【轻松英文阅读】可口可乐公司的贴心设计
时间：2018-12-28 作者：英语课 分类：轻松英文阅读
英语课
You rarely hear the names Pakistan and India in the same sentence without the word 'conflict.' Peace for these two nations remains 1 a distant dream. And the task of bringing them together is quite daunting 2.
Despite this, the soft drink maker 3, Coca Cola, decided 4 to take a small step towards this goal. The result of their initiative is the “Small World Machine”— a vending 5 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
- 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
- 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
- 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。