電池降速惹議
Apple has guaranteed to a preliminary settlement of US$500 million from a 2017 lawsuit. The company has been accused of purposely slowing down older iPhones to induce owners to purchase replacement phones and batteries.
蘋果2017年被控故意將舊的iPhone降速以誘使使用者購買新的手機或電池，最近蘋果保證以5億美元達成初步和解。
guarantee(v.)(n.)保證;擔保;保固The phone has a one-year guarantee.preliminary(adj.)(n.)初步的;初賽preliminary result初步結果settlement(n.)協定;和解;支付reach a settlement達成和解out-of-court settlement庭外和解settlement of debts付清債務lawsuit(n.)訴訟file a lawsuit against sb對某人提出訴訟accuse(v.)指控;譴責accuse sb. of sth.She accused that guy of stealing her purse.purposely(adv.)故意地induce(v.)誘使own(v.)擁有owner(n.)主人;擁有者purchase(v.)=buy購買replacement(n.)替換You can either get a refund or a replacement for the damaged product.
The settlement only covers particular iPhones and operating systems.
該理賠條款只針對特定手機機型與作業系統。
cover(v.)涵蓋;針對Travel insurance does not cover everything.particular(adj.)特定的operating system作業系統
Those who owned one of the covered phones before December 21, 2017 and have experienced a slowdown are entitled to claim compensation of up to US$25.
在2017年12月21日之前購買指定機型，且出現過降速問題的使用者，即有權索取25美元的賠償金。
be entitled to享有~權利Employees are entitled to take sick leave.claim(v.)(n.)索賠;理賠You can make a claim on your car insurance.
They are required to submit their claim form by October 6.
使用者需在10月6日前提交申請。
require(v.)要求submit(v.)提交submission(n.)
The phones’ poorer performance after software installations and updates had led some of the users to believe that their phones were near the end of their lifecycles.
由於安裝與更新軟體使手機性能變差，使用者表示這誤導他們認為手機壽命將盡。
performance(n.)表現;性能software(n.)軟體hardware(n.)硬體installation(n.)安裝install(v.)update(n.)(v.)更新lead-led-led引導lifecycle(n.)生命週期
However, Apple said that the phones slowed down because of temperature changes, high usage or other issues.
然而，蘋果公司手機變慢是因為溫度的改變、使用頻率過高等問題。
temperature(n.)溫度usage(n.)用法issue(n.)議題;問題
Despite the huge amount of the payout, Apple still denied its wrongdoing and decided to settle the case to lessen its burdens and costs.
儘管必須支付鉅額賠償金，但蘋果公司仍矢口否認手機降速為自身的責任，為降低訴訟的負擔與成本，決定支付賠償金和解。
payout(n.)大筆的支付款項deny(v.)否認wrongdoing(n.)違法行為settle(v.)處理;解決My wife and I just won’t settle our argument.lessen(v.)減少;減輕burden(n.)負擔cost(n.)成本
As the lawsuit took place in America, the settlement only applies to iPhone owners in the United States.
由於訴訟是在美國進行，上述理賠條款僅適用於美國消費者。
take place發生;舉行apply to適用於