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

翻译人员: Cherry Zhou 校对人员: Zhouwenqi Xu

In a Moment of Vision...

灵光一闪...

It's the 1930s, San Francisco.

1930年的旧金山。

Joseph B. Friedman and his young daughter Judith

约瑟夫·B·弗里德曼和他的小女儿朱迪思

are sitting at the counter in a soda parlor.

正坐在汽水店的柜台前。

Judith has just ordered a milkshake.

朱迪思刚点了一杯奶昔。

Vanilla or strawberry, we may never know.

香草味的还是草莓味的， 也许我们永远不知道。

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

当奶昔送过来的时候， 约瑟夫看着小朱迪思很吃力。

Seated on the parlor stool,

因为坐在店里的凳子上，

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

她的嘴巴碰不着那支条纹纸吸管，

protruding from her shake.

吸管是从她那杯奶昔中伸出来的。

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

约瑟夫灵光一闪， 给朱迪思的吸管做了一些调整。

He inserts a screw into one end,

他把螺丝插到一端，

and using a piece of dental floss,

还用上一条牙线，

crushes the paper between the threads of the screw

利用螺旋上的螺纹将纸弄皱，

creating a series of tiny equidistant corrugations.

做出了一些细小的等距折皱。

After removing the screw,

把螺旋移走之后，

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

吸管就可以向着玻璃杯的一边弯曲，

and Judith is able to savor her milkshake.

这样朱迪思就可以尽情享用她的奶昔了。

Joseph initially markets the new flexible straw

约瑟夫最初是把这个新颖的可弯曲性吸管用于

to hospitals to help patients drink while reclining,

医院里，帮助病人在身体 处于倾斜状态的时候也能喝上东西，

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

但最终。凭着约瑟夫的姐姐贝蒂的 营销和商业头脑，

the bendy straw becomes a beloved utensil of every child

吸管成为了每个孩子都心爱的器皿

and a regular household item.

和日常家庭用品。