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Before a new iPhone is released, diehard Apple fans love lining up outside of Apple stores.
新苹果手机发布之前，铁杆苹果粉丝喜欢在苹果专卖店外面排队&g||0VEN^Da。
But this year, lines around the world were shorter than they've been in previous years for the new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.
但是今年，世界各地排队购买新款“iPhone XS”和“iPhone XS Max”的人比前些年少了g-.u=l!*j;h*。

According to Business Insider, at one Apple store in Tokyo, the line was half the size as it was last year.
据“Business Insider”报道，在东京的一家苹果专卖店，排队人数是去年的一半D(v(|FUdBRmdc),Q1。
There could be an explanation for the shorter lines though aside from lack of consumer interest.
除了消费者不感兴趣外，排队人数减少还有另一个原因&=fh[B.XU|=H。
In recent years, Apple has encouraged customers to make pre-orders or schedule in-store pickups instead of launch day walk-ins.
近些年，苹果鼓励消费者提前预定或安排到店取货时间，无需在发布日排队购买zw4osI,F1Q!d@RbyR。

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词语解释

1.diehard n. 顽固分子；死硬派；铁杆支持者

例句：Not even their diehard supporters can pretend that this was a great game.
即使是他们的铁杆支持者也无法假装这是一场精彩的比赛Na[=T)ATFi*n),WH。

2.instead of 代替；作为……的替换

例句：Instead of taking me to the departure lounge they took me right to my seat on the plane.
他们没有带我去候机厅，而是直接领我上飞机到了我的座位上;a*AN&_^Gs,Xz。