本月初,小米科技宣布与微软达成合作伙伴关系,将在其安卓智能手机和平板电脑上预装微软Office和Skype。
我们来看一段相关的英文报道
Microsoft Corp. and Xiaomi Inc. have expanded their global partnership to provide innovative user experiences on mobile devices. As part of the agreement, Xiaomi will pre-installMicrosoft Office and Skype on Xiaomi Android smartphones and tablets. As a result, tens of millions of consumers and business customers in China, India and around the world will have new ways to work, collaborate and communicate.
The companies' new collaboration also includes a cross-license and patent transfer agreement.
As demonstrated by this agreement with Microsoft, Xiaomi is looking to build sustainable, long-term partnerships with global technology leaders, with the ultimate goal of bringing the best user experience to our Mi fans.
微软与小米已经拓展了全球伙伴关系,在移动设备上提供创新用户体验。作为协议的一部分,小米将在安卓智能手机和平板电脑上预装微软Office和Skype。届时,中国、印度和世界其他国家数以千万的消费者和商业客户在工作、合作以及交流方面将会采取新的方式。
双方的合作还涉及专利交叉许可及转让协议方面的内容。
正如这份与微软的合同中所展示,小米正在寻求与全球技术领先者建立持续、长久的合作关系,最终目标是给小米用户提供最佳的用户体验。
【讲解】
文中的pre-install就是“预装”的意思,其中pre-为前缀,表示“…之前”的意思,如:prehistory(史前的)、preschool(学龄前的)、prepay(预付)。install用作动词,意为“安装”,如:The workers are installing a heating system.(工人们正在安装供暖系统。)
第二段中的collaboration用作名词,意为“合作”,动词拓展为collaborate,如:We would ask you to collaborate with us.(我们愿意请你们和我们合作。)
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