Blissful Bears|大人小孩都喜欢的干贝熊软糖

by Marcus Maurice

Gummi bears are one of the few candies that have inspired a TV show.

In 2011, one of the most popular songs was Katy Perry's California Gurls. In the video for this bubblegum pop anthem, there are lots of sugary treats everywhere. _(1)_, it features two life-sized gummi bears, with one giving the finger to the singer. The director of the video said that the bears were put in there as a _(2)_. A brand manager for Trolli, a maker of gummi bears, said that those gummi bears couldn't have been theirs. Instead of being naughty, Trolli gummi bears would have given Perry a _(3)_ and told her that everything would be all right.

From a bite-sized snack to starring in a video with over 31 million views on YouTube, gummi bears have _(4)_ a long way since they started as dancing bear gum in Germany in the early 1920s. The gum's successor _(5)_ became the gummi bears that millions of kids and adults around the world loved in 1967. Trolli and Haribo are the most popular manufacturers of gummi bears, but there are many imitators around the world. The success of gummi bears has _(6)_ many other chewy creatures, including worms, penguins, lobsters, and sharks, just to name a few.

While gummi bears are mostly made out of sugar, glucose syrup, starch, flavoring, food coloring, and gelatin, some gummi bears are made with bovine or porcine gelatin. This means they are not _(7)_ for vegetarians. Most gummi bears contain zero calories, and some manufacturers have _(8)_ added vitamin C to their bears. _(9)_, they can market them to parents of young children. Some multivitamins have been made in the form of gummi bears for _(10)_ youngsters, too. The next time you need a quick afternoon snack, get some gummi bears and see what all the fuss is about.

(A) That way    (B) suitable    (C) joke    (D) come    (E) picky

(F) recently    (G) eventually  (H) hug (I) spawned (J) As a matter of fact

大人小孩都喜欢的干贝熊软糖

干贝熊是少数能启发电视节目的糖果之一。

　　凯蒂．佩芮的《加州女孩》是 2011 年最红的歌曲之一。这首泡泡糖歌曲的音乐录像带中充斥着许多甜食。事实上，里头出现 2 只真熊大小的干贝熊（gummi bears），其中 1 只还对着凯蒂比中指。音乐录像带的导演说，把干贝熊放进影片里只是为了开个玩笑。Trolli是干贝熊的制造商之一，他们的品牌经理说这 2只干贝熊不可能是他们生产的。Trolli所制造的干贝熊软糖并不会这么调皮，相反地，牠们会给凯蒂 1 个爱的抱抱，并安慰她一切都会没事。

　　从小零嘴到成为 YouTube 超过 3,100 万点阅人次的音乐录像带里的明星，干贝熊真是变化万千。它们在 1920 年代初期在德国刚生产的时候，被作成跳舞小熊造型的口香糖，之后 1967 年的新产品才被作成干贝熊软糖，受到数百万儿童和成人的喜爱。Trolli和 Haribo 是最受欢迎的干贝熊软糖制造商，但世界各地也出现了许多模仿的厂商。干贝熊软糖深受大众喜爱，使得许多其他包括蚯蚓、企鹅、龙虾和鲨鱼等诸多动物造型的软糖产品应运而生。

　　虽然干贝熊软糖绝大部分是由糖、葡萄糖浆、淀粉、香料、食用色素和明胶所制成，但有些干贝熊软糖在制作的时候则加入牛或猪的动物胶。这表示它们不适合吃素的人食用。大部分的干贝熊软糖都不含热量，有些制造商最近还在他们的产品中添加维他命 C。那样一来，他们就可以把产品卖给家里有小孩的父母。有些综合维他命也被制成干贝熊的造型来满足挑剔的小朋友。下次你要在下午快速吃个零嘴的话，就来一些干贝熊软糖吧，并瞧瞧这些惹人喜爱的小东西到底魅力何在。

答案：  1. (J)  2. (C)  3. (H)  4. (D)  5 . (G)

6. (I)  7. (B)  8. (F)  9. (A)  10. (E)

比小朋友的脸还要大的干贝熊软糖

美国在 2009年开始推出『超大号甘贝熊』，比小朋友的脸还大，创下 1 个月卖出 1 万只的纪录。幼儿园小朋友拆开包装后惊呼连连，因为他们不晓得该怎么吃。又软又 Q 的软糖熊，不管用捏、用抓的，都撕不起来，只好用刀子切，但对小朋友来说，还是很吃力，因为特大号的干贝熊软糖，比幼儿园小朋友的脸还要大。