Apple's Watch hits stores this Friday when customers and employees alike will be able to pre-order the timepiece.

　　本周五Apple Watch即将在苹果商店预售，届时将接受苹果员工和顾客们的预订。

　　And boss Tim Cook is rewarding his staff by offering them a 50 per cent discount on the device.

　　苹果CEO蒂姆·库克为所有苹果员工购买Apple Watch时提供了5折的优惠。

　　Any employee working in the regions where the watch is being launched - including the US, UK, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong and Japan - will beeligible.

　　在包括美国、英国、澳大利亚、加拿大、中国、法国、德国、香港和日本等所有预售国家和地区的苹果员工都可以享受5折优惠。

　　The plans were in a memo leaked to Apple fansite 9to5Mac in which Mr Cook wrote: 'I know that many of you have been looking forward to choosing an Apple Watch for yourselves, and we want to make it easy for you.

　　蒂姆库克在给全体员工的邮件中说：“我知道你们很多人都在期待挑选一款属于自己的Apple Watch，公司希望能给你们带来一些便利。”

　　'Starting Friday a special Employee Purchase Plan will offer a 50% discount on any Apple Watch or Apple Watch Sport for your personal use.'

　　“本周五开始，预售通道里将有一项特殊的员工购买计划，员工们可以购买到5折优惠的Apple Watch或Apple Watch Sport，供个人使用。”

　　Notably, the discount doesn't apply to the expensive Edition model, which starts at $10,000 in the US and £8,000 in the UK.

　　值得注意的是，这项折扣并不适用于价格较昂贵的Edition版，Edition版的Apple Watch在美国售价1万美元起，在英国8000英镑起。

　　Mr Cook continued that as the Watch is introduced in more countries, this price plan will be extended.

　　库克表示随着Apple Watch在越来越多的国家和地区预售，享受优惠价格的员工会越来越多。