披萨自动贩卖机问世 3分钟可快速烤制喷香披萨

 　　意大利一名企业家发明了披萨自动贩卖机，顾客每次只需要等待3分钟，便可吃到新鲜出炉的披萨。

　　当客人付款下单后，这款披萨自动贩卖机便自动混和面粉和水，放到烤炉上压成饼底，然后在其上加上客人挑选的肉类、蔬菜和调料。

　　随后，烤炉便会以摄氏380度的高温，快速烤制披萨。下单的顾客也可以通过贩卖机的玻璃小窗，亲眼见证烤制披萨的过程。

　　这种贩卖机每台可以存放足够制作100份披萨的面粉和蕃茄等原料，原料则会以真空方式保存。

　　目前，每份披萨售价5.95美元，有玛格丽特、意大利蒜味香肠、意大利熏火腿等4款口味可供选择。虽然贩卖机方便了想吃披萨却不愿动手的顾客，但这个贩卖机还是需要每天人工清洁。

　　披萨自动贩卖机问世 3分钟可快速烤制喷香披萨

　　A pizza vending¹ machine takes convenience food to a whole new level, delivering fresh pies to customers in just three minutes 24/7.

　　The Let's Pizza unit invented by Claudio Torghele, an entrepreneur from Rovereto, Italy, mixes flour and water together and presses the dough² flat to create a 10.5 inch base.

　　Desired toppings are then added and the meal is flash-cooked in a high temperature infrared³ oven at 380 degrees Celsius⁴.

　　While the baking process is underway, a takeaway box is prepared.

　　The finished pie is then placed in the cardboard container and delivered through a slot.

　　As they wait for their meal, customers can watch it come together through a glass viewing panel.

　　The Let's Pizza machine has enough flour and tomato for 100 pizzas before it requires re-filling.

　　It also carries a mix of vacuum-packed ingredients, with four recipe options to choose from including classic margherita, salami, prosciutto, and speck⁵.

　　And so the pizza can be eaten fresh, a pizza cutter, oregano and napkins are provided at extra cost.

　　The inventory⁶ is computer controlled, but a real person is required to clean the machine daily.

　　The suggested retail⁷ price per pizza is $5.95.

　　The Let's Pizza machine was unveiled by Mr Torghele in 2009 but has been slow to catch on.

　　The downside is that it is each one is the size of nearly three average vending machines.

　　It also retails⁸ for more than ten times the amount, at $32,000.

1 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

2 dough   

n.生面团；钱，现款

参考例句：

• She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
• The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。

3 infrared   

adj./n.红外线(的)

参考例句：

• Infrared is widely used in industry and medical science.红外线广泛应用于工业和医学科学。
• Infrared radiation has wavelengths longer than those of visible light.红外辐射的波长比可见光的波长长。

4 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

5 speck   

n.微粒，小污点，小斑点

参考例句：

• I have not a speck of interest in it.我对它没有任何兴趣。
• The sky is clear and bright without a speck of cloud.天空晴朗，一星星云彩也没有。

6 inventory   

n.详细目录，存货清单

参考例句：

• Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
• We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。

7 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

8 retails   

n.零售( retail的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This book retails at 10 dollars overseas. 这本书的海外零售价是十美元。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This radio retails for ＄ 14.95. 这种收音机的零售价是14美元95美分。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》