有钱人的玩具比你的好玩多了[1]

Toyland for the wealthy

有钱人的玩具王国

The things we dreamed of as children — the desire to explore the undersea world of Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea or the longing to have the powers of a superhero — are often fascinations that stay with us our whole lives.

孩提时代，我们就怀抱着梦想——探索儒勒·凡尔纳 It’s no wonder, then, that no one really outgrows toys. The difference is that the toys get bigger, better, more expensive and more high-tech as people get older and richer. And no one needs mum’s permission.

所以，没有人会随着年龄的增长，而对玩具失去兴趣。只是，随着年龄的增长、财富的增多，我们的玩具越来越大，越来越好，越来越贵，也越来越高端。而且，买玩具的时候再也不需要经过妈妈的同意。

Look at the images to see some of the most extravagant, unexpected and just plain fun toys for those with deep pockets.

一起来看看那些财大气粗的人的玩具吧。这些玩具在我们看来极尽奢华，完全意想不到，但有钱人自己觉得稀松平常。

Submarine: the deep blue sea

深蓝色海洋里的潜水艇

The world of deep-sea exploration enchants many people as children. And when they can play it out on their own as adults, many do. Famous submarine owners include entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, who once had plans to take tourists down to the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench and keeps his Necker Nymph on his private island. And film director James Cameron donated his sub the Deepsea Challenger to science.

深海探险是很多人小时候的梦想。长大后，若有机会一试，很多人都不会拒绝。企业家理查·布兰森爵士 Triton Submarines based in Florida specialises in small personal luxury submarines, which run on high-tech batteries and are custom built for each client. The Triton 3300/3 is the company's most popular model, according to Harley O'Neill, Triton's manager of sales and marketing, and is used for recreational diving, exploration, research endeavours and filming. It fits three people and can travel to a depth of 1,006m (3,300ft, hence the name).

总部位于佛罗里达州的Triton潜水艇公司，专门打造小型个人豪华潜艇，用高性能电池提供动力，为客户提供私人定制服务。该公司销售和市场经理哈利·奥尼尔 "It used to be helicopters and now it's submarines," O'Neill said. "Now everyone is asking if you have one."

“以前流行直升机，现在流行潜水艇。”奥尼尔说，“现在人们开口就问，你有潜水艇吗？”

One prerequisite for owning the sub? A superyacht for the docking station, says O'Neill.

拥有潜水艇的必要条件是什么？那就是为超级潜水艇配备一艘超级游艇作为船坞，奥尼尔称。

A Hydro Powered Jetovator

喷水飞行器

Blame Peter Pan but even as grown-ups, many of us still wish we could fly. As kids, we ran down the garden flapping our arms or leapt from a low tree branch in a bid to take off, sometimes even bruising or breaking a limb in the process. In adulthood, achieving that free-flying feeling is a must for some adrenaline-seekers, whether through means like skydiving or base jumping.

其实也怪不得彼得·潘 But take heart. You don't need a plane or bridge to fly. Hammacher Schlemmer's Hydro Powered Jetovator, a flying jet-ski like water craft, lets riders shoot 7.6m (25ft) into the air and corkscrew, back flip and barrel roll mid-air, while hovering above the water. Riders can even plunge a little over 3m (10ft) below the water, while still seated on the craft, for a quick undersea view.

不过，值得开心的是，现在你不需要飞机或桥来实现飞行的愿望。Hammacher Schlemmer公司打造的水动力Jetovator，是一艘像水上摩托车一样的飞行喷气滑水艇。漂浮在水面的喷气滑水艇可以飞至空中7.6米Off to the races

赛车

These aren't the matchbox cars and electric toy racetracks most kids play with. The custom raceways from Slot Mods USA are painstakingly handcrafted to a client's specifications, including sections that precisely replicate real-life tracks whether that be the Le Mans circuit or the Monaco Grand Prix, said David Beattie, the company's founder and president.

这可不是大多数孩子玩的火柴盒汽车或电动玩具赛道。Slot Mods USA公司创始人兼总裁大卫·贝迪 The tracks he builds often are anywhere between 3.7m to 9m (12ft to 30ft) long and 3m to 6m (10ft to 20ft) wide and can include structures such as grandstands and features including skid marks airbrushed on the tracks. Depending on the size, scope and detail of the track, they can take anywhere between three to six months to build.

他打造的赛道通常为3.7米至9米 Slot Mods track owners include auto enthusiasts with garages full of collector and luxury cars, and famous names in the racing world like driver Bobby Rahal. Beattie currently has a track in the works for US TV personality Jay Leno, as well. One thing all the clients have in common is a longstanding love for car racing. "They're all like kids on Christmas morning when we show up to deliver the track," Beattie said. "It's like buying them back their childhood."

Slot Mods赛道的拥有者包括很多汽车爱好者，他们的车库里收藏着各种豪华轿车。著名车手博比·拉哈尔The golf cart hovercraft

高尔夫气垫船

Showing off on the golf course has hit a new extreme with the Golf Cart Hovercraft, which can fly over sandpits and water. Zoom between holes with the craft, which floats up to almost 23cm (9 inches) off the ground and can move at speeds up to about 72km per hour (45mph).

超级拉风的高尔夫气垫船，能飞跃高尔夫球场上的沙坑和水池。乘坐气垫船往返各个球洞之间，气垫船能够漂浮在地面上方23厘米 The cart fits up to four passengers and two golf bags and is steered with handlebars instead of a wheel. It also meets US Coast Guard standards for reliable hovering over water. Note: Special permission is required to get the cart onto courses, but the vessel is quiet and lands and takes off without wrecking the grass, its manufacturer, Hammacher Schlemmer, says. No issue here for those with their own private courses.

一个高尔夫气垫船可以容纳4个乘客和2个高尔夫球袋，控制则要通过操纵柄而不是方向盘。它也符合美国海岸警卫队A drone of their own

私人无人机

Drones seem to be everywhere these days and they aren't the remote-controlled helicopters that puttered out after a few wheezy loops, either. High-tech drones can do more than ever before, now allowing controllers to record high-flying adventures and survey their surroundings.

现在的无人机似乎无处不在，它们可不是呼哧呼哧盘旋几圈后就熄火的遥控直升飞机。现在的高端无人机比以前要先进得多，控制者可以记录高空飞行历险，调查周围环境。

"They are fun to fly, now easier to navigate and flight stability has improved," said Brookstone chief executive officer Tom Via in an email. The Brookstone Parrot BeBop Drone Quadricopter is one of the company's bestsellers.

“无人机很有趣，现在导航变得更容易了，飞行的稳定性也提高了。”Brookstone公司首席执行官汤姆·维亚 Brookstone's drone comes with a high-definition fisheye camera, which the pilot can control from the ground. The camera records video in 1080 pixels and takes 14-megapixel still shots to capture the surrounding action. The drone is protected for extreme adventure, too, with features like an internal GPS system allows it to be tracked down in case of a crash.

Brookstone的无人机配备了高清鱼眼镜头，人们可以在地面进行控制。相机能录制1080像素的视频，拍摄1400万像素的照片。另外，一旦出现无人机坠毁等极端情况，内置的GPS系统能够帮助定位。

Vocabulary

superyacht 超级游艇

adrenaline 肾上腺素；刺激

corkscrew 盘旋前进