Cell phones also provide endless possibilities for personalization and fashion statements. They come in all shapes and sizes. For those who aren't satisfied with a simple ring, there are phones that play the latest hits instead. And if your phone doesn't match your new outfit, just slide on a different phone cover. From fashion to far-out features, cell phones are cutting the cord6 between yesterday's phones and the wireless world of tomorrow.

　　投入如此庞大资金的手机公司面临着激烈的竞争，时时需要推出具备更多功能的机型。尖端科技将能使未来手机执行许多新任务。想在回家前就让你家里暑气全消吗？只要使用手机拨号，就可以开启冷气机。在陌生的城市里迷路了吗？只要使用手机的全球卫星定位系统（GPS）功能，手机萤幕就会显示你所在位置的地图，让你知道自己身在何方。诸如上述的种种特色都将使"无线革命"更加发扬光大。

　　对于个性化与时尚主张，手机亦提供了无限的可能性。手机的造型和大小不胜枚举。对不满足于单调铃声的使用者而言，大可选择以最新流行歌曲作为铃声的手机。如果手机造型与你的新衣服不搭配，只要换个机壳就行了。从流行样式到酷炫特色，手机正在切断过去有线通讯与未来无线世界之间的连线。

　　Vocabulary

　　

　　1. capability n. sth. that sb./sth. is able to do 功能；能力

　　Electronic dictionaries nowadays have the capability to translate many languages.

　　现在的电子字典能够翻译多种语言。

　　

　　2. cutting-edge adj. phr. new and modern 先进的；新潮的

　　Everybody likes that DJ's shows because he plays cutting-edge music

　　大家都喜欢那位DJ的演出，因他总是播放新潮的音乐。

　　

　　3. enable v. to allow; to make sth. possible 使能够；使可能
　
　　Commercial airlines enable us to travel nearly anywhere in the world.

　　商务客机使人们得以几乎游遍世界各地。

　　

　　4. bring up v. phr. to show on a screen; to retrieve information 显示于（电脑、手机等）萤幕

　　The computer brought up many web pages when I entered the word "Thailand" into a search engine.

　　当我把"Thailand"键入搜索引擎时，电脑给出了许多网页链接。

　　

　　5. revolution n. a significant change; a great advancement 巨大的改变；彻底的革新

　　The invention of the automobile caused a revolution in the way people travel.

　　汽车的发明彻底革新了人们的旅行方式。

　　

　　6. cut the cord idiom to break a connection 切断关连

　　It's time to cut the cord and let your son follow his own dreams.

　　你该放手让儿子追寻自己的梦想了。