As I mentioned in the previous post, due to length this Chinese news article is divided into three parts and this post is the second part of the original article. As you're probably feeling by now after having read the first part, news articles are not an easy Chinese reading challenge as they have many specific terms. For example this is a smartphone review so there are many technology specific jargon contained in the article.
Another thing I thought I should also mention about or discuss with you (in the comments if necessary) is the attitude Chinese people have towards luxury goods. The Apple iPhone 6S is considered a luxury item in China. It is really expensive for Chinese people as the salary (薪水 - xīn shuǐ - salary) level in China for the general population is very low. Now I know based on what you've read in the news or seen in movies that Chinese are all rich but that's only true for a small percentage of the population. Like many countries in the world today, there is a large income gap in China. However in spite of this some people still try to get all the latest iPhone products just as a form of social proof, as iPhones are considered to be the premium phone on the market. In fact I am intrigued by this phenomenon of "face" or 面子 as the Chinese refer to it. Much of what happens in China, especially in a business context is influenced by this phenomenon in some way. Therefore I will write a post about this in the future when time permits.
Anyway back to this post, as usual I will point out the main key words in the post for you to have a better understanding of the article. Let's do it!
Key Vocabulary:
观点(guān diǎn) - opinion, viewpoint
皇冠上的宝石 (huáng guān shàng de bǎoshí) - crown jewels. The way it's used in the article is sort of similar to how we say in English: "being able to shoot 4K video on your phone is Gold man!"
成本(chéng běn) - cost
差异(chā yì) - difference
力道(lì dào) - power capacity
设置(shè zhì) - setting
上瘾(shàng yǐn) - get addicted to
静态(jìng tài) - state of not moving
前置(qián zhì) - front, like when you say 前置摄像头 it means front camera
意料不到(yì liào bù dào) - unexpected
优化(yōu huà) - optimize
铝合金(lǚ hé jīn) - aluminium alloy
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