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A company claims to have found the ideal product to help travellers counter the ill effects of jet lag and long-haul flights.
因?yàn)榈箷r(shí)差和長(zhǎng)途飛行困倦不已？一家公司最新發(fā)明的"鴕鳥(niǎo)枕"成為幫助長(zhǎng)途旅行者的理想產(chǎn)品。
The Ostrich Pillow is a new portable device that its inventors say will "enable power naps anytime, anywhere," including in airport lounges and on planes.
鴕鳥(niǎo)枕是一款新式便攜枕頭，發(fā)明者說(shuō)，這將"使人們不管在何時(shí)何地都能大睡特睡"，比如在候機(jī)大廳和飛機(jī)上。
Stuffed with synthetic material – "for maximum performance and lightness", according to its inventors – the distinctive-looking pillow has a hole in which to put your head, and a mouth hole designed to allow its wearer to breathe easily. It also has two side holes where you can store your hands – if napping at a table in a library, for example.
據(jù)發(fā)明者介紹，這種枕頭里面填充的都是合成材料，"使其在最輕盈的狀態(tài)下達(dá)到性能最大化"。造型獨(dú)特的"鴕鳥(niǎo)枕"有一個(gè)圓孔可以把頭套進(jìn)去，另外還有一個(gè)露嘴孔，以便讓使用者自如呼吸。枕頭還有兩個(gè)邊孔，如果趴在圖書(shū)館的桌子上小憩，使用者就可以把手伸進(jìn)去。
The concept was developed by Kawamura-Ganjavian, an architecture and design studio with offices in Madrid and Lausanne.
這種設(shè)計(jì)理念是由Kawamura-Ganjavian建筑和設(shè)計(jì)工作室提出的，該工作室在馬德里和洛桑都設(shè)有辦公室。
Among other products, the company has also been responsible for developing the "ear shell" (a "sound enhancing device" that is attached to the ear), and a solar plug for charging portable computers.
該公司還研制過(guò)"耳殼"（戴在耳朵上增強(qiáng)音效的設(shè)備），以及為筆記本電腦充電的太陽(yáng)能插頭。
The Ostrich Pillow has been described on the technology web site CNET as like "a giant garden squash gone soft", while another reviewer for the Digital Trends website wrote: "We can only wonder how the pillow holds up on sweat and heat retention".
在科技網(wǎng)站CNET上，這款枕頭被描述為"軟綿綿的大南瓜"。Digital Trends網(wǎng)站的另一名網(wǎng)友寫(xiě)道："我們只是好奇這種枕頭能否排出汗液，以及如何散熱。"
Its creators argue that it genuinely works, saying: "We have tried it in airports, trains, aeroplanes, libraries, at the office, on a sofa and even on the floor and it's really wonderful."
設(shè)計(jì)者指出，這款枕頭的確很好用，他們說(shuō)："我們?cè)跈C(jī)場(chǎng)、火車(chē)、飛機(jī)、圖書(shū)館、辦公室、沙發(fā)、甚至在地板上都做過(guò)實(shí)驗(yàn)，這種枕頭真的很棒。"
The Ostrich Pillow will go into production if its fundraising targets are met. The company is currently trying to collect $70,000 on Kickstarter, a funding website for creative business ideas. The tally of pledges so far is slightly more than $35,000 with 23 days remaining.
如果能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)籌款目標(biāo)，鴕鳥(niǎo)枕將投入生產(chǎn)。這家公司目前正嘗試在專(zhuān)為創(chuàng)意商機(jī)募資的Kickstarter網(wǎng)站籌款7萬(wàn)美元。目前在該網(wǎng)站的籌款截止日期還有23天，已籌措資金略高于3.5萬(wàn)美元。
