口罩利用小发明：新发明口罩装上
口罩利用小发明：新发明口罩装上morsel[ˈmɔːsl]：n.一口；（食物）少量戴着这种口罩吃冰淇淋或酱汁可能很糟糕，但进食固体食物时，可以像街机游戏《吃豆人》里一样，大口瞬间吃掉。A squeeze of a lever much like a cyclist operates a handbrake opens a slot in the front of the mask so that food can pass through.用餐者只需挤压控制杆，就像骑自行车的时候捏手刹一样，口罩前面就会打开一个狭槽，人们就可以通过把食物送进嘴里。The process could get messy with ice cream or sauces but more solid morsels can be gobbled up in a flash a la Pac-Man in the arcade game
新冠肺炎疫情期间，在餐厅用餐怎么才能更安全？为了降低风险，以色列发明者研发了一种有“机械嘴”的口罩，可以让你外出用餐时也不用摘口罩。
当地时间5月18日，以色列耶胡达的一家专利发明实验室，开发者戴着一副口罩吃饭。（图片来源：中新网）
Israeli inventors have developed a coronavirus mask with a remote control mouth that lets diners eat food without taking it off a device they say could make a visit to a restaurant less risky.
以色列发明家发明了一种预防新型冠状病毒的口罩，这种口罩有一个可以远程控制的开口，可以让用餐者不用取下口罩就能用餐。发明者说，这种口罩可以降低去餐厅就餐的风险。
A squeeze of a lever much like a cyclist operates a handbrake opens a slot in the front of the mask so that food can pass through.
用餐者只需挤压控制杆，就像骑自行车的时候捏手刹一样，口罩前面就会打开一个狭槽，人们就可以通过把食物送进嘴里。
The process could get messy with ice cream or sauces but more solid morsels can be gobbled up in a flash a la Pac-Man in the arcade game.
戴着这种口罩吃冰淇淋或酱汁可能很糟糕，但进食固体食物时，可以像街机游戏《吃豆人》里一样，大口瞬间吃掉。
morsel[ˈmɔːsl]：n.一口；（食物）少量
a la：按…方式地
一起来看看这种吃饭不用摘的口罩吧：
"The mask will be opened mechanically by hand remote or automatically when the fork is coming to the mask " Asaf Gitelis vice president of Avtipus Patents and Inventions said on Monday as he demonstrated the device at its offices near Tel Aviv.
阿萨夫·吉特利斯是阿提卡斯专利与发明部门的副总裁，他周一（5月18日）在特拉维夫附近的办公室展示这款口罩时说：“当叉子接近口罩时，口罩可以通过手动遥控或自动开启。”
"Then you can eat enjoy drink and you take out the fork and it will be closed and you're protected against the virus and other people sitting with you."
“然后你就可以尽情地吃吃喝喝，叉子拿出来以后，口罩就会合上，用餐者就可以免受病毒感染，或者被身边的人传染上。”
The company said it plans to start manufacturing the mask within months and had already submitted a patent. It said it would likely sell at a 3 to 10 shekel premium above the price of the simple pale blue medical masks many Israelis wear.
该公司表示，计划在几个月内开始生产这种口罩，并已申请了专利。这款口罩的售价可能比很多以色列人佩戴的普通蓝色医用口罩高出3至10谢克尔（约合人民币6至20元）。
premium[ˈpriːmiəm]：n.额外费用
Outside a Juice Bar in Tel Aviv Reuters showed customers a cellphone video of the mask in action. Opinion was divided.
在特拉维夫一家果汁吧外，路透社向顾客们展示了一段佩戴这种口罩就餐的手机视频。人们对此看法不一。
"I think this mask that enables me to eat while I'm still wearing it is a must-have " said Ofir Hameiri a 32-year-old graduate student.
32岁的研究生奥菲尔·哈迈尔说：“我认为很有必要佩戴这种口罩，这样吃东西的时候也能戴着口罩。”
But eating an ice cream cone Ron Silberstein a 29-year-old musician said: "I don't think this mask could hold this kind of ice cream - it's dripping all over. I wouldn't want to wear it afterward."
但是，29岁的音乐家罗恩·西尔伯斯坦在吃蛋卷冰淇淋时说：“我不认为戴着这种口罩能吃蛋卷冰淇淋——滴得到处都是，之后我也就不想戴了。”
Israel has largely reopened its economy after a dramatic drop in cases of the novel coronavirus. Restaurants are open only for takeout for the time being.
在新型冠状病毒感染病例大幅下降后，以色列基本上重新开放了经济活动。餐馆暂时只提供外卖。
英文来源：路透社
翻译&编辑：yaning
来源：中国日报网
