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Apple briefly lost its $1tn valuation on Thursday when its shares fell 7% in after-hours trading despite posting record results. The tech giant's strategy of charging more for its phones has paid off, with revenues jumping in the last three months despite relatively flat sales. But a warning of possible weaker sales in coming months sparked a share price slide after official trading ended.

briefly: adv. 短暫地
brief: adj. 短暫的 vt. 簡報 (brief sb: 給誰做簡短的匯報)
valuation: n. 估值
value: n. 價值 vt. 評價
after-hours trading：市后交易 (after official trading)
flat: adj. 平淡的，表現一般的
spark: vt. 導致了
lead: vi. 導致 vt. 致使
cause: vt. 引起
slide: n. 下滑

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