【轻松英文阅读】可口可乐公司的贴心设计

 You rarely hear the names Pakistan and India in the same sentence without the word 'conflict.' Peace for these two nations remains¹ a distant dream. And the task of bringing them together is quite daunting².

 

Despite this, the soft drink maker³, Coca Cola, decided⁴ to take a small step towards this goal. The result of their initiative is the “Small World Machine”— a vending⁵ machine. However, it is no ordinary vending machine. It has a person-sized touch screen with built in cameras that provide a live video portal between two locations: one in Pakistan and the other in India.

 

Coca Cola invited people from India and Pakistan to share a moment of connection. As the Coca Cola webpage explains, “People from various walks of life were encouraged to complete friendly tasks together—wave, touch hands, draw a peace sign or dance—before sharing a Coca Cola.

 

The machines may not bring peace right away but the video has managed to grab over a million eyeballs on the web. If you haven’t seen the campaign yet, take a look!

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。

3 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 vending   

v.出售（尤指土地等财产）( vend的现在分词 )；（尤指在公共场所）贩卖；发表（意见，言论）；声明

参考例句：

• Why Are You Banging on the Vending Machine? 你为什么敲打这台自动售货机？ 来自朗文快捷英语教程 2
• Coca-Cola had to adapt almost 300,000 vending machines to accept the new coins. 可口可乐公司必须使将近三十万台自动贩卖机接受新货币。 来自超越目标英语 第5册