中國智能手機市場誰主沉浮？黑白臉辭彙輪番出場

China"s eight-year-long smartphone growth comes to an end

（選自BBC新聞，原文見http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42830375)

1.中國智能手機市場需求量降降降，中心辭彙end/fall/down/decline/slowdown，舉例說明：

China』s eight-year-long smartphone growthcomes to an end.

China』s smartphone markethas fallenfor the first time, with annual shipmentsdown by 4%in 2017, according to data from research firm Canalys.

Thedeclineends eight years』growth in the world』s largest mobile phone market.

Despite the overallslowdownof the market, Huawei saw double-digit growth, the Canalys report said.

2.中國品牌越挫越勇，市場擴張，中心辭彙dominate the market/double-digit growth/overseas expansion；產品競爭力強，中心辭彙是faster entry-level phones/ much more affordable price/premium experience,舉例說明：

Smartphone brands Huawei, Oppo and Vivo continue todominatethe Chinese handsetmarket.

Despite the overall slowdown of the market, Huaweisaw double-digit growth, the Canalys report said.

「double-digit growth」為兩位數增長，另外，「see+增長」是常見搭配，可以理解為擬人的手法，舉例說明：China saw rapid growth in 2017.

But over the last two years, smaller Chinese Android smartphone brands have risen, offeringfasterentry-level phonesatmuch moreaffordable prices.

「faster entry-level phone」為具有基本功能的智能手機運行速度更快，「much more affordable price」意味著價格更便宜了。

To offer these consumers apremium experienceat a lower price, Oppo and Vivo-both owned by reclusive billionaire DuanYond Ping-chose to eschew online and instead open retail stores on high streets in rural provinces.

「premium experience」是頂級體驗。

With the Chinese market looking pretty saturated for now,overseas expansionwill be critical for Huawei,Oppo and Vivo in 2018.

「overseas expansion」是海外擴張。

「Oppo and Vivo are trying to expand into more countries like Russia and Japan, and they』re trying todeepen their marketin South East Asia,」 said Mr Jia.

3.競爭的白熱化用哪些詞語來表現，打得不可開交用「showdown」，完敗別人可用「dethrone」，舉例說明：

Between 2010 to 2015, the global smartphone market was mostly ashowdownbetween Apple and Samsung.

By the end of 2016, it had alreadydethronedSamsung from the top spot as most profitable Android device brand in the world.

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