“上市”英语怎么说

　　名词解释：上市即首次公开募股Initial Public Offerings(IPO)指企业通过证券交易所首次公开向投资者增发股票，以期募集用于企业发展资金的过程。当大量投资者认购新股时，需要以抽签形式分配股票，又称为抽新股，认购的投资者期望可以用高于认购价的价格售出。你知道用英语怎么表达吗

　　Apple Inc.'s new smartphone, the iPhone 5, has been warmly received in China's mainland, with more than 2 million of the handsets sold in the company's second-largest market in the three days following the product's launch.

　　"Customer response to the iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with our best first weekend sales ever in China," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement .

　　"China is a very important market for us and customers there cannot wait to get their hands on Apple products," he added, following Friday's launch of the iPhone 5 on the Chinese mainland.

　　iPhone 5自12月14日在中国内地上市，三天内已经售出200多万部。“中国用户对iPhone 5的反应非常热烈，首个周末销售量创造了中国市场的新纪录。”苹果首席执行官库克对这一成绩很满意，他再一次重申中国市场对苹果公司意义重大，而中国消费者对苹果产品的需求一直旺盛。

　　【讲解】

　　“上市”在文中的表达是launch，launch另一个释义是“发射”，如launch a spaceship(发射宇宙飞船)，在日常口语表达中，“某商品上市”也可以表示为something is on the market ，而“上市公司”通常表示为listed companies。smartphone是使用Windows Mobile for Smartphone Edition操作系统的智能手机。handset和mobile phone同义，意为“手机”。