下面一段短文中,有两处系以中文呈现,请利用上下文线索(如单字、词组等)将其译成正确、通顺、达意且前后连贯的英文。
Today, you can find vending machines in every city in the world. These machines sell a wide range of food, drinks, and daily necessities. However, their familiarity hides a long history and a fascinating diversity.
Interestingly, the earliest vending machine dates back nearly 2,000 years. One of Egypt's most respected inventors made plans for a simple vending machine to give out holy water.
1. 然而,一直要到工业时代(industrial age)开始时,自动贩卖机才变得普遍起来。 The first modern vending machines sold postcards in London in the early 1880s. The idea quickly developed, and the first US machines began selling gum at train stations in 1888.
2. 愈来愈多商品推陈出新,最后造就出了今日我们所熟悉的饮料和零食贩卖机。
Vending machines have become such an important part of life that they are sure to stay with us. Wherever you go, a few coins will get you anything from a bottle of water to a phone card.
史提夫继续在赌场里试自己的手气。
参考中译
现今,在世界各个城市里,你都可以看到自动贩卖机。这些机器贩卖各式各样的食物、饮料和日用品。不过,这种人们再熟悉不过的东西,其实背后有一段很长的历史和吸引人的多样变化。
有趣的是,最早的自动贩卖机要追溯到将近两千年前。其中一位埃及最受尊崇的发明家规划出分发圣水的简易贩卖机。然而,一直要到工业时代初期,自动贩卖机才变得普遍起来。1880年代初期,伦敦引进第一批现代版自动贩卖机,用来贩卖明信片。这个概念迅速发展开来,到 1888 年,美国最初的自动贩卖机开始在火车站贩卖口香糖。越来越多商品推陈出新,最后造就出了今日我们所熟悉的饮料和零食贩卖机。
贩卖机已成为生活中重要的一部分,势必会继续出现在我们身边。不管你走到哪里,几个硬币就可以让你买到不管像是一瓶水或是电话卡等任何东西。
1.那家饭店提供顾客各式各样的服务。(提示:用 a wide range of)
2.美国一直到 1783 年才脱离英国独立。(提示:用 It was not until...)
3.大部分台湾的学生对他的故事都很熟悉。(提示:用 be familiar with)
参考译句
1. That hotel offers a wide range of services to its customers.
2. It was not until 1783 that the United States gained independence from Britain.
3. Most students in Taiwan are familiar with his story.