苹果公司为购买智能手表的员工提供五折优惠

　　It’s a nice discount for all Apple employees, but it doesn’t quite match the free iPhones Apple handed out when its first smartphone hit the market。

　　五折对苹果公司员工来说确实是项福利，但吸引力无法与之前免费赠送的苹果手机相比。苹果智能机首次上市时，苹果公司曾免费向员工发放苹果手机。

　　Tim Cook on Monday sent a memo to employees saying Apple will give all workers a 50 percent discount on Apple Watch . The purchase has to be for personal use, and the discount is only valid for the first 90 days after Apple Watch is available, the memo said。

　　周一，蒂姆·库克通知，将给购买苹果智能手表的员工提供五折优惠。通知表示，购买的手表仅限个人使用，折扣优惠只在手表上市之后的90天之内有效。

　　The discount is a generous one, particularly when compared to rivals such as Samsung and to the launch of iPad. Samsung gives employees minimal discounts, and Apple didn’t give employees special pricing for the iPad when it first came out. Apple did, however, give all employees free iPhones when the smartphone hit the market in 2007 -- making a 50 percent discount a little less attractive。

　　与竞争对手三星以及发布iPad时相比，此次优惠确实慷慨。三星仅为员工提供最低折扣，i’Pad首次上市时，苹果公司并未为员工提供特价优惠。但是2007年苹果手机上市时，苹果公司确实为所有员工免费发送了苹果手机，这让此次50%的折扣优惠吸引力大大下降。

　　Apple’s first smartwatch hits the market April 24, and presales start April 10. The device comes in two sizes, three different models with a variety of band options。

　　苹果公司首款智能手表将于4月24号上市，预售于4月10号开始。手表有两种型号，三种不同模式，可选择不同表链。

　　But you won’t be able to walk into a store to purchase an Apple Watch like you can with the iPhone and iPad. Instead, all sales will be made through a reservation system, Apple confirmed to CNET on Friday. And that’s true for the indefinite future. Apple has no plans at this time to allow you to stop into a store and walk out with an Apple Watch, even after the device officially hits the market。

　　但是，你不能像在店里购买苹果手机或者iPad那样，在店里买到苹果智能手表。苹果公司昨日向CNET证实，所有销售都须经过预订系统完成。之后也会这样。此次苹果公司不打算让买家到苹果专卖店购买苹果手表，即使手表正式上市之后也是这样。

　　What will ultimately determine the success of Apple Watch are the apps offered on the device. Apple showed how you’ll be able to call an Uber car using the watch or unlock your hotel room door. You’ll also be able to check in for a flight or turn off your house lights using a tap on your wrist. Initial watch apps are largely an extension of the main iPhone app, providing users with quick notifications and fairly limited abilities。

　　决定苹果手表大卖的是手表包含的各种应用。苹果公司已经展示了如何利用手表调用超级汽车或者如何利用苹果手表打开宾馆房门。此外，还可以用此手表办理登记手续或者通过敲打手腕关闭房屋的灯。最初时，手表上的应用只是苹果手机应用的扩展形式，即使告知用户，其功能非常有限。

　　Cook’s memo on Monday noted that developers submitted more than 1,000 Apple Watch apps in the first four days the App Store started accepting them, "and the rate of submissions has only been climbing since then."

　　库克在周一的通知中表示苹果公司开始接受各种应用的前四天中收到了开发商发送的1000多种应用。

　　"Some of the most innovative developers in the world are working on new apps designed specifically for Apple Watch," Cook said。

　　库克说：“全世界最具创新力的开发商，正在研发苹果手表专用的应用。”