Microsoft has thrown its weight behind calls for an antitrust investigation into App Store monopolies, piling yet more pressure on Apple as the iPhone maker prepares for its annual developer conference on Monday. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, criticized the 30% cut that app stores take from developers this month. Smith’s comments, which did not mention Apple by name, add to a growing backlash against the company’s methods.

思考题：

It can be inferred from the text that ___.

A.Microsoft supports the antitrust effort by the Apple.

B.Microsoft criticizes the Apple explicitly and directly.

C.Apple policies have protected the competition

D.a lot of people do not agree with Apple’s policies

词汇突破：

throw one's weight behind... 全力支持...

antitrust investigation 反垄断调查

App Store 应用程序商店(所有品牌的都可以叫这个)

monopoly 垄断

pile pressure on...施加压力

by name 提到名字

backlash 强烈抵制，反对

句子解析：

句：

Microsoft has thrown its weight behind calls for an antitrust investigation into App Store monopolies, piling yet more pressure on Apple / as the iPhone maker prepares for its annual developer conference on Monday.

参考译文：在苹果准备于周一召开年度开发者大会之际，微软表示全力支持对苹果应用商店进行反垄断调查的号召，让苹果承受了更大的压力。(注意我翻译的调序)

第二句：

Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, criticized the 30% cut(名词) that app stores take from developers this month

参考译文：微软总裁布拉德·史密斯本月指责应用程序商店从开发者身上拿走30%的收入

第三句：

Smith’s comments, which did not mention Apple by name, add to a growing backlash against the company’s(苹果公司，注意找指代) methods.

参考译文：人们对公司(苹果)的方式日益不满，史密斯的言论(虽然没有提及苹果的名字)给这种反对情绪添了把火。(注意我翻译的调序)

思考题解析：

It can be inferred from the text that ___.

从文章中可以得知______

A.Microsoft supports the antitrust effort by the Apple.

微软支持苹果做出来的反垄断的努力。

偷换!

微软支持的是对苹果的反垄断调查。所以错!

B.Microsoft criticizes the Apple explicitly and directly.

微软明确并直接地批评了苹果。

最后一句说了没提及名字，所以不能说是明确地。

错!

C.Apple policies have protected the competition

苹果的政策保护了竞争。

不对，苹果的政策是在构成垄断。错!

D.a lot of people do not agree with Apple’s policies

很多人不同意苹果的政策。

最后一句中的：growing backlash

人们对公司(苹果)的方式日益不满

对!

文章来源背景和来源：

Microsoft president's criticism of app stores puts pressure on Apple

微软总裁对应用商店的批评让苹果面临压力

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jun/21/microsoft-presidents-criticism-of-app-stores-puts-pressure-on-apple

背景：苹果的应用商店长期以来因为其应用内购买系统及分成规则而备受诟病，并被业内人士直接讥讽为“苹果税”。自去年总部位于瑞典斯德歌尔摩的知名流媒体服务商Spotify向欧盟递交诉状，指控苹果影响公平竞争之后，欧盟于6月16日宣布正式发起针对App Store和App Pay的两项反垄断调查。消息一出，众多苹果应用开发者加入了抗议“苹果税”的阵营，指责苹果通过封闭的生态系统和守门人的支配地位索取高额的通行费，妨碍了市场的公平竞争，尤其限制了小型应用开发商的发展。声援抗议者的还有以往被反垄断的“常客”微软公司。微软总裁布拉德·史密斯表示，现在应用程序市场的所作所为早就超出了当年欧盟对IE浏览器利用Windows市场地位的指控。言外之意：你们早就该整治苹果了。