读外刊，学短语（2021.10.9）——get hands onAs soon as Jobs got the call from Wozniak that Sunday afternoon, he knew they would have to get their hands on the technical journal right away.

get hands on 获取[得到]某物

• e.g. She’s only marrying him to get her hands on his money. 她嫁给他只是图他的钱财。

   

get my hands on sb. 抓住某人

• e.g. Just wait till I get my hands on you! 你就等着我收拾你吧！

  • sort of 有点像，好像〔表示不肯定自己是不是用词恰当〕

   

  It is unclear why Tim Cook, Apple's boss, prefaced the launch of the iPhone 13 on September 14th with a serenade to the Golden State. It was certainly not a reaction to the ruling handed down days earlier by federal judge there, Yvonne González Rogers.

  • preface 作为……的开端

  • serenade 小夜曲

  • the Golden State 黄金州（美国加州的别称）

  • hand down 颁布；宣判

   

  Her decision in a lawsuit brought against Apple by Epic Games, which owns "Fortnite", a popular video game, will make Mr Cook's life tougher. On a skim of the 185-page decision, Apple can claim to be the winner.

  • bring a lawsuit against sb 对某人提起诉讼；当然文中的a lawsuit brought against Apple 意思就是“对苹果提起的诉讼”

  • On a skim of 浏览一下

  • claim to be 声称是……

   

  Broadly speaking, Epic had accused the iPhone-maker of abusing a monopoly over its App Store by, among other things, forcing developers to use Apple's in-app payment systemand to pay excessive commissions of up to 30%. Not so, the judge argued.

  • Broadly speaking 总的说来

  • monopoly 垄断

  • among other things 〔除了已陈述的事实、原因外〕还有许多其他的

  • in-app payment system 应用内支付系统

  • excessive 过多的；过度的

  • commission 佣金

   

  In her view, the relevant market is not the iPhone or the App Store, but "digital mobile gaming transactions", where Apple competes with Google's Android operating system. Although Apple controls more than half of this market, that does not amount to wrongdoing.

  • transaction 交易

  • amount to sth 等于；相当于

   

  "Success is not illegal," Ms González Rogers wrote, adding that no evidence was presented to suggest that Apple erected barriers to entry or engaged in conduct decreasing output or innovation. Tim Sweeney, Epic's boss, did not hide his disappointment.

  • erect 搭建；竖起

  • engage in 参加；参与

  • conduct 行为；举止

  • output 产量；创作量

   

  
  

  "Today's ruling isn't a win for developers or for consumers," he tweeted, and vowed to fight on "for fair competition. . . for a billion consumers". Apple did not hold back its glee.

  • vow 立誓，起誓

  • hold back 控制（情感）

  • glee 高兴；幸灾乐祸

   

  In a statement, Kate Adams, Apple's general counsel, called it "a resounding victory". "We're extremely pleased with this decision."

  • general counsel 首席律师

  • resounding 彻底的，辉煌的

• Apple wins a court battle against Epic Games - sort of "California has always been a place for people with big ambitions and big dreams. . . We are proud to call California our home."

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