The new iPad Air will start at 499 dollars, while the Macbook Pro's will be 200 dollars lower than the previous version.

Six years ago it was just me and a macbook.

六年前，只有我自己和一台笔记本

Apple is widely expected to unveil a new version of the MacBook Air next week.

外界普遍认为苹果将在下周推出新版MacBook Air。

Apple also announced a new MacBook laptop with a 12-inch high-resolution retina display.

苹果还发布了一款配有12英寸高分辨率视网膜（retina）屏的新MacBook笔记本电脑。

Apple's new MacBook is transformative based on its size alone.

苹果的新款MacBook光看大小，就已经很具革新性了。

He said that the plant made cases for the iPad and MacBook but did not mention iPhone parts.

他表示，该工厂生产iPad、MacBook外壳，但没有提到iPhone零件。

There is a notable lack of ports on the new MacBook.

新款Macbook的接口很少。

But eight months ago I got a Macbook and have been using that ever since.

不过8个月前我得到一台苹果笔记本并且从那时起一直在用它。

But back to the new MacBook.

但回头来看这款新MacBook。

Like the latest iPhones, the new MacBook comes in silver, dark gray and gold.

和最新的iPhone一样，新款MacBook有银色、深灰和金色三种颜色。

So that's the science I ignored by switching off natural scrolling on my MacBook.

所以，当我关掉MacBook上的自然滚动功能时，是忽略了上述科学原理。

As considering these situation, this A5 MacBook Air seems to be made just for experiment.

因此，这台搭载了A5处理器的笔记本似乎只是用来做实验的。

Tap-tap went the stick against the stone; and again, tap-tap;

嗒，嗒，棍子打在墙上发出坚实的响声，再打下去，仍然是嗒，嗒，嗒。

He has spent so long tap-tap-tapping on electronic gizmos of one kind or another that he has completely missed out on the skill of forming legible characters with his own hand.

他长久以来一直是“嗒嗒”地敲着一种或者其他的电子小装置以致他完全忘记了用自己的双手拼词组句的能力。

Savour the silence, if that's what nature serves up, or thrill to the tap-tap of the woodpecker.

如果这是大自然奉上的一份佳肴，给这份宁静加点作料吧，或是因为啄木鸟的叩击声而兴奋起来吧。

Savor the silence, if that's what nature serves up, or thrill to the tap-tap of the woodpecker.

如果大自然给你的是寂静，那就尽情享受吧，或者随着啄木鸟的啄啄声而兴奋吧。

Example: John always re-posts political messages on Facebook.

约翰总是在Facebook上转发政治信息。

His medical centre also has a Facebook page, a MySPace page and a Twitter feed.

他的医疗中心还有一个Facebook页面、一个MySPace页面和一个Twitter提要。

Online services like Facebook, Twitter and the like, are called out of manipula-tion — making products so good that people can't stop using them.

像脸书、推特等类似网络服务是应运而生的操纵大师，这些产品如此完美，让人们欲罢不能。

Social Media like Facebook and Twitter have provided a space for slacktivism to exist.

Facebook和Twitter这样的社交媒体孕育了懒人行动主义。

Yet underlying all of this is a simple dynamic: Apple, Google, Facebook and other companies hold most of the cards in this confrontation.

然而，这一切的背后有一个简单的动因：苹果、谷歌、脸谱网及其他公司在这场争夺战中掌握着大部分的主动权。