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TranslatethefollowingtwopassagesintoChinese.
Passage1
ApplemaywellbetheonlytechcompanyontheplanetthatwoulddarecompareitselftoPicasso.
Inaclassatthecompany'
sinternalUniversity,theinstructorlikenedthe11lithographsthatmakeupPicasso'
sTheBulltothewayApplebuildsitssmartphonesandotherdevices.TheideaisthatAppledesignersstriveforsimplicityjustasPicassoeliminateddetailstocreateagreatworkofart.
StevenPJobsestablishedAppleUniversityasawaytoinculcateemployeesintoApple'
sbusinesscultureandeducatethemaboutitshistory,particularlyasthecompanygrewandthetechbusinesschanged.Coursesarenotrequired,onlyrecommended,butgettingnewemployeestoenrollisrarelyaproblem.
RandyNelson,whocamefromtheanimationstudioPixar,co-foundedbyJobs,isoneoftheteachersof"
CommunicatingatApple."
Thiscourse,opentovariouslevelsofemployees,focusesonclearcommunication,notjustformakingproductsintuitive,butalsoforsharingideaswithpeersandmarketingproducts.
Inaversionoftheclasstaughtlastyear,Nelsonshowedaslideof"
TheBull,"
aseriesof11lithographsofabullthatPicassocreatedoveraboutamonth,startinginlate1945.Intheearlystages,thebullhasasnout,shouldershanksandhooves,butovertheiterations,thosedetailsvanish.Thelastimageisacurvystickfigurethatisstillunmistakablyabull.
"
Yougothroughmoreiterationsuntilyoucansimplydeliveryourmessageinaveryconciseway,andthatistruetotheApplebrandandeverythingwedo,"
recalledonepersonwhotookthecourse.
In"
WhatMakesApple,Apple,"
anothercoursethatNelsonoccasionallyteaches,heshowedaslideoftheremotecontrolfortheGoogleTV,saidanemployeewhotooktheclasslastyear.Theremotehas78buttons.Then,theemployeesaid,NelsondisplayedaphotooftheAppleTVremote,athinpieceofmetalwithjustthreebuttons.
HowdidApple'
sdesignersdecideonthreebuttons?
Theystartedoutwithanidea,Nelsonexplained,anddebateduntiltheyhadjustwhatwasneeded-abuttontoplayandpauseavideo,abuttontoselectsomethingtowatch,andanothertogotothemainmenu.
TheGoogleTVremoteservesasacounterexample;
ithadsomanybuttons,Nelsonsaid,becausetheindividualengineersanddesignerswhoworkedontheprojectallgotwhattheywanted.But,Apple'
sdesignersconcluded,onlythreewereneeded.
Passage2
Equippedwiththecameraextenderknownasaselfiestick,occasionallyreferredtoas“thewandofnarcissism,”touristscannowreachforflatteringselfieswherevertheygo.
Artmuseumshavewatchedthisdevelopmentnervously,fearingdamagetotheircollectionsortovisitors,asusersswingtheirstickswithabandon.Nowtheyaretakingaction.Onebyone,museumsacrosstheUnitedStateshavebeenimposingbansonusingselfiesticksforphotographsinsidegalleries(addingthemtoexistingrulesonumbrellas,backpacks,andtripods),yetanotherexampleofhowcontrollingovercrowdinghasbecomepartofthemuseummission.
TheHirshhornMuseumandSculptureGardeninWashingtonprohibitedthesticksthismonth,andtheMuseumofFineArtsinHoustonplanstoimposeaban.InNewYork,theMetropolitanMuseumofArt,whichhasbeenstudyingthematterforsometime,hasjustdecidedthatit,too,willforbidselfiesticks.Newsignswillbepostedsoon.
“Fromnowon,youwillbeaskedquietlytoputitaway,”saidSreeSreenivasan,thechiefdigitalofficerattheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.“It’sonethingtotakeapictureatarm’slength,butwhenitisthreetimesarm’slength,youareinvadingsomeoneelse’spersonalspace.”
Thepersonalspaceofothervisitorsisjustoneproblem.Theartworkisanother.“Wedonotwanttohavetoputalltheartunderglass,”saidDeborahZiska,thechiefofpublicinformationattheNationalGalleryofArtinWashington,whichhasbeenquietlyenforcingabanonselfiesticksbutisintheprocessofaddingitformallytoitsprintedguidelinesforvisitors.
Lastbutnotleastisthethreattothecameraoperator,intentoncapturingtheperfectshotandoblivioustothesurroundings.“IfpeoplearenotpayingattentionintheTempleofDendur,theycanendupinthewaterwiththecrocodilesculpture,”Mr.Sreenivasansaid.“Wehavesomanybalconiesyoucouldfallfrom,andstairsyoucantripon.”
AttheMetonThursday,JasmineAdaos,aselfie-stickuserfromChile,expresseddismay.“It’sjustanotherproduct,”shesaid.“Whenyouhavearegularcamera,it’sthesamething.Idon’tseetheproblemifyou’recareful.”ButHaiLin,astudentfromShandong,China,concededthatthemuseummighthaveapoint.“Youcanhitpeoplewhenthey’repassing