美国威斯康辛州的一家公司将在员工身上安装芯片。
Three Square Market is offering to implantthe tiny radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip into workers' hands forfree - and says everyone will soon be doing it.
ThreeSquare Market公司向他的员工们提出免费为他们在手上植入微型射频识别芯片 -且说每位员工都将会安装。
The rice grain-sized $300 (￡230) chip willallow them to open doors, log in to computers and even purchase food.
这个米粒大小的、价值300美金（相当于230英镑，2025人民币）的芯片可以帮助他们开门、进入电脑系统、抑或可以购买食物。
And so far, 50 employees have signed upfor the chance to become half-human, half-walking credit card.
到目前为止，已经有50名员工申请成为半人／半行走的信用卡的机会了。
But far from being some sort of dystopiannightmare, Three Square Market's Patrick McMullan believes everyone will soonbe wanting their own microchip.
但是远远不是大家所想象的那种反乌托邦的噩梦，Three Square Market公司的Patrick McMullan认为，很快，每个人都会想要一个属于自己的芯片了。
What does it feel like? BBC reporter getschipped
到底感觉是什么样？BBC记者亲身做了一次体验。
"The international market place iswide open and we believe that the future trajectory of total market share isgoing to be driven by whoever captures this arena first," Mr McMullansaid.
“国际市场的大门敞开了，我们相信未来所有市场的轨道是属于在这个竞技场上占有先机的那些人的，“McMullan 先生说。
The company, which provides self-service"micro markets" to businesses around the world, was inspired by themicro-chipping already taking place in Sweden, where so-called"bio-hackers" have been inserting the tiny devices into willingparticipants for at least three years.
这家在全世界提供自助式“微市场”服务的公司，受到微芯片已在瑞典登陆的启发，在那里，一种称为“生物骇客“的技术，将微型设备安装到那些自愿参与者的身上已经有三年的时间了。
Three Square Market are even working witha Swedish company, BioHax, to deliver the new technology, which they see as oneday being simply another payment and identification method - only instead of acredit card or phone, there would be a microchip between your thumb and finger.
ThreeSquare Market还与瑞典公司BioHax合作，提供一种新的科技，他们认为有一天或许会成为另外一种更加简单的支付和身份识别的方法 - 只是替代了信用卡或手机，只需在你的大拇指和手指之间安装一个微小的芯片。
But how did employees react?
但是员工是如何反应的呢？
While a large proportion of the worldmight think twice before putting a tiny chip in their hand, it seems those atThree Square Market had no such worries.
如果说在世界上会有很多人对于在手上安装芯片还会犹豫不决的话，那么Three Square Market公司的员工们似乎根本没有这种担心。
Out of 85 employees at the company's headoffice, 50 have come forward, vice-president of international development TonyDanna told the BBC.
公司总部的85名员工中，有50个已经表示愿意先行一步，国际事业部的副总裁Tony Danna告诉BBC说。
“The people that wanted it were like yes,no hesitation," he said.
“那些想要的人就说，好呀，根本没有犹豫。”他说。
Can they be tracked?
他们会不会被跟踪呢？
"That is going to be the inevitablereaction," Mr Danna acknowledged.
“这个是不可避免的反应，”Danna先生承认说。
“But there is no GPS tracking ability toit. It is really the same thing as the chip that is in your credit card."
“但是，那个是没有GPS跟踪能力的。它其实跟你的信用卡里的芯片一模一样。”
How does it go in - and how do you get itout?
那它是怎么被装进去呢 - 你还能把它拿出来么？
The entire point of the chip isconvenience, Mr Danna explained.
这个芯片的目的就是为了方便，Danna先生说。
Eventually, he hopes it will replaceeverything you might have in your wallet - from your key fob to your creditcard and ID. For now, it is just aiming to make life easier for those usingThree Square Market's facilities.
最终，他希望这个可以替代你的钱包 - 从你的钥匙到你的信用卡，再到你的身份证。目前，就只是为了让员工可以使用公司的设施时更方便而已。
But the convenience also stretches to installingand removing the chip.
但是，这种方便也延伸到安装和卸载芯片上。
"It takes about two seconds to put itin and to take it out," he told the BBC. Putting it in is "likegetting a shot" using a syringe, while taking it out it like removing asplinter.
“安装和卸载也不过就是两秒钟的事情，”他跟BBC说。安装它的感觉就好像用注射器”打针“一样，而取出来的时候，就像是去除一个小碎片一样。
"Easy in, easy out," Mr Dannasaid.
“轻松进，轻松出，”Danna先生说。
What if you get robbed?
如果你被劫了怎么办？
Like everything in life, it could happen.
就好像生活当中所有的事情一样，这是有可能会发生的。
But, says Mr Danna, at least it is all inone place, making it easier to cancel all those cards.
但是，Danna先生说，最起码，所有的东西都在一处，要取消就一起取消。
来源：本文原载于“充满阳光的房间”微信公众号，为该公众号的原创作品，转载已获得授权。
ThreeSquare Market公司向他的员工们提出免费为他们在手上植入微型射频识别芯片 -且说每位员工都将会安装。
The rice grain-sized $300 (￡230) chip willallow them to open doors, log in to computers and even purchase food.
这个米粒大小的、价值300美金（相当于230英镑，2025人民币）的芯片可以帮助他们开门、进入电脑系统、抑或可以购买食物。
And so far, 50 employees have signed upfor the chance to become half-human, half-walking credit card.
到目前为止，已经有50名员工申请成为半人／半行走的信用卡的机会了。
But far from being some sort of dystopiannightmare, Three Square Market's Patrick McMullan believes everyone will soonbe wanting their own microchip.
但是远远不是大家所想象的那种反乌托邦的噩梦，Three Square Market公司的Patrick McMullan认为，很快，每个人都会想要一个属于自己的芯片了。
What does it feel like? BBC reporter getschipped
到底感觉是什么样？BBC记者亲身做了一次体验。
"The international market place iswide open and we believe that the future trajectory of total market share isgoing to be driven by whoever captures this arena first," Mr McMullansaid.
“国际市场的大门敞开了，我们相信未来所有市场的轨道是属于在这个竞技场上占有先机的那些人的，“McMullan 先生说。
The company, which provides self-service"micro markets" to businesses around the world, was inspired by themicro-chipping already taking place in Sweden, where so-called"bio-hackers" have been inserting the tiny devices into willingparticipants for at least three years.
这家在全世界提供自助式“微市场”服务的公司，受到微芯片已在瑞典登陆的启发，在那里，一种称为“生物骇客“的技术，将微型设备安装到那些自愿参与者的身上已经有三年的时间了。
Three Square Market are even working witha Swedish company, BioHax, to deliver the new technology, which they see as oneday being simply another payment and identification method - only instead of acredit card or phone, there would be a microchip between your thumb and finger.
ThreeSquare Market还与瑞典公司BioHax合作，提供一种新的科技，他们认为有一天或许会成为另外一种更加简单的支付和身份识别的方法 - 只是替代了信用卡或手机，只需在你的大拇指和手指之间安装一个微小的芯片。
But how did employees react?
但是员工是如何反应的呢？
While a large proportion of the worldmight think twice before putting a tiny chip in their hand, it seems those atThree Square Market had no such worries.
如果说在世界上会有很多人对于在手上安装芯片还会犹豫不决的话，那么Three Square Market公司的员工们似乎根本没有这种担心。
Out of 85 employees at the company's headoffice, 50 have come forward, vice-president of international development TonyDanna told the BBC.
公司总部的85名员工中，有50个已经表示愿意先行一步，国际事业部的副总裁Tony Danna告诉BBC说。
“The people that wanted it were like yes,no hesitation," he said.
“那些想要的人就说，好呀，根本没有犹豫。”他说。
Can they be tracked?
他们会不会被跟踪呢？
"That is going to be the inevitablereaction," Mr Danna acknowledged.
“这个是不可避免的反应，”Danna先生承认说。
“But there is no GPS tracking ability toit. It is really the same thing as the chip that is in your credit card."
“但是，那个是没有GPS跟踪能力的。它其实跟你的信用卡里的芯片一模一样。”
How does it go in - and how do you get itout?
那它是怎么被装进去呢 - 你还能把它拿出来么？
The entire point of the chip isconvenience, Mr Danna explained.
这个芯片的目的就是为了方便，Danna先生说。
Eventually, he hopes it will replaceeverything you might have in your wallet - from your key fob to your creditcard and ID. For now, it is just aiming to make life easier for those usingThree Square Market's facilities.
最终，他希望这个可以替代你的钱包 - 从你的钥匙到你的信用卡，再到你的身份证。目前，就只是为了让员工可以使用公司的设施时更方便而已。
But the convenience also stretches to installingand removing the chip.
但是，这种方便也延伸到安装和卸载芯片上。
"It takes about two seconds to put itin and to take it out," he told the BBC. Putting it in is "likegetting a shot" using a syringe, while taking it out it like removing asplinter.
“安装和卸载也不过就是两秒钟的事情，”他跟BBC说。安装它的感觉就好像用注射器”打针“一样，而取出来的时候，就像是去除一个小碎片一样。
"Easy in, easy out," Mr Dannasaid.
“轻松进，轻松出，”Danna先生说。
What if you get robbed?
如果你被劫了怎么办？
Like everything in life, it could happen.
就好像生活当中所有的事情一样，这是有可能会发生的。
But, says Mr Danna, at least it is all inone place, making it easier to cancel all those cards.
但是，Danna先生说，最起码，所有的东西都在一处，要取消就一起取消。
来源：本文原载于“充满阳光的房间”微信公众号，为该公众号的原创作品，转载已获得授权。
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