英语阅读：中国内地7月20日开售第三代iPad

Apple Inc. plans to release its latest iPad in China on July 20, bringing the product to a fast-growing market that has presented the occasional bump, especially with new-product debuts.

苹果公司(Apple Inc.)计划于7月20日在中国开售第三代iPad。中国市场成长迅速但障碍重重，特别是在新产品上市方面。

China is Apple's second-largest market, behind the U.S., but the company has been slow to release the new iPad in China. The device already has come out in most developed countries and many other developing nations, including Venezuela and Malaysia.

中国是苹果公司的第二大市场，仅次于美国市场，但该公推出新iPad。该产品已在多数发达国家以及包括委内瑞拉和马来西亚在内的其他许多发展中国家推出。

The U.S. company didn't offer a reason for the slow release, which comes amid a lawsuit between Apple and Hong Kong-based Proview International Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries over the trademark of Apple's iconic tablet computer. A Chinese court said last week that Apple plans to pay $60 million to settle the dispute.

这家美国公司没有透露迟迟未能在中国推出新iPad的原因。在这期间，苹果公司一直在跟香港唯冠国际控股有限公司(Proview International Holdings Ltd.)及其子公司围绕“iPad”商标打官司。中国一家法院上周说，苹果公司计划支付6,000万美元就此案达成和解。

In offering the new product, Apple might look back at previous releases, which were greeted warmly but marred by clashes involving customers and scalpers. In January, the company briefly stopped selling its new iPhone 4S at its China Apple Stores after unruly customers led police to seal off part of a mall in Beijing's tony Sanlitun shopping district.

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上个月，上海一家苹果专卖店外一位手持iPad的消费者。在开卖新iPad时，苹果公司可能会考虑到以往历次产品上市时的情况。以往苹果产品上市受到热烈欢迎，但因涉及顾客和黄牛党的冲突而有失完美。今年1月份，在北京高档购物区三里屯一购物中心的苹果专卖店，新产品iPhone 4S手机开售后，由于顾客秩序混乱，警方封锁了购物中心的部分地区，专卖店不得不暂时停止销售。

In May 2011, customers who lined up for new, white iPhones scuffled with employees, leading managers to lock the doors at that same Beijing store in Sanlitun.

2011年5月，也是在北京三里屯的苹果专卖店，排队等候购买新款白色iPhone的顾客与店员扭打起来，导致专卖店经理锁了店门。

Apple said in a written statement Tuesday that prices for the third-generation iPad in China will range from $499 to $829, depending on memory capacity.

苹果公司周二在一份书面声明中说，第三代iPad在中国的售价将从499美元到829美元不等，视存储容量而定。

An Apple device compatible with China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.'s mobile network received a network-access license in May, according to a regulatory website, suggesting that Apple was close to being able to sell its new iPad in China.

监管机构网站显示，苹果公司一款兼容中国联合网络通信(香港)股份有限公司(China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.)移动网络的设备在5月份获得入网许可，表明苹果公司差不多可以在中国销售新款iPad了。

Apple sold 11.8 million iPad units in its most recent period, more than double from a year earlier. The company began selling the third-generation iPad in March in the U.S., the first major product launch for Apple since the latest iPhone went on sale in October. Apple had said it sold a record three million iPads in the product's first weekend of sales.

苹果公司在最近一个季度中销售了1,180万部iPad，较上年同期增长一倍以上。该公司今年3月开始在美国销售第三代iPad。那是苹果公司在去年10月开售最新款iPhone以来首次重要新产品上市。苹果公司曾说，iPad上市首周末销量达300万部，创历史新高。

The company said in April that its fiscal second-quarter profit jumped 94%, as the consumer-electronics retailer reported strong sales of its iPhone and iPad products.

该公司今年4月说，第二财季利润飙升94%，并报告iPhone和iPad产品销售强劲。

Apple's competitors have recently entered the tablet-computer arena in a battle for market share. In June, Google Inc. unveiled its Nexus 7 tablet, which features Android mobile software, a 7-inch screen and a camera. The tablet is priced at $199, significantly less than the least-costly available Apple iPad and on par with Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire device.

苹果的竞争对手最近纷纷进入平板电脑领域，争夺市场份额。今年6月，谷歌(Google Inc.)发布了Nexus 7平板电脑，搭载安卓(Android)移动软件、七英寸屏幕和一个摄像头。它的定价为199美元，大大低于最便宜的苹果iPad，与亚马逊(Amazon.com Inc.)的Kindle Fire平板电脑价格一致。

Earlier that month, Microsoft Corp. introduced its first tablet computer, indicating a strategy shift for the technology company. The Surface tablet will run Microsoft's coming Windows 8 operating system on company-made hardware. Pricing and availability haven't been announced yet.

当月早些时候，微软(Microsoft Corp.)推出了自己的首款平板电脑，表明这家科技公司战略的转变。微软的Surface平板电脑将搭载微软即将推出的Windows 8操作系统，硬件则由微软自己生产。微软尚未公布定价和上市时间。

Shares in Apple were up $3.17 at $617.06 on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Tuesday morning. The stock is up more than 52% so far this year.

周二早盘，在纳斯达克上市的苹果股价涨3.17美元，至每股617.06美元。该股今年以来已经累计涨52%以上。

Greenlight Capital Inc. President David Einhorn, in an appearance on CNBC on Tuesday, said Apple is 'substantially undervalued' and that his hedge fund expects to continue to hold the stock 'for a good while longer.' Mr. Einhorn said Greenlight has held the stock for two to three years.

对冲基金公司Greenlight Capital Inc.总裁埃因霍恩(David Einhorn)周二在CNBC电视台的节目中说，苹果公司被大大低估，他的对冲基金打算在相当长的一段时间内继续持有该股。埃因霍恩说，Greenlight基金持有苹果公司股票已有两三年时间。（英语六级考试网CET6双语听读报道组）