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Apple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant introduced iBooks textbooks a couple of weeks ago when it announced its iBooks 2 platform.
幾周前，蘋果公司在iBooks 2平臺的發(fā)布會(huì)上正式推出iBooks，此舉表明這一科技巨頭正式進(jìn)軍教科書市場。
They are digital books in a variety of subjects from astronomy to zoology taking in science, maths, history and geography.
電子教科書涵蓋了從天文學(xué)到動(dòng)物學(xué)等多種主題，包括科學(xué)，數(shù)學(xué)，歷史和地理等科目。
Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in conjunction with major textbook publishers. The company offers a collection of textbooks for high school students.
蘋果同一些知名教科書出版商展開合作，研發(fā)基于iPad平臺的教科書。目前蘋果已經(jīng)推出了一套高中電子教材。
Apple claims it offers a "new textbook experience" and suggests its interactive iBooks textbooks are "the next chapter in learning".
蘋果表示將創(chuàng)造一場 “教科書新體驗(yàn)”，并暗示這種互動(dòng)式的電子教科書將會(huì)“開啟學(xué)習(xí)的新篇章”。
It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you require can be stored on your iPad.
這聽上去對于中小學(xué)生來說是個(gè)好消息。想想看，不用再背著裝滿課本的，沉甸甸的書包，因?yàn)樗袝伎梢詢?chǔ)存在你的iPad里。
No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away.
也不必再去買那些昂貴的課本，這些課本只能用一兩年，之后不是賣掉，就是送人。
Of course there's a catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 (94.74 yuan) or less.
當(dāng)然凡事有利就有弊。你需要擁有一部iPad，眾所周知其價(jià)格不菲。此外你還要買電子課本，大多數(shù)定價(jià)不高于14.99美元（合94.74元人民幣）。
Textbook publishing was worth $8.7 billion in the US alone last year. Will digital books take over completely in education?
去年，單是美國的教科書出版業(yè)的市值就達(dá)到87億美元。那么電子書將會(huì)徹底搶占整個(gè)教育市場嗎？
Is learning going to evolve into something we do on an electronic tablet computer? You can appreciate the attractions.
我們正步入用平板電腦的學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)代嗎？你可以感受到這其中的魅力所在。
Instead of boring old textbooks which are quickly out of date you can have an interactive learning experience.
隨著那些無聊又陳舊的課本被迅速淘汰，你便可以體驗(yàn)到互動(dòng)學(xué)習(xí)的樂趣。
You can play videos, examine geometrical problems in 3D, listen to music and commentary, make notes and mark passages electronically. You can also share stuff on social networking sites with fellow students.
你可以播放視頻，利用3D來解析幾何難題，收聽音樂以及評論，在電子屏幕上記筆記，做文章注釋，還可以與同學(xué)在社交網(wǎng)站上分享資料。
