▍原文 Apple is stepping up its succession planning efforts as it prepares for Tim Cook to step down as chief executive of the tech giant as soon as next year, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Cook became CEO in 2011 after Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs resigned, ending his reign at the technology giant he co-founded in a garage. John Ternus, Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, is widely seen as Cook's most likely successor. ▍語言點 1. succession /səkˈseʃn/ n.（本文）繼任；一連串兒；（權利）交接 · a succession of scandals 一波接一波的醜聞 · succeed v. 繼承 · successor n. 繼任人 · After the Queen died, Charles succeeded to the throne. 英國女王去世之后，查爾斯繼承了英國的王位。 2. step up 往前邁步子 · step up one's efforts 增加投入，加快速度（make more efforts） · We are stepping up our efforts. 我們準備大干一場，干出點兒成績。 3. step down 卸任（to leave an important position） 4. resign /rɪˈzaɪn/ v. 卸任（帶有不得不...