How the bendy straw was invented | Moments of Vision 12 - Jessica Oreck
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譯者: Szu-Wen Kung
審譯者: Helen Chang
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In a Moment of Vision...
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【靈光乍現……】
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It's the 1930s, San Francisco.
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1930 年,舊金山。
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Joseph B. Friedman
and his young daughter Judith
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喬瑟夫 B. 佛洛曼
和他的小女兒茱蒂絲
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are sitting at the counter
in a soda parlor.
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坐在一間冷飲店的吧檯上。
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Judith has just ordered a milkshake.
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茱蒂絲剛點了一杯奶昔。
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Vanilla or strawberry, we may never know.
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是香草或草莓口味,我們不得而知。
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When the milkshake arrives,
Joseph watches as little Judith struggles.
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飲料來後,喬瑟夫看著
小喬伊斯奮力掙扎。
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Seated on the parlor stool,
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她坐在吧檯的高腳椅上,
無法碰到那支伸出奶昔的吸管頂部。
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she is unable to reach the mouth
of the striped paper straw
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protruding from her shake.
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00:37
Joseph, in a moment of vision,
modifies Judith's straw.
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喬瑟夫靈光乍現,
改造茱蒂絲的吸管。
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He inserts a screw into one end,
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他把一根螺絲釘塞入吸管的一端,
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and using a piece of dental floss,
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接著用一條牙線
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crushes the paper between the threads
of the screw
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沿著螺絲釘的螺旋紋路
纏繞按壓吸管,
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creating a series
of tiny equidistant corrugations.
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形成一串小型等距的波紋,
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After removing the screw,
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螺絲釘取出後,
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the straw is able to bend over the side
of the glass
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便能輕易把吸管折彎到杯緣,
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and Judith is able to savor her milkshake.
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茱蒂絲總算能享用奶昔。
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Joseph initially markets
the new flexible straw
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喬瑟夫先將這款新型可彎曲的吸管
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to hospitals to help patients
drink while reclining,
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行銷至醫院,協助半躺的病人飲用。
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but eventually, with the marketing
and business savvy from his sister Betty,
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但最終在喬瑟夫
精通生意的妹妹行銷下,
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the bendy straw becomes a beloved utensil
of every child
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可彎曲吸管從此成為
每位孩童最愛的餐具,
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and a regular household item.
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也成為家庭中常見的生活用品。
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