Apple plans 5th store in booming China market
英语课
BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Apple is planning a third, even larger Shanghai store, as well as dozens of other stores throughout China, to cope with huge crowds at its flagship store and a branch, according to media reports Monday.
Apple says its Chinese outlets 1 -- two in Beijing and two in Shanghai -- are the four most heavily trafficked Apple stores in the world. They also generate the most revenue.
Apple’s push into China shows the depth of the country’s fast-growing economy, and shows that with products not so easy to counterfeit 2, Chinese consumers are willing to pay a premium 3.
For the first three quarters of Apple’s fiscal 4 year, revenue in China and its Taiwan, Hong Kong was 8.8 billion dollars -- six times that of a year earlier.
China has become the second-largest market, after the United States, for apps that run on the smartphone and tablet, according to Distimo, a Dutch company that tracks the popularity of apps.
In addition, Apple has been eager to team up with state-run telecom companies, which looks after mobile phone subscriptions 5.
n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店
- The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
vt.伪造，仿造；adj.伪造的，假冒的
- It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
- The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远，实际是最近的一幅赝品。
n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的
- You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
- Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。
adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的
- The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
- The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
n.（报刊等的）订阅费( subscription的名词复数 )；捐款；（俱乐部的）会员费；捐助
- Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office. 这些杂志的订阅费可以在邮局缴纳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Payment of subscriptions should be made to the club secretary. 会费应交给俱乐部秘书。 来自《简明英汉词典》