VOA常速英语:World Reacts to Announcement of Steve Jobs Death

短语讲解：

1. From Washington, D.C., to Cupertino, and from Hong Kong to the Blogosphere, news that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away at age 56 came as a jolt, especially to Apple users like Mark Ciolli.

pass away去世
例句：He passed away peacefully.
他安详地去世了。

2. "I, sort of, thought that it was a marketing stunt, and sure enough it was confirmed..."

sort of 有几分地,有那么点儿
例句：I sort of thought you might say that.
我多少料到你也许会那么说。

3. Tracy Mathieu-Huffman was equally shaken. Emotional and fresh from bed - her iPhone belting out music - she had to get to Apple store again.

belt out拉开嗓门唱;热情演奏
例句：No one can belt out those old songs as she can .
没有人能像她那样高声唱出那些老歌。

4. A lot of people were very critical of the iPhone 4S, because many were expecting the iPhone 5 to come out.

come out出现
例句：A new model will come out this summer.
今年夏天将有新的型号问世。

5. The 4-S really standing for Steve.

stand for代表;象征
例句：The American flag stands for freedom and justice.
美国国旗代表自由及公平。

6. As the news broke, people flocked to Apple stores, like the one here in Washington, D.C. They've laid flowers, pictures, candles and personalized notes acknowledging what Steve Jobs meant to them, but also the change he brought to the world.

bring to把…带给(某人), 带往(某处)
例句：Last night's storm brought several trees to the ground.
昨夜的暴风雨刮倒了几棵树。

7. Another scene of emotional outpouring is the blogosphere, where many first learned of Jobs' death.

learn of听说…
例句：They offered help as soon as they learned of the accident.
他们一听说这件意外就立即提供了帮助。

8. "The greatest testament to this person who just passed, is that most people found out about his passing on a device that he invented, or created, or helped design," said Smith.

find out发现, 看穿, 揭发
例句：I'll find out about planes to New York.
我去打听一下飞纽约的班机。
pass on传递; 去世
例句：I'm sorry to learn that your dear mother has just passed on.
听到你母亲去世,我很难过。