Apple was briefly the most valuable company in the world earlier this year, knocking oil giant Exxon Mobil off the top spot.

苹果公司在今年早期一度曾是世界最高市值公司，超越了第一位的石油巨头埃克森美孚。

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Earlier this month, Apple even briefly surpassed Exxon Mobil, an oil giant, to become the world's most valuable company.

本月初，苹果甚至暂时超过石油巨头埃克森美孚，成为世界上最有价值的公司。

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In August, Apple edged out Exxon to become the most valuable company in the world, but has since fallen slightly behind the oil giant.

8月，苹果挤掉埃克森成为世界上最有价值公司。但自那时后又稍稍落后于这个石油巨人。

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Today, Apple and Google are as inflammable as oil futures, showing daily volatility of 2 to 4 percent.

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Apple is like the Nasdaq, is like yen, is like oil, is like orange juice, is like the euro.

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Oil company Exxon Mobil has regained the top slot after Apple shares fell 2.4%, following a 12% drop on Thursday.

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