VOA慢速英语:New Generation of Laptops Spell Trouble for PCs

短语讲解：

1. In April, Intel said its earnings fell 2.5 percent to 12.6 billion dollars, compared to earnings last year. Intel's net income dropped 25 percent to 2 billion dollars.

compare to 把…比作
例句：A teacher is often compare to a candle.
教师常被比作一支蜡烛。

2. Industry experts are also concerned about reaction to Microsoft windows 8 operating system, it was released last October.

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：The first is continuing market concern about sovereign debt.
首先是市场对主权债务的持续担忧。

3. Bob O'Donnell, an IDC vice president said the Windows 8 launch not only failed to increase PC sales, but seemed to have slowed the market.

fail to 未能…
例句：And many companies fail to recover their investment.
许多公司都未能收回投资。

4. She expects the first public preview on the update to take place in June.

take place 发生，举行
例句：Where were you? Where did it take place?
你当时在哪儿?在哪儿发生的?