How the bendy straw was invented | Moments of Vision 12 - Jessica Oreck

Bagaimana straw membengkok di cipta | Moments of Vision 12 - Jessica Oreck

Translator: Bakri Izzuddin Reviewer: Maisarah Atan

In a Moment of Vision...

"In a Moment of Vision"

It's the 1930s, San Francisco.

Pada 1930-an, di San Francisco.

Joseph B. Friedman and his young daughter Judith

Joseph B. Friedman dan anak perempuannya Judith

are sitting at the counter in a soda parlor.

sedang duduk di kaunter di sebuah kedai minuman.

Judith has just ordered a milkshake.

Judith baru sahaja memesan segelas susu kocak.

Vanilla or strawberry, we may never know.

Perisa vanilla atau strawberi, kita tidak akan tahu.

When the milkshake arrives, Joseph watches as little Judith struggles.

Apabila susu kocak itu tiba, Joseph melihat Judith mengalami kesukaran.

Seated on the parlor stool,

Duduk di atas bangku tinggi,

she is unable to reach the mouth of the striped paper straw

dia tidak dapat mencapai mulut straw kertas berjalur

protruding from her shake.

yang menjulur keluar dari susu kocaknya.

Joseph mendapat idea untuk mengubah suai straw Judith

Joseph, in a moment of vision, modifies Judith's straw.

Dia masukkan sebatang skru di hujung straw

He inserts a screw into one end,

and using a piece of dental floss,

lalu, dengan menggunakan benang flos,

crushes the paper between the threads of the screw

melilit di sekeliling straw mengikut bebenang skru

creating a series of tiny equidistant corrugations.

menghasilkan rangkaian alunan kecil yang berjarak sama.

After removing the screw,

Setelah skru dikeluarkan,

the straw is able to bend over the side of the glass

straw itu boleh membengkok ke tepi gelas

and Judith is able to savor her milkshake.

dan Judith dapat menikmati susu kocaknya.

Joseph initially markets the new flexible straw

Joseph pada mulanya menjual straw fleksibel itu

to hospitals to help patients drink while reclining,

kepada hospital untuk membantu pesakit minum sambil berbaring,

but eventually, with the marketing and business savvy from his sister Betty,

tetapi kemudiannya, dengan ilmu pemasaran dan perniagaan kakaknya, Betty,

the bendy straw becomes a beloved utensil of every child

straw boleh bengkok itu jadi kegemaran setiap kanak-kanak

and a regular household item.

serta barang keperluan rumah.