夏说英语新闻晨读 第164期:三星手机爆炸
时间：2019-03-02 作者：英语课 分类：夏说英语新闻晨读
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本期内容：
Samsung scrapped 1 its Galaxy 2 Note 7 smartphone after a botched recall: the replacement 3 devices, like the original ones, were prone 4 to ignite. Launched in August, the flagship device had been intended to rival Apple’s iPhone. The stunning 5 setback 6 sent the South Korean tech giant’s share price tumbling; it cut its quarterly profit forecast by a third.
Scrap：报废
Botch：拙劣的
Recall：召回
Be prone to: 容易
Ignite：燃烧
Stunning：令人震惊的
Tumble：暴跌
废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架
- This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
- It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。
n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)
- The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
- The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。
n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品
- We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
- They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的
- Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
- He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。
adj.极好的；使人晕倒的
- His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
- The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。
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