双语新闻:新款iPhone价格花样多
【英文原文】
Pricing Plans Aplenty For New iPhone 3G S
摘要：苹果公司(Apple Inc.)周一推出iPhone新机型iPhone 3G S。这款新机型速度更快，功能更强，并具备影像摄像及编辑等新功能。
Apple on Monday unveiled a new iPhone model called iPhone 3G S, which is faster, more powerful and has new capabilities like video recording and editing.
The device immediately inspired lust among many consumers. But there are some calculations that people may want to make before snapping the new iPhone up.
For new AT&T customers, that calculation is pretty straightforward. Their price is $199 for the 16-gigabyte iPhone 3G S and $299 for the 32-gigabyte model with a two-year wireless service contract. (AT&T is the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the U.S.)
But existing AT&T customers don't qualify for the introductory price, including those who bought the previous iPhone 3G model in the past year. Instead, the new iPhone would cost $200 more if they upgrade now.
Then there are those people who may just want the iPhone 3G S without a service contract from AT&T. For those consumers, the introductory price of the gadget would jump to $599 for the 16-gigabyte model and $699 for the 32-gigabyte model.
People may want to weigh the new iPhone 3G S's pricing against other rival devices. The $199 price for the 16-gigabyte iPhone 3G S is the same as Palm's 8-gigabyte Pre smart phone that began selling on Saturday. That makes the iPhone the better deal if looking just at the device.
But industry watchers say AT&T's service plan for the iPhone is still too expensive for many consumers. AT&T requires users to pay $30 a month for unlimited data, $20 a month for unlimited texting and anywhere from $39.99 to $99.99 a month depending on how many minutes they want. Unlimited use of the device for data, text and voice would cost about $150 a month. Sprint, which is so far the only wireless carrier for Palm's Pre, has a 'Simply Everything' plan for $99.99.
Tell us Digits readers: If you're an existing iPhone 3G user, would you upgrade to the iPhone 3G S?
If you don't own a smart phone yet, is the new iPhone or the Palm Pre more attractive to you?
【中文译文】
苹果公司(Apple Inc.)周一推出iPhone新机型iPhone 3G S。这款新机型速度更快，功能更强，并具备影像摄像及编辑等新功能。
这款设备立刻就引得众多消费者垂涎不已。但在出手抢购之前，人们或许还得精打细算一番。
对于美国电话电报公司(AT&T)的新客户来说，计算方法很简单。16G容量的iPhone 3G S价格为199美元，32G型号为299美元，均含两年期无线网络服务合约。（AT&T是iPhone在美国的独家运营商。）
但AT&T的现有客户不能享受这个起始价格，包括过去一年内购买了老款iPhone 3G机型的客户。相反，如果他们现在升级到新的iPhone 3G S，就需要再多付200美元。
然后还有的人可能只想要iPhone 3G S手机，不想要AT&T的服务合约。对于这类客户，这款机型的起始价跃升至599美元（16G）和699美元（32G）。
人们或许想将iPhone 3G S与其他竞争机型的定价对比一下。16G的iPhone 3G S价格为199美元，与Palm推出的8G容量Pre智能手机一样，这款手机于上周六开始销售。如果光看设备的话，iPhone显然更划算。
但行业观察人士说，AT&T针对iPhone的服务计划对许多客户来说仍然过于昂贵。AT&T的数据流量包月费用为30美元，短信包月20美元，另外还有从39.99美元-99.99美元不等的通话费用，取决于用户选择的通话时长。如果流量、短信和通话全都包月的话，每个月的费用大约为150美元。而Palm的Pre手机迄今唯一一家无线网络运营商斯普林特(Sprint)则有一个“轻松全包”(Simply Everything)计划，费用为99.99美元。
请读者告诉我们：如果你已经是iPhone 3G用户，你会升级成iPhone 3G S吗？
如果你还没有智能手机，那新款iPhone和Palm Pre哪个更能得到你的青睐呢？
【词汇讲解】
1. lust 强烈的愿望，渴望
He was filled with lust for power.
他内心充满了对权力的渴望。
2. straightforward 简单的；易懂的
This is a straightforward task.
这是一项很容易完成的任务。
【词组讲解】
The device immediately inspired lust among many consumers. But there are some calculations that people may want to make before snapping the new iPhone up.
这款设备立刻就引得众多消费者垂涎不已。但在出手抢购之前，人们或许还得精打细算一番。
snap up 表示表示“抢购”，例如：
I snapped up the coat at that cheap price.
在价格便宜时我买下了这件大衣。
