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美国iPhone手机充电时着火

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-03-31 03:01 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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In what appears to be the first reported case of its kind on US shores, a Colorado woman alleges¹ that her iPhone 4 caught fire while charging overnight and wants Apple to warn customers of the device's possible combustion² issues.

美国科罗拉多州一位女士近日称，她的iPhone4手机在夜间充电时着火，希望苹果公司提醒iPhone4的用户这款手机可能发生爆燃。这是美国首次报道发生类似事件。

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Pictures of the alleged iPhone 4 combustion. The woman, who spoke⁴ under the condition of anonymity⁵（匿名） , said she took her story to tech website Mashable in order to spread public awareness⁶ over the reported issue, claiming that Apple has been reticent⁷（沉默的） to acknowledge the alleged incident.

The unnamed source claims that she awoke in the early morning during a recent trip to the east coast to find her year-old white iPhone 4 making "sizzling" and "popping" noises. After an unspecified amount of time there was "not quite an explosion, but an immense crackling（连续的爆炸声） ," and smoke plumed⁸ from the device creating "an awful, putrid⁹ smell, almost like you were ingesting（摄取，咽下） plastic of some kind."

Inspection¹⁰ of the provided pictures yields no clues as to which components¹¹ were heated to the point of creating smoke, though it a bulging¹²（膨胀） battery is clearly seen to have expanded enough to force apart the iPhone's casing.

According to the report, the iPhone was connected via an Apple-branded charger to a power outlet¹³ that was later inspected and found to be working normally.

The woman goes on to say that when she asked Apple to be upgraded to a replacement¹⁴ iPhone 4S, the company furnished her with another iPhone 4.

The alleged incident is reportedly the first of its kind in the US, though there has been at least one similar instance in Australia involving the iPhone 4.

This is not the first time Apple has seen problems with overheating batteries as it extended a replacement program for its first-generation iPod nano in 2011 due to a defect that caused the device's battery to overheat. The Cupertino, Calif., company first acknowledged the problem in a 2008 press release that stemmed from an investigation¹⁵ by the Japanese government.

There have been no reports of severe overheating issues with the iPhone 4S or any other products in Apple's current lineup.

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1 alleges
断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。 Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

2 combustion
n.燃烧；氧化；骚动
参考例句：
We might be tempted to think of combustion.我们也许会联想到氧化。 The smoke formed by their combustion is negligible.由它燃烧所生成的烟是可忽略的。

3 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

4 spoke
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。 The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 anonymity
n.the condition of being anonymous
参考例句：
Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密，书中的人用的都是化名。 Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。

6 awareness
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
参考例句：
There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。 Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

7 reticent
adj.沉默寡言的；言不如意的
参考例句：
He was reticent about his opinion.他有保留意见。 He was extremely reticent about his personal life.他对自己的个人生活讳莫如深。

8 plumed
饰有羽毛的
参考例句：
The knight plumed his helmet with brilliant red feathers. 骑士用鲜红的羽毛装饰他的头盔。 The eagle plumed its wing. 这只鹰整理它的翅膀。

9 putrid
adj.腐臭的；有毒的；已腐烂的；卑劣的
参考例句：
To eat putrid food is liable to get sick.吃了腐败的食物容易生病。 A putrid smell drove us from the room.一股腐臭的气味迫使我们离开这房间。

10 inspection
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。 The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

11 components
（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分；成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量；（混合物的）组成部分
参考例句：
the components of a machine 机器部件 Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。

12 bulging
膨胀；凸出（部）；打气；折皱
参考例句：
Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。 Conscious of the bulging red folder, Nim told her,"Ask if it's important." 尼姆想到那个鼓鼓囊囊的红色文件夹便告诉她：“问问是不是重要的事。”

13 outlet
n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄
参考例句：
The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。 Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

14 replacement
n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品
参考例句：
We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。 They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

15 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

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