这几天气温陡然升到了华氏九十多度,春天的扫除变成了夏日清理。我也想起邻居去年发给我的一个搞笑Email。从ipod,iphone,ipad,到iron(烙铁,熨斗) 的关系说开去。有趣的是她的先生名叫Ron,我说你家里有真正的i-Ron 哦。
她发给我的图已经找不到了, 就从网上下载几张,这个小故事以一个男人的口气说话,译出来大概意思如下:
It all began with an iPhone...
这一切都是由一个 iPhone 引起的
March was when my son celebrated his 15th birthday and I got him an iPhone, and he loved it, who wouldn't?
三月份我儿子过十五岁生日我送了他一个iPhone,他爱不释手,搁谁谁不爱呀!
I celebrated my birthday in July and my wife made me very happy when she bought me an iPad
我七月过生日,我太太送我一个iPad,我喜出望外。
My daughter's birthday was in August so I got her an iPod
我女儿八月过生日,我送了她一个ipod
September came by, so for my wife's birthday I bought her an iRon.
九月我太太过生日,我送了她一个iRon(烙铁,熨斗)
It was around then that the fight started...
从此我们开始争吵。。。
Girls can have their own computer...
看看这图上画的,女子也可以有自己的计算机:加蒸汽加水的按钮就是左键,右键,熨斗是个大鼠标,熨衣板就是鼠标垫啊!
What my wife failed to recognize is that the iRon can be integrated into the home network with the iWash, iCook, and iClean. This unfortunately activated the iNag app.
我太太没有意识到这“熨斗”~iRon 也可以并入家庭网络系统嘛!“我洗衣”~iWash,“我做饭”~iCook,“我收拾”~iClean。。。可惜“我牢骚”~iNag这个应用程序也启动了。。。
Which led me to the iHospital and the Doctors predict that...
最终我进了医院, 医生预言到。。。
iGet out Fr-iDay.
我周五出院。
据说吸尘器,熨斗一类的物件是最不受欢迎的礼物。好在没人拿熨斗当礼物送我。我去年生日的时候,得到一个ipad2。本来我在中国惠普和美国HP总部工作过,对惠普产品情有独钟。后来孩子们有了多个ipod, itouch产品,我也试用公婆好友帕西拉的iPad,很喜欢,家人得到暗示就准备送我一个。在ipad的背面,先生问我要刻上什么字?生日快乐?我想起大宝上小学时给我写的一首诗,就刻上两句吧!当时在大宝屋里看到纸上的这诗,我还心想这小小子爱上谁了?再仔细一看,题目是我的中文名啊。原来是大宝在学校写的诗,我差点当废纸扔了。等他回家送他Big Hugs!
Her name is a whisper through the air,
A person to whom I dearly care.
She awakens me in the morning like the sun,
And sends me to bed like the moon.
Her heart is pure like a river,
Her mind is strong like a mountain.
She is a star twinkling in my heart.
Always in her special spot.
~周末愉快~