趣味英语第88期:怎么在现实生活中见到苹果手机语音助手Siri

xXHunterXx asks:

xXHunterXx问道：

"How do you meet Siri in real life?"

“怎么在现实生活中见到苹果手机语音助手Siri？”

I have often wondered about that.

我也经常在想这个问题。

Are you having trouble meeting people? (laughs)

你在和他人见面这件事上有问题吗？（笑）

Siri is a robot.

Siri是机器人。

You don't. (chuckles) I don't know what I'm supposed to say.

你不能。（咯咯地笑）我不知道应该说些什么。

Siri is something on your phone. It's not a real person.

Siri是你手机上的程序。并不是真实存在的人。

Siri isn't real. Step into real life and meet someone really on your own.

Siri不是真实存在的。踏入现实生活，自己去见些人。

You just pretend¹ it's make-believe and then you got it.

你可以假装有个虚构人物，然后你就可以见到她了。

The best thing to do is to call Apple.

最好的方法是给苹果公司打电话。

Go to Apple headquarters² and go to the person that replaced Steve Jobs- I don't know who he is, but talk to him. And you wanna say, "Hey, I need to meet Siri."

去苹果公司总部，问问那个接替史蒂夫·乔布斯的人，我不知道那是谁，不过你要去问他。你可以说：“嘿，我要见Siri。”

You might be able to follow her. Like, White Pages her.

你可能可以追踪她。比如，用白页服务追踪她的信息。

Ask Siri.

问问Siri。

Siri, how do I meet you in real life? (phone beeps) (Siri) Who, me? (phone beeps) Yes, you. (phone beeps) (Siri) I figured as much. I don't think she wants to be met.

Siri，我怎么能在现实生活中见到你？（手机蜂鸣声）(Siri) 谁，我吗？（手机蜂鸣声）对，见你。（手机蜂鸣声）(Siri) 我也这么想的。我想她不太想见面。

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我们喜欢回答大家提出的问题，继续提问吧。

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再见！

Later, guys!

伙计们，再见！

1 pretend   

vt.假装，假托，装扮；vi.假装，装作

参考例句：

• So you don't need to pretend,do you?所以你不必装假了，对吧？
• Many people pretend that they understand modern art.许多人装着自己懂得现代艺术。

2 headquarters   

n.司令部，指挥部；总部，总店

参考例句：

• Several great guns from the headquarters are coming to see us today.总部的几个大人物今天要来看我们。
• The bank has its headquarters in Pairs.这家银行的总行在巴黎。

3 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

4 subscribe   

vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助

参考例句：

• I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
• The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。