2019-01-31

一、词汇

1. on short notice 短时间内

2. bristle 

Mr. Cook often bristles at the notion that iPhones are Chinese-made. 

库克经常对iPhone是中国制造的说法大为恼火。

3. marshal 召集; 安排

V-T If you marshal people or things, you gather them together and arrange them for a particular purpose. 

you can marshal 100,000 people to work all night for you

4. Apple said on Tuesday that profits were flat and revenues were down in its most recent quarter

苹果公司周二称，最近一个季度的利润与去年同期持平，营收下滑，

5. Sales of iPhones have been leveling off for several years. 

iPhone的销量几年来一直趋于平稳

6. shy away from (因害怕或信心不足而) 避免

And there is concern that some Chinese customers are shying away from Apple products out of national pride

7. tepid ['tepɪd] 

tepid iPhone sales 不温不火的销量

二、句子

1. But demand for that had dried up as manufacturing moved to China.

但随着制造业向中国转移，对这种能力的需求越来越小。