英国一印度餐厅将首推无人机送外卖

 　　An Indian restaurant is set to become the first takeaway in the world to deliver its meals to customers' doorsteps by drone.

　　一家印度人开的餐馆要成为全球第一个使用无人机将外卖送至客户家门的餐厅。

　　The Don, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, will fly its kormas and keema naans using a Phantom¹ 3 drone so that hungry recipients² can watch their dinner flying to their door.

　　位于白金汉郡米尔顿·凯恩斯地区的“唐餐厅”将使用“幻影3号”无人机配送咖喱和羊肉烤饼，饥饿的订餐者有望看到饭“飞”到家门口。

　　The meals will be packaged in thermal³ takeaway bag that fits securely on the bottom rails of the drone.

　　外卖将装在保温外卖袋里，牢牢地绑在无人机底部的横梁上。

　　Restaurant owner Aki Rahman has applied⁴ for a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) licence so he can legally pilot the aircraft.

　　餐馆老板阿基·拉赫曼已经向民航局(CAA)申请合法飞行的执照。

　　英国一印度餐厅将首推无人机送外卖

　　The 30-year-old said: 'I'm determined⁵ to beat Google and Amazon and be the first to use delivery drones.

　　这位30岁的老板说：“我决定先于谷歌和亚马逊，成为第一家使用无人机投送快递的公司”。

　　'We've done a trial run to my grandmother's house and it all went well.'

　　“我们向我祖母家进行了一次试飞，一切顺利。”

　　The progress of the curry-drone will be tracked back at The Don restaurant, which is based on Elder Gate near Milton Keynes Central railway station, and a specialist camera will even film its progress.

　　"唐餐厅"位于米尔顿·凯恩斯中央火车站附近的埃尔德门大街，工作人员将在餐厅实时监测携带着咖喱美味的无人机的飞行路线，甚至有专门的摄像机记录下这一飞行过程。

　　Aki plans to offer customers a copy of the film showing how their meal travelled to them.

　　阿基打算为客户提供一份食物飞行配送时的录像。

　　The innovative⁶ restaurateur was today keeping his fingers crossed in the hopes that the CAA will grant him permission to fly over built-up areas where power lines can pose a problem.

　　这位很有创新思维的老板正在祈祷民航局能批准他在这样建筑林立的地方飞行，因为附近的电线可能影响飞行。

　　'I'm 80 per cent sure I will be allowed,' he said.

　　“我有80%的把握能获得批准，”他说。

　　'But if not, I will stick to delivering in rural, open areas - perhaps delivering to a park if people want a special occasion picnic.'

　　“但如果没有批准，我会坚持在乡村空旷的地方使用——或许能给在公园野炊的人送上一份特别用餐。”

　　The Don opened four months ago and prides itself on offering authentic⁷ Indian cuisine⁸ without colourings or additives⁹ to suit Western taste.

　　这家餐馆营业四个月了，其特色在于提供原汁原味的印度菜，不会为了适应西方人口味而添加任何色素或添加剂。

　　Aki added: 'These ingredients [additives] are not genuine. They are not what Indian people eat - and they would only provide more weight for my drone.'

　　阿基补充道：“这些添加剂不正宗。印度人不吃这些东西——它们只会增加无人机的负载。”

　　The restaurant serves up a number of popular favourites including madras, vindaloo and jalfrezi, as well as a fiery¹⁰ dish called 'Naga' made with the infamous¹¹ world's hottest naga chilli pepper.

　　这家餐厅提供许多颇受大众喜爱的菜品，比如马德拉菜、文达卢咖喱肉、什锦蔬菜，以及一种名叫“那加”的口味浓烈的菜，由世界闻名的最辣的那加辣椒烹制而成。

　　Vocabulary

　　thermal：保温的

　　restaurateur：餐馆老板

　　fingers crossed：祈祷

　　chilli pepper：辣椒

1 phantom   

n.幻影，虚位，幽灵；adj.错觉的，幻影的，幽灵的

参考例句：

• I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.我发现自己瞪大眼睛看着她，好像她是一个幽灵。
• He is only a phantom of a king.他只是有名无实的国王。

2 recipients   

adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器

参考例句：

• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 thermal   

adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的

参考例句：

• They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

4 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

6 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

7 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

8 cuisine   

n.烹调，烹饪法

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。

9 additives   

n.添加剂( additive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• chemical additives in petrol 汽油中的化学添加剂
• It'says on the packet that these crisps contain no additives. 包装上说这些炸薯片不含添加剂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

11 infamous   

adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的

参考例句：

• He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
• I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。