PPT就象女人的胸罩

PPT就象女人的胸罩


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做图表从来离不开PPT，是大家都喜欢PPT吗？恐怕是不得已。如今的职场，大会小会到要搞个PPT，有人说如果你开会没有PPT，简直就象赤身裸体走进了会议室，好形象的比喻。

最近，一个老外写了个很无聊的贴子：，另一个女老外写了个更无聊的反驳贴子：，而我居然更无聊地翻译了这两个贴子！大家权当周末轻松一下吧。

注意，如果我们把贴子里的“PPT”换成“图表”来读，也是一样适用滴：），并且贴子中提到的问题，对我们做图表也都是很有益处的。

 

The Top 10 Reasons a Powerpoint Slidedeck is Just Like a Bra.
PPT就象胸罩的10个理由

10. It is often used out of habit or insecurity - but there are plenty of situations where it only gets in the way
    它们经常是出于习惯或无把握而被使用－但很多情形下它们只是障碍而已

9. It's possible to send one by mail, but it is empty and lifeless, so why bother?
   可以邮寄一个，但它是空的、无生气的，要它有何用？

8. Technical troubles will occur at the most embarassing moments
   技术问题总是出现在最尴尬的时刻－－绝！想想明星们在红地毯上掉胸罩的样子

7. Too much decoration can distract from content
   太多的装饰可能导致分心－－PPT如此，图表尤其如此

6. It's certainly pretty, but do you really want someone else's design to cover up your uniqueness?
   它是很漂亮，但你真想让别人的设计来掩盖你的唯一性吗

5. People usually try to fit too much inside**
  人们总是想往里面装太多的东西－－绝！图表中数据不要太多

4. People think they need the support, but forget it's a restriction too
   人们以为他们需要支持，但忘记了它们也是限制

3. Given confidence, you will often make a bigger impact without one
   只要有信心，你经常会制造更大的影响，即使没有它们

2. You can borrow or steal someone else's, but it will never fit like your own
   你可以借或窃取别人的，但它永远不会适合你自己的（东东）

and finally..

1. It may look basically similar, but you should NEVER confuse it with the Real Thing
   它也许看起来很象，但你千万不要把它和真的东西搞混－－不要以为看起来大（漂亮），就以为内容也好！

 

32 reasons a PowerPoint slide deck is nothing like a bra.
PPT不象胸罩的32个理由

   1. I wear a bra every day, but could do without daily PowerPoint.
      我每天都穿胸罩，但不是每天都做PPT

   2. Personally, I think most other women would benefit more from a bra than PowerPoint too.
      我认为大多数女人从胸罩获益比PPT更多

   3. You can’t buy a PowerPoint slide deck off the shelf.
      你不能买到现成的PPT

   4. There’s no such thing as a Push-up PowerPoint deck.
      没有垫/挤起来的PPT

   5. There’s no such thing as a Miracle PowerPoint deck, not even from Nancy Duarte or Garr Reynolds.
      没有惊人（大） 的PPT，即使 Nancy Duarte 或者 Garr Reynolds－－胸罩有C罩杯或者更大的

   6. You can’t improve a bra, but you can improve a slide deck.
      你不能改善胸罩，但可以改善PPT   

   7. You can’t give away your slide deck to someone who would fit it better.
      你不能把你的PPT送给更适合的人

   8. Bras don’t have annoying transition effects like “window blinds“, “newsflash”, and “fade out”.
      胸罩没有烦人的转场效果，如百叶窗、淡出等－－一般都直接去除！

   9. Bras don’t have annoying sound effects.
      胸罩没有烦人的声效－－其实我们希望有，在电梯里碰一下就有意思了

  10. It’s never a surprise when someone pulls out a PowerPoint slide deck in a business meeting.
      如果人们在商务会议上拿出一个PPT，这毫不奇怪。－－拿出一个胸罩就有意思了

  11. People will fall asleep in front of a PowerPoint slide deck.
      人们会在PPT面前昏昏入睡－－但在胸罩面前不会这样，绝！

  12. No one anticipates the Victoria’s Secret PowerPoint catalog.
      没人能预测PPT的目录－－但会知道胸罩里面的内容

  13. A bra works perfectly even if there’s no projector, screen, or laptop in the room.
      即使没有投影仪，胸罩也很好用－－而投影仪坏了，会议就没法进行！

  14. Nobody ever asks for a copy of my bra after a meeting.
      从来没有人会在会议后找我要一份胸罩的拷贝－－但总是有人要拷PPT，绝！

  15. A PowerPoint slide deck is completely useless when exercising, while a bra is only somewhat useless.
      锻炼的时候PPT完全没有用，胸罩也许还有些

  16. You can’t craft a bra to suit your purpose.
      你不能编制一个胸罩来迎合你的目的－－而我们经常用PPT这么做

  17. Bras might be persuasive or motivational, but are rarely educational.
      胸罩可能是充满诱惑的，或者充满激情的，但很少是说教的－－PPT则相反

  18. The Rule of Thirds says a slide contains four “power points”;  human anatomy says a bra contains two “power points”.
      三点法则说一个PPT包含4个“重点”，人体解剖学说一个胸罩包含两个“重点”－－绝！

  19. Death by PowerPoint is an overused cliche.Death by Bra is not (yet).
      PPT之死已是陈词滥调，胸罩之死还没有

  20. 40 point bold text on a slide deck is acceptable.On bras? Not so much.
      40磅的字在PPT上可以接受，在胸罩上呢？没有这么大的－－绝！

  21. Only one Nobel Peace Prize winner uses PowerPoint, but nine wear bras. (An inconvenient truth or fiction?)Nine women have won the Nobel Peace Prize
     只有一个诺贝尔和平奖得主使用PPT，但有9个穿胸罩。（指奥巴马用PPT，其他9个得主是女的）

  22. You can’t use the same slide deck all day long, day after day.
      你不能一直使用同样的PPT，日复一日－－胸罩则可以

  23. Slide decks don’t transition well from day to evening.
      PPT不能很好地从白天转场到晚上

  24. Teenagers know how to use bras, but adults still have trouble with PowerPoint.
      小孩都知道如何使用胸罩，但有些**还不会使用PPT－－绝

  25. Your mom will usually buy your first bra for you.
      你妈妈通常会帮你买第一个胸罩

  26. With bras, only teen-aged girls pad them with useless fluff.
      只有十几岁的女孩才往胸罩里垫毛线－－但人们都会往PPT里塞很多东西，绝

  27. It’s socially acceptable for men to use a slide deck, as long as it’s a good one.
      社会可以接受一个男人使用PPT－－但不接受他们使用胸罩

  28. PowerPoint slides look best when projected on a flat surface.
      PPT投在“平面”上才最好－－胸罩则相反，越不平越好，绝！

  29. Guy Kawasaki has no 10-20-30 rule for bras.
      Guy Kawasaki没有关于胸罩的10-20-30原则

  30. Establishments that outlaw bras are labeled “trashy.” Companies that outlaw PowerPoint are labeled “forward-thinking.”
      取缔胸罩的组织被标为“垃圾”（？），取缔PPT的公司被称为“有远见”

  31. Your employer will likely issue you a standard slide deck in corporate colors.
      你的老板可能要求你的PPT使用公司的颜色－－但不会要求你穿统一颜色的胸罩，而是越花越好

  32. A laser pointer rarely accompanies a bra.
      激光笔很少会在胸罩上指指点点－－一般都直接用手！


这种搞笑比较，相信大家可以补充很多，欢迎大家踊跃接龙！譬如：

Powerpoint is like a bra because… with a little practice, you can operate one handed.
PPT就象胸罩。。。因为只要稍作练习，你就可以用单手操作！

Most men know how to undo a bra with one hand but not a PowerPoint presentation.
绝大多数男人知道如何单手解开胸罩，却不会单手操作PPT演示 －－单手解开胸罩是男人的基本功啊！