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United States
Měiguó
美国
consumers
xiāofèizhě
消费者
to rush to buy
qiǎnggòu
抢购
iPhone (smartphone by Apple)
iPhone
iPhone
，
to worry
dānxīn
担心
tariff
guānshuì
关税
to push up
tuīgāo
推高
prices
jiàgé
价格
。

many

hěnduō

很多

Americans

Měiguórén

美国人

to go

qù

去

Apple

Píngguǒ

苹果

store

méndiàn

门店

to rush to buy

qiǎnggòu

抢购

mobile phone

shǒujī

手机

。

analyst

fēnxīshī

分析师

to warn

jǐnggào

警告

，

tariff

guānshuì

关税

implemented

shíshī

实施

after

hòu

后

iPhone

price

jiàgé

价格

may

kěnéng

可能

rise to

zhǎng dào

涨到

2,300 US dollars

2300 měiyuán

2300美元

。

April 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM

many

hěnduō

很多

Americans

Měiguórén

美国人

to go

qù

去

Apple

Píngguǒ

苹果

store

méndiàn

门店

to buy

mǎi

买

mobile phone

shǒujī

手机

。

they

tāmen

他们

to worry

dānxīn

担心

mobile phone

shǒujī

手机

price

jiàgé

价格

very soon

hěnkuài

很快

will

huì

会

to rise

shàngzhǎng

上涨

。

new

xīn

新

tariff

guānshuì

关税

may

kěnéng

可能

cause

ràng

让

iPhone

price

jiàgé

价格

to exceed

chāoguò

超过

2,300 US dollars

2300 měiyuán

2300美元

。

Apple

Píngguǒ

苹果

company

gōngsī

公司

already

yǐ

已

from

cóng

从

India

Yìndù

印度

to air-freight

kōngyùn

空运

large quantities of

dàliàng

大量

mobile phones

shǒujī

手机

dào

到

the United States

Měiguó

美国

。

approximately

yuē

约

90 percent

90%

particle

的

iPhone

zài

在

China

Zhōngguó

中国

to produce

shēngchǎn

生产

。

tariff

guānshuì

关税

makes

ràng

让

these

zhèxiē

这些

phones

shǒujī

手机

become

biàndé

变得

more expensive

gèng guì

更贵

。

Apple

Píngguǒ

苹果

company

gōngsī

公司

plans

jìhuà

计划

to take

bǎ

把

gèngduō

production

shēngchǎn

生产

to move to

yí dào

移到

India

Yìndù

印度

。

Apple

Píngguǒ

苹果

also

hái

还

to announce

xuānbù

宣布

zài

在

the United States

Měiguó

美国

to invest

tóuzī

投资

50 billion US dollars

wǔbǎi yì měiyuán

五百亿美元

for use in

yòng yú

用于

domestic manufacturing

běntǔ zhìzào

本土制造

。

New Words

Píngguǒ

苹果

Apple

shǒujī

手机

mobile phone

jiàgé

价格

price

iPhone

kōngyùn

空运

to air-freight

guānshuì

关税

tariff

Yìndù

印度

India

Zhōngguó

中国

China

News in English

Science & Technology

Americans Rush to Buy iPhones as Tariff-Driven Price Increases Loom

Many Americans are rushing to Apple stores to buy iPhones before tariff-driven price increases take hold. Analysts warn the price of an iPhone could reach 2,300 US dollars if tariffs are passed on to consumers.

Many Americans go to Apple stores to buy phones. They worry phone prices will very soon rise. New tariffs may cause iPhone prices to exceed $2,300. Apple company has already air-freighted large quantities of phones from India to the United States. Approximately 90% of iPhones are produced in China. Tariffs make these phones become more expensive. Apple company plans to move more production to India. Apple also announced investing $50 billion in the United States for domestic manufacturing.

United StatesMěiguó美国consumersxiāofèizhě消费者to rush to buyqiǎnggòu抢购iPhone (smartphone by Apple)iPhoneiPhone，to worrydānxīn担心tariffguānshuì关税to push uptuīgāo推高pricesjiàgé价格。

New Words

News in English

Americans Rush to Buy iPhones as Tariff-Driven Price Increases Loom

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United States
Měiguó
美国
consumers
xiāofèizhě
消费者
to rush to buy
qiǎnggòu
抢购
iPhone (smartphone by Apple)
iPhone
iPhone
，
to worry
dānxīn
担心
tariff
guānshuì
关税
to push up
tuīgāo
推高
prices
jiàgé
价格
。