Certainly, the fact that my original phone was a piece of junk was a lot of incentive.

当然，我原来的手机已经非常旧了，这也是买 iPhone 的原因之一。

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STEVE JOBS says Apple does not know how to make a $500 computer “that’s not a piece of junk”.

斯蒂文•杰布斯说苹果公司不知道如何用500美元做一台“不是垃圾的”电脑。

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Based on the objective criteria that exist today for capable even a piece of junk would qualify.

依照目前的判定标准来说，即使是一堆垃圾也能够运行Vista。

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"They are all hurtling around in space at 36,000 kilometers per hour and so even a 1mm piece of space junk can destroy or damage a satellite because it all comes from either dead satellites, satellites which have broken up, satellites which had fuel left in them and exploded."

VOA: standard.2010.07.24

Normally, the station can use thrusters to move out of the way of a piece of junk, but this alert was raised too late for such a manoeuvre.

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Here's why: In the next few months, you may get a letter from your credit card company, insurance agent, or broker that looks like a piece of junk mail.

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Basically, Orac is saying that contrary to its claims, the study still involved deception, in the same way that a used car dealer can technically disclose to you that the car he is selling to you is a piece of junk, while at the same time he is talking the cars merits up so excitedly you hardly notice you are buying a lemon.

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