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On Oct. 4, 2011 Apple Inc. unveiled its long-awaited new iPhone 4S, just one day before the death of its co-founder Steve Jobs. The centerpiece of the new device is the "virtual assistant" feature, Siri, which is designed to comprehend a broad range of instructions in natural language. For example, when asked "Do I need a raincoat today?" the device will respond, "It sure looks like rain today."
2011年10月4日，蘋果公司發(fā)布了大眾期待已久的iPhone 4S手機。就在發(fā)布會之后的第二天，蘋果公司的創(chuàng)始人之一史蒂夫•喬布斯與世長辭。這款新手機最出彩的地方是設計了一位“虛擬助理”，名為Siri。Siri能理解廣泛的、用自然的語言表達的指令。比如說，有人問一臺iPhone 4S：“我今天需要帶雨衣嗎？”手機會回答說：“今天看起來是要下雨的樣子。”
Millions of iPhone 4S users are fascinated with the voice recognition and talking assistant, which can answer questions, make suggestions and get things done for owners, such as calling people, setting reminders, dictating SMS, looking for weather forecasts and stock information, searching maps, etc.
這位語音助手問世之后，成百上千萬的iPhone 4S手機用戶都為之神魂顛倒。它不但可以答疑解惑，而且還會提出建議；無論是撥打電話、提醒日程安排、錄入短信、查找天氣預報和股票信息，還是搜索地圖，只要一聲令下，Siri都能夠為主人搞定。
Some creative iPhone owners have asked Siri questions about almost everything, from the meaning of life, to religion, love and even sex. To their surprise, Siri has given some quite smart answers.
某些富有創(chuàng)造力的手機用戶向Siri提問了各種五花八門的問題。他們和Siri聊生命的意義、宗教、愛情，甚至聊兩性話題。令人驚訝的是，Siri的有些回答相當巧妙。
According to Apple Inc., Siri now understands and can speak English, French and German. In 2012, it will support five additional languages, including Chinese.
蘋果公司宣布，目前Siri只支持英、法、德三種語言的語音識別和輸出。而到了2012年， Siri的應用將擴展到另外五種語言，其中就包括中文。
See some of Siri's most entertaining answers to user questions here.
下面請看用戶與Siri的各種爆笑問答：
About herself
Master: Who are you?
Siri: I'm Siri. But enough about me... how can I help you?
Master: How old are you?
Siri: I'm not allowed to answer that question.
Master: Where are you from?
Siri: Like it says on the box... I was designed by Apple in California.
Master: Are you human?
Siri: Does it matter?
Master: Are you gay?
Siri: We were talking about you, not me.
Master: What do you look like?
Siri: In the cloud, no one cares what you look like.
Master: What are you wearing?
Siri: Aluminosilicate glass and stainless steel. Nice, huh?
Master: Why are you so awesome?
Siri: I just am.
關于自身
主人：你是誰？
Siri：我是Siri。有關我的話題就到此為止吧。有什么我能為你效勞的？
主人：你多少歲了？
Siri：我未獲許可回答這個問題。
主人：你從哪里來？
Siri：就像包裝盒上寫的……我來自加利福尼亞，由蘋果公司設計。
主人：你是人類嗎？
Siri：是不是又有什么關系？
主人：你是同性戀嗎？
Siri：我們要說的是你，而不是我。
主人：你長什么模樣？
Siri：身在云世界，長相也只是浮云。
主人：你身上穿著什么？
Siri：硅鋁酸鹽玻璃面板和不銹鋼外套。漂亮吧？
主人：你為什么這么給力？
Siri：天生如此。
