A strong international debut for Apple's iPad had lifted sales of the tablet computer to 2m since its US launch two months ago, the company said, a rate exceeding the most recent public figures for its flagship Mac laptop and desktop computers.

　　蘋果(Apple)公司表示，自從兩個月前在美國發(fā)售iPad以來，火爆的海外上市場面已將這款平板電腦的銷量提升至200萬臺，超過了該公司最近公布的Mac筆記本和臺式電腦等主要產(chǎn)品的銷量。

　　Yesterday's disclosure followed three full days of sales in the UK, Germany, Japan and six other nations.

　　在昨日發(fā)布上述銷量數(shù)據(jù)之前，英國、德國、日本和其它6國完成了3個整日的銷售。

　　Analysts who projected sales of 1.5m units for the quarter ending in June might revise higher their projections today, providing a possible further boost to Apple's stock market value.

　　此前預(yù)測在截至6月的這個季度iPad銷量將達到150萬臺的分析師，今日可能會調(diào)高他們的預(yù)測，這可能會進一步提升蘋果的市值。

　　The company last week eclipsed Microsoft in market capitalisation, becoming the most valuable technology group in the world.

　　上周，蘋果的市值超過微軟，成為全球市值最高的科技集團。

　　In the quarter that ended in March, Apple sold 2.94m Macs, or just less than 1m per month.

　　在截至今年3月的季度，蘋果售出了294萬臺Mac電腦，每月銷量略低于100萬臺。

　　But Macs are intended to perform essential household and business tasks, while the iPad is a small luxury device aimed at consuming digital media.

　　但Mac電腦旨在執(zhí)行重要的家庭和企業(yè)任務(wù)，而iPad則是一款旨在消費數(shù)字媒體的小型奢侈品設(shè)備。

　　The new figures suggest the company has succeeded in creating a category of device between traditional personal computers and smartphones.

　　新的銷量數(shù)據(jù)似乎表明，蘋果已成功創(chuàng)造了介于傳統(tǒng)個人電腦和智能手機之間的一個設(shè)備品類。

　　Apple sells more than 6m iPhones and iPods each month.

　　蘋果iPhone和iPod的每月銷量超過600萬部。

　　Apple delayed the iPad launch overseas by weeks because of short supply, then shifted most of its inventory to those new markets, leaving many shelves bare in the US after the initial rush.

　　由于供應(yīng)短缺，蘋果iPad的海外發(fā)售推遲了數(shù)周之久，接著該公司將其大部分庫存轉(zhuǎn)移到了這些新的市場，這讓美國的許多銷售網(wǎng)點在最初大量供應(yīng)之后遭遇貨源短缺。

　　Apple had announced 1m sales in the US alone in the 28 days after it became available there on April 3 for a starting price of $499.

　　蘋果曾宣布，在4月3日在美國開始發(fā)售iPad之后的28天內(nèi)，銷量就達100萬臺，iPad起價499美元。

　　Bullish Apple supporters on Wall Street had predicted the company was on target, with internal estimates that it could sell 10m iPads a year.

　　華爾街支持蘋果的樂觀人士曾預(yù)測，該公司將完成目標，根據(jù)內(nèi)部的預(yù)測，iPad每年的銷量可能會達到1000萬臺。