When Apple launched the iPhone 6 in 2014, its move to a larger screen yielded the most profitable quarter in US corporate² history. Now, as the company faces the prospect³ that iPhone sales may fall this year for the first time, it is hoping a smaller and cheaper device will provide a much-needed sales boost.

当2014年苹果公司(Apple)发布iPhone 6时，其迈向大屏幕的举动使其收获了美国企业史上最赚钱的季度。如今，该公司正面临着今年iPhone销量可能出现首次下滑的局面，它希望推出更小更便宜的产品可以带来其所亟需的销售提升。

Monday is expected to see Apple reveal a 4-inch iPhone SE, the same size as the 5 series introduced in 2012 but with updated technology, including Apple Pay, a better camera and a faster processor. New iPads with the same keyboard and Pencil accessories that arrived with last year’s Pro¹ version and extra bands for the Apple Watch are also expected.

周一，苹果预计发布4英寸屏幕的iPhone SE。该尺寸与2012年推出的iPhone 5系列的屏幕尺寸相同，不过搭载了更先进的技术，其中包括Apple Pay、更高性能的摄像头以及更快的处理器。预计该公司还将发布新一代iPad（支持去年伴随iPad Pro推出的同型键盘和Pencil配件）以及更多Apple Watch表带。

It is unusual timing⁴ for a new iPhone. After the first iPhone was launched in January 2007, the device was updated every June until 2011’s 4S, which began the now-familiar autumn refresh. A fuller update to its flagship smartphone is still expected in September.

此次新款iPhone发布的时间点不同寻常。在2007年1月发布首代iPhone之后，苹果在每年6月推出新一代产品，直到2011年推出iPhone 4S，那年开始了现在为人所熟悉的秋季发布。其全新的旗舰款智能手机预计仍将于9月亮相。

Neil Cybart, Apple analyst⁵ at Above Avalon, said next week’s break with tradition was “a recognition that recent iPhone sales trends are a bit different than [Apple’s] management was expecting”.

Above Avalon的苹果分析师尼尔•西巴特(Neil Cybart)称，其打破传统的举动是“承认iPhone近期销量较（苹果）管理层的预期有所不同”。