fill a mug) and went to bed.
2 MAINLY US beer mug a heavy glass with a handle and usually with patterns cut into its side, out of which you drink beer
━━ n. マグ ((円筒形取っ手付きコップ)); ジョッキ; マグ一杯の量; 〔俗〕 顔, 口; 手配写真; 〔英俗〕 まぬけ (a ～'s game わりの合わない仕事）; 〔米俗〕 悪漢.
━━ v. （-gg-） 強奪する; 〔俗〕 顔をしかめて格好つける; 〔米俗〕 （警察が，犯人の）顔写真を撮る.
mug・ful ━━ n. マグ1杯分. mug・ger ━━ n. mug・gy
━━ a. むし暑い.mug・gi・ness n.
mug・wump 〔米〕 党派に超然たる［ひとりよがりの］人; 〔米〕 一匹狼; 〔米〕 有力者.星巴克回收馬克杯 |
塑膠把手遇熱可能脫離藏燙傷危機 |
【大陸中心╱綜合報導】中國製產品又出問題，CPSC與知名咖啡品牌星巴克（Starbucks）公司昨共同宣布，回收16萬7千份中國製咖啡馬克杯，原因是杯子盛裝熱液體後，塑膠把手可能會脫離，燙傷消費者。
該產品台灣未售
美聯社報導，美國消費品安全委員會（CPSC）表示，回收的馬克杯為14盎司容量，白色陶瓷杯身配黑色把手，並附有不鏽鋼底盤，於今年2月至11月在全美 星巴克店面販售，價格約11美元（約355元台幣）。其中印有星巴克圖案的款式，只在西雅圖派克市場（Pike Place Market）的星巴克創始店販售。
這項產品上市以來，美國總部已收到23起把手分離的投訴，其中9起導致消費者輕微燙傷。美國消費品安全委員會呼籲，消費者應立即停用這款馬克杯，並與星巴克聯繫退款事宜。
中央社引述台灣星巴克表示，台灣星巴克販售的馬克杯，無論是店內使用或是消費者購買回去的，都是陶瓷製，從未發生把手脫離現象。該款產品只在美國販售，台灣本地並未銷售。
Starbucks Recalls Coffee Mugs Due To Burn Hazard; Product Manufactured by lab921
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.Name of Product: Starbucks Fusion Coffee Mugs
Units: About 167,000
Importer: Starbucks Coffee Co., of Seattle, Wash.
Manufacturer: lab921, Seattle, Wash.
Hazard: The plastic handle can detach from the body of the mug when filled with hot liquids, posing a minor burn hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Starbucks has received 23 reports of handles detaching from the mug, including nine that resulted in minor burns.
Description: This recall involves two styles of Starbucks 14-ounce Fusion Coffee Mugs. The mugs are white and have a black plastic handle, and a stainless steel base. The cups have “Starbucks Coffee” printed on a black stamp or a brown original Starbucks logo stamp.
Manufactured in: China
Sold at: Mugs with the “Starbucks Coffee” stamp were sold at Starbucks stores nationwide from February 2007 through November 2007 for about $11. Mugs with the original logo stamp were sold only at Starbucks Pike Place store in Seattle, Washington during the same period and for the same price.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the mugs and contact Starbucks for instructions on returning the cups for a full refund. Starbucks is also offering a free beverage as an incentive to return the recalled mugs.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Starbucks at (800) 624-8678 anytime or visit the firm’s web site at www.starbucks.com
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