【外刊专题】2023届高三英语培优外刊阅读学案 苹果话题.docxVIP

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高三英语培优外刊阅读

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外刊精选｜苹果新品发布，还会是中国制造吗？

当地时间9月7日，苹果公司将举行秋季发布会，届时将推出必威体育精装版款iPhone14系列。而此次，除了第一批上市的产品仍是中国制造，后续批次或将在印度进行生产。实际上，不只是苹果，许多科技公司纷纷把供应链从中国转向东南亚。这些公司转移供应链会面临哪些问题？中国制造的核心竞争力仅仅是廉价劳动力吗？

TechCompaniesSlowlyShiftProductionAwayFromChina

ByDaisukeWakabayashiandTrippMickle

Inthecomingweeks,AppleandGooglewillunveiltheirlatestgenerationofsmartphones,jockeyingtodistinguishthenewdevicesfrompreviousmodels.Butoneofthemostsignificantchangeswillgolargelyunnoticedbyconsumers:SomeofthesephoneswillnotbemadeinChina.

Chinahaslongbeentheworldsfactoryfloorforhigh-techelectronics,unrivaledinitsabilitytosecurelegionsofhigh-skilledworkersandtheproductioncapacitytohandledemandforthenexthotdevice.

Chinaisstill,byfar,themostdominantconsumerelectronicsmanufacturer.Butitsnotjustsmartphoneproductionthatismovingoutthecountry.AppleisproducingiPadsinnorthernVietnam.MicrosofthasshippedXboxgameconsolesthisyearfromHoChiMinhCity.AmazonhasbeenmakingFireTVdevicesinChennai,India.Severalyearsago,alloftheseproductsweremadeinChina.

Everyoneisthinkingaboutmoving,evenifthey’renotactingyet,saidAnna-KatrinaShedletsky,founderofInstrumental,aBayAreacompanythatremotelymonitorsassemblylinesforelectronicscompanies.

ButGooglesplanningfornextyearsphonesdemonstrateshowharditwillbeforcompaniestomovefromChinacompletely.Googleisexploringafoldablephonefor2023,butmakingadevicelikethat,usingnewerscreenandhingetechnology,wouldprobablyrequireproductiontobeclosetokeysuppliersinChina,thesepeoplesaid.

SoforalternativestoChina,proximitymatters.

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1.production[pr??d?k?n]n.________________________________

2.coming[?k?m??]adj.______________________________

3.unveil[?n?ve?l]v._______