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Read the passage again and work with your partner to summarize the main idea of this article. * * Rich, but unpopular and poor in taste Issue.1027 October 23, 2013 Art of buying art Background Information Detailed Study Rich, but unpopular and poor in taste General Questions Background Information Apple nabbed the No. 1 position in the U.S. smartphone market from Samsung in September, doubling its share from the previous month thanks to the iPhone 5s and 5c, according to new data from Counterpoint. The market research firm on Tuesday?reported that Apple captured 39 percent of the smartphone market, and 34 percent of the overall mobile phones market in September. These shares represent a record high for the Cupertino smartphone vendor for this calendar month in U.S., Counterpoint said. Skimming and scanning: Find the answers to the following quesitons as quickly as possible. Instruction What is the hottest buzzword mentioned in this artilcle and what does it refer to? 2. What is the orginal meaning of tuhao? The term, which literally means “country bully”, has been around since ancient times, when it was used to refer to rich and powerful rural landlords who defied laws and maltreated their tenants and peasants. It is tuhao, a sarcastic, light-hearted term referring to rich people of little education, bad taste or lacking self-awareness. General Questions 3.How did the word’s meaning begin to change for the first time? 4.Why do the Chinese nouveau riche have such a bad reputation? Chinese players of World of Warcraft use the word to refer to rich players who spend big money to buy powerful virtual weapons, who are considered silly, uncultured, and unprofessional. General Questions Because most of them lack manners, taste and cultural sensitivity. 5. What is the term widely considered now? 6.Why do peoole mock at Apple 5s ? Now, the term is widely considered to mean “vulgar, tasteless, rich people”. General Questions When Apple released its m