#英语很简单#6.11英译汉

For as long as any of us can remember, people have been on a quest for the best in mobile communication.

只要我们所有人都能记得，人们一直在探索最优的移动通信。

From the huge Motorola "brick" phones of the 1980s to extending antenna various branded "filp phones" of the 1990s to the "who's phone is smallest" competition of Nokia and Sony Ericsson of the 2000s to the "who's phone is biggest" period of Samsung and iPhone we're currently in, mobile phones are a major part of everyday life.

从80年代巨大的Motorola“砖头”手机到90年代那种伸出天线的各种品牌的翻盖手机，再到2000年后诺基亚和索爱“谁的手机最小”的竞争，再到我们当下的三星和苹果的“谁的手机最大”的时期，手机成为我们每日生活的重要部分。

The ture question though is always,"what's next?"

一个真正的问题始终是“下一步是什么？”

I want you to imagine a world with a mobile phone that isn't bound by screen size, interface or OS.

我想让你想象一个不受屏幕尺寸，界面和操作系统限制的手机世界。

Instead of a typical screen, it would use holograms to display images in mid-air or on a surface.

不再使用传统的屏幕，它将使用全息投影在空中或一个表面上显示图片。

Instead of typing your text messages, it would use voice recognition to transcribe the messages or send voice-to-voice messages.

取代文字短信方式，将使用语音识别技术转化成信息或者直接发送语音信息。

Instead of being rectangular, it would be cylindrical or free to take any other form.

取代传统的长方形外观，将使用圆柱体或者任意其他形状。

Now before you tell me I've seen Star War one too many times, you should know  that this is not a joke, not some Sci-Fi fan's wet dream but rather something being pursued by French designers Philippe Starck and Jerome Olivet.

现在，你告诉我之前我已经看过很多次Star War one，你应该知道这不是一个笑话，不是科幻迷的一个臆想，而是法国设计师Philippe Starck and Jerome Olivet一直追寻的东西。

Codenamed "Alo", the two designers imagined this as challenge to a mobile phone market that is currently dominated by purely touch screen phones.

代号为“Alo”，两位设计师认为这是对当前纯粹的触屏手机占主导地位的手机市场的一个挑战。

Though the technology for the Alo to turly become a reality is a little ways away, the recent release of the bezel-less, edge-to-edge screened Xiaomi Mix (designed by Philippe Starck) could indeed be a peak of things to come.

尽管Alo技术能成为现实还有一段距离，但是最近发布的无边框，边对边的Xiaomi Mix（Philippe Starck设计的）一定是未来的巅峰。