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PIC - 1

  1. The S9 didn’t feature big enough changes to ________(吸引) customers. We find out Thursday if the Note 9 has what it takes to ________(惊艳) buyers.

  2. But if it’s anything like the Galaxy S9, don’t expect to be ________(留下深刻印象).

  3. On Thursday, Samsung will introduce the Galaxy Note 9, its premium large-screen smartphone ________(配有) an S Pen stylus.

  4. The stylus could include improvement that help it ________(突破) writing, drawing and navigation, and the ________(超流行的) Fortnite game could make its Android debut on the Note 9.

PIC - 2

  1. ________(滞销) sales

  2. ________(抢购一空)

  3. Samsung actually lost more market share than any other major handset maker and ________(交上了最差的成绩单) since the second quarter of 2013.

  4. Its shipments ________(跌落) 11 percent from the previous year to 70.8 million units, according to IHS Markit.

  5. The results underscore the ________(羸弱的) position that even Samsung, the ________(统治地位) smartphone ________(冠军), sits in amid intensifying competition from Chinese manufacturers like Huawei, Xiaomi and One-plus.

PIC - 3

  1. “Samsung is struggling to ________(击退) the competition with its Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus devices,” IHS Markit said.

  2. The Note 9 launch comes about a month before Apple’s next iPhones are expected and two weeks earlier than last year’s Note 8 launch – part of Samsung’s effort to ________(领先) Apple and ________(重振) its mobile business.

  3. call the market “________(不景气)”

PIC - 4

  1. It’s getting harder for phone makers to ________(改变) every year.

  2. Last year’s introduction of the iPhone X ________(扭转乾坤).

PIC - 5

  1. before ________(推出) to its mainstream Galaxy S line

  2. the Note is usually Samsung’s “________(最好的留到最后)” of the year

  3. In the past, those riskier innovations included the iris scanner, which first appeared in 2016’s ________(命运曲折的) Note 7

PIC - 6 / 7 / 8

  1. A key factor in whether consumers will ________(冷落) or ________(追捧) the Note 9 is how much it costs.

  2. The price of the Galaxy S9 varies depending on the carrier, but at Verizon, the phone costs $800, while the Galaxy S8 ________(以...零售) for $720 when it debuted last year.

  3. Until then, Samsung may try to blow you away with the Note 9’s price, instead of new ________(噱头/附加的装饰物).