美国国家公共电台 NPR 黑莓手机宣布正式结束服务标志着一个时代的结束

For Blackberry users Tuesday marks the end of an era

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Blackberries were once cutting edge, but the company is ending service on its phones. For some people, this means heartbreak. At the same time, others are wondering, "What's a Blackberry?"

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin. They hearken back to a simpler time. Instead of touch screens and infinite scrolling², BlackBerries used tiny keyboards. They were once cutting-edge tools of productivity wielded³ by executives and politicians. President Obama famously clung to his BlackBerry. But today, the end of an era - BlackBerry is ending service on its phones. For some, this means heartbreak. Meanwhile, others are wondering, what is a BlackBerry?

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黑莓手机宣布正式结束服务标志着一个时代的结束

黑莓手机曾经是最先进的，但该公司正在终止其手机的服务。对一些人来说，这意味着心碎。与此同时，其他人也在想，“黑莓是什么？”

主持人瑞秋·马丁：

早上好我是瑞秋·马丁。他们回到了一个更简单的时代。黑莓使用的不是触摸屏和无限滚动，而是微型键盘。它们曾是高管和政界人士利用的最先进手机。众所周知，奥巴马总统紧握着他的黑莓手机。但今天，一个时代的终结——黑莓正在终止其手机上的服务。对一些人来说，这意味着心碎。与此同时，其他人也在想，什么是黑莓？

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n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 scrolling   

n.卷[滚]动法，上下换行v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的现在分词 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Another important detail required by auto-scrolling is a time delay. 自动滚屏需要的另一个重要细节是时间延迟。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• In 2D visualization and drawing applications, vertical and horizontal scrolling are common. 在二维的可视化及绘图应用中，垂直和水平滚动非常普遍。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 wielded   

手持着使用（武器、工具等）( wield的过去式和过去分词 )； 具有； 运用（权力）； 施加（影响）

参考例句：

• The bad eggs wielded power, while the good people were oppressed. 坏人当道，好人受气
• He was nominally the leader, but others actually wielded the power. 名义上他是领导者，但实际上是别人掌握实权。