“手机雨伞”：雨中手机党必备

 　　If you've ever been caught in the rain and needed to send an urgent text, you’ll know it can be difficult to compose a message while keeping your umbrella steady. Now there's a new design intended to make life easier for people to stay in touch in a downpour.

　　碰上下雨，恰好需要发送一条紧急信息，你就会知道，一边撑伞一边编辑信息有多难。现在一款新设计问世，让你雨中打伞发信息更舒心！

　　South Korean company kt design has come up with a 'phone-brella' that has a specially¹ designed C-shaped handle that easily loops over a user's wrist.

　　韩国kt设计公司创造了一种“手机雨伞”。这款雨伞的手柄设计是别致的C形，雨伞手柄就可以轻易地环绕在用户的手腕上。

　　手机雨伞

　　The bottom half of the handle acts as a counter-weight, while the top keeps the umbrella hooked around the arm. This leaves a user's hands free to text or browse² the web on a smartphone, while the umbrella leans against their body and keeps them dry.

　　雨伞手柄的下半部分起平衡作用，而上半部分控制雨伞挂在手臂上。这样，用户就能腾出双手发信息、用智能手机浏览网页，而雨伞则轻靠在用户的肩膀上，为用户挡雨。

　　The umbrella is a limited-edition gift for kt customers that claims to provide 'a rich mobile life experience,' Designboom reported. The umbrella scooped³ a prestigious⁴ Red Dot Design Award earlier this week.

　　据意大利工业设计网站Designboom报道，这款雨伞目前是kt设计公司面向顾客的限量版产品，意在为顾客提供“丰富的手机生活体验”。本周早些时候，这款雨伞获得了著名的德国红点设计奖（Red Dot Design Award）。

　　It comes in five colours: classic grey, smoky grey, blossom red, royal red and chic⁵ black.

　　这款雨伞推出了五种颜色：经典灰、烟灰色、桃红色、巴西红以及别致黑。

　　Kt design is not the first to tinker with the classic umbrella design. Last year, a British inventor unveiled an upside-down design called the Kazbrella which collects drips inside and opens from the top rather than the bottom. A Chinese inventor came up with the Air Umbrella, which creates a 'force field' of air around a user to deflect⁶ rain.

　　Kt设计公司不是第一个颠覆传统雨伞设计的。去年，一名英国人发明了一款名为Kazbrella的反向折叠雨伞。这款雨伞将雨滴收到内部，是从顶部而不是从底部打开。一名中国人发明了空气雨伞（Air Umbrella），这种雨伞能够在用户周围创造出空气“力场”，从而将雨“排开”。

1 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

2 browse   

vi.随意翻阅，浏览；(牛、羊等)吃草

参考例句：

• I had a browse through the books on her shelf.我浏览了一下她书架上的书。
• It is a good idea to browse through it first.最好先通篇浏览一遍。

3 scooped   

v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 )；（敏捷地）抱起；抢先获得；用铲[勺]等挖（洞等）

参考例句：

• They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter. 他们抢先报道了这件事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块，在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

5 chic   

n./adj.别致(的)，时髦(的)，讲究的

参考例句：

• She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。
• The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。

6 deflect   

v.(使)偏斜，(使)偏离，(使)转向

参考例句：

• Never let a little problem deflect you.决不要因一点小问题就半途而废。
• They decided to deflect from the original plan.他们决定改变原计划。