Jobs Mourned in China 蘋果粉絲悼念喬布斯
Jobs Mourned in China 蘋果粉絲悼念喬布斯
By Martin Patience, BBC, Beijing
A crowd has gathered outside an Apple store in Beijing.
媒體英語會帶大家一起學習 BBC 撰稿人在報道世界大事時常用到的單詞和短語。
Background: 中國的蘋果粉絲們對蘋果聯合創始人史蒂夫·喬布斯的逝世表示了深切的哀悼。
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At Beijing's flagship Apple Store they switched off the company's famous icon at midday. It was a tribute to Steve Jobs the visionary who had created a truly global brand. Flowers were laid at the entrance of the store. Some came to shop but others are gathered to pay tribute.
Speaker 1
"I just found out this morning from the news that Mr Jobs has passed away, so this is why I came here. I wanted to buy some flowers myself but I couldn't find where."
Speaker 2
"I'm kind of a diehard fan of Apple. It's really really sad to see that Steve Jobs passed away. This man I think really influenced the way I think, the way I observe the world. I really can't say how grateful I am to him."
Many Apple products are made in China. But unlike other western brands Apple is a household name here. Its iPhones and iPads are snapped up by the growing middle class. More than 35 million Chinese internet users also tweeted about his death.
Steve Jobs was a man who was idolised around the globe and many here say his vision helped connect the world.
Glossary 詞匯表 (收聽發音, 請單擊英語單詞)
- flagship旗艦
- a tribute（對死者的）致敬
- a visionary有遠見卓識者
- to pay tribute to歌頌（某人）
- to pass away逝世
- a diehard fan of（某人的）鐵桿粉絲
- a household name家喻戶曉的名人
- to snap up搶購
- to tweet發微博
- to idolise崇拜（某人）
