英语新闻听写 Oculus Rift推迟发货时间

Customers and upset and Oculus is simply trying to tell them how it is,

用户焦急万分，Oculus缓缓来道，

but according to vocal¹ users of Twitter, no excuse is good enough for their compromised expectations.

但据推特“声户”表示，Oculus迷们的心已碎，多说无益。

Although the Oculus Rift² began shipping³ two weeks ago, many customers expecting a March shipping date have still not received their virtual reality headset.

虽然Oculus Rift已于两周前正式发货上市，但许多3月收货订单却迟迟不来。

According to Oculus, the shipment delay is the result of a component⁴ shortage.

据Oculus厂商表示，因零件断货发货日期延期。

The company added steps have been made to not only address the component shortage,

除了解决零件断货问题，

but to increase manufacturing output of the brand-new device.

还要解决产能不足问题。

Oculus is offering free shipping on all pre-orders as a mea culpa to their customers.

因Oculus过失，厂商将为所有预定客户提供免邮费服务。

1 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

2 rift   

n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入

参考例句：

• He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
• The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。

3 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

4 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。