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“未来冰箱”告诉你晚餐吃什么
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  • According to the Daily Mail on December 26, a refrigerator of the future that tells you what to cook with your leftovers1 and automatically re-orders fresh food is being designed in the UK。

    The self-cleaning "refrigerator of the future" will automatically place supermarket home delivery orders when required and move food near its use by date to the front of the shelves。

    Researchers hope the fridge could clean itself, cut down on wasted food and offer up recipes - which could be tailored to different countries, cuisines2 and seasons。

    With Brits putting in 36 million hours every year of free overtime3 - leaving little time for household chores - the refrigerator could help save precious time during hectic4 modern-day lives。

    These new developments are in the pipeline5 thanks to collaborations between scientists at the University of Central Lancashire and online supermarket Ocado。

    The planned new features include the ability for refrigerators to scan their shelves to see what is in stock and use this information to both plan meals and automatically place a supermarket food order。

    The smart fridge will use "nano-articulated technology" shelf surfaces which, whilst smooth to the touch, will have millions of independently controlled micro-tiles which will manoeuvre6 products which soon need to be eaten to the front of the refrigerator。

    Ultrasound-scanning technology built into the door will allow the refrigerator to "swipe and capture" the food on a plate before and after mealtime, meaning it can assess what type and amount of food is wasted。

    Dr Simon Somerville, an expert from the University of Central Lancashire, said: "Cookbooks are essentially7 inventory8 lists of food items. To this end the most available information that the refrigerator will have is a set of permutations that allow a set number of ingredients to produce a large number of quite different dishes. The key concept in the successful implementation9 of this process is accurate inventory tracking."

    据英国《每日邮报》12月26日报道,英国正在研制一种未来冰箱,它可以告诉你如何用剩菜做出美味佳肴,而且还可以根据新鲜程度自动调整食物的摆放顺序。

    这种自洁式“未来冰箱”会自动下订单让超市送货上门,还会把接近保质期的食物放在搁架的最前面。

    研究人员希望这种冰箱可以自动清洁、减少食物浪费并提供食谱—能够满足不同国家、不同烹饪方法、不同季节的需求。

    由于英国人每年都得为加班牺牲3600万个小时的闲暇时间,几乎没有时间做家务,这种冰箱可以帮助人们在繁忙的现代生活中节省宝贵的时间。

    英国中兰开夏大学的科学家与网上"奥卡多"超市目前正在联合开发未来冰箱。

    按照计划,未来冰箱的新特点包括能够扫描搁架上的食物、清点库存,利用这些信息安排晚餐,并自动创建一份超市食物订单。

    这种智能冰箱的搁架表面将采用“纳米合成技术”,由数百万独立控制的微型瓷砖组成,手感细腻平滑,可把必须尽快食用的食物挪到冰箱搁架最前面。

    冰箱门所采用的超声波扫描技术可使冰箱在餐前和餐后“捕捉”盘子里的食物,这就意味着它可以对被浪费的食物的种类和数量做出评估。

    中兰开夏大学专家西蒙•萨默维尔博士指出:“菜谱从本质上说是一份食品的存库清单。这样说来,未来冰箱的信息系统可对所有食材进行排列组合,用有限的原料做出许多不同的菜肴。成功执行这一程序的关键在于精确的库存跟踪。”

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    1 leftovers ['leftəʊvə] AprzGJ   第7级
    n.剩余物,残留物,剩菜
    参考例句:
    • He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers.他能用厨房里几样剩饭做出一顿美餐。
    • She made supper from leftovers she had thrown together.她用吃剩的食物拼凑成一顿晚饭。
    2 cuisines [kwɪ'zi:nz] 43f81cfb27ea2137d12801c0fe58128f   第8级
    n.烹饪( cuisine的名词复数 );菜肴;(通常指昂贵的饭店中的)饭菜;烹饪艺术
    参考例句:
    • Could you tell me the different features of these cuisines? 能不能告诉我这些不同的烹调流派各自有哪些特点? 来自地道口语脱口SHOW 高中超越版
    • Ice sculptures are used as decorations in some cuisines, especially in Asia. 冰雕在某些菜肴中被当作装饰品,尤其在亚洲。 来自互联网
    3 overtime [ˈəʊvətaɪm] aKqxn   第7级
    adj.超时的,加班的;adv.加班地
    参考例句:
    • They are working overtime to finish the work. 为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
    • He was paid for the overtime he worked. 他领到了加班费。
    4 hectic [ˈhektɪk] jdZzk   第9级
    adj.肺病的;消耗热的;发热的;闹哄哄的
    参考例句:
    • I spent a very hectic Sunday. 我度过了一个忙乱的星期天。
    • The two days we spent there were enjoyable but hectic. 我们在那里度过的两天愉快但闹哄哄的。
    5 pipeline [ˈpaɪplaɪn] aNUxN   第8级
    n.管道,管线
    参考例句:
    • The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil. 该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
    • A single pipeline serves all the houses with water. 一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
    6 manoeuvre [məˈnu:və(r)] 4o4zbM   第9级
    n.策略,调动;vi.用策略,调动;vt.诱使;操纵;耍花招
    参考例句:
    • Her withdrawal from the contest was a tactical manoeuvre. 她退出比赛是一个战术策略。
    • The clutter of ships had little room to manoeuvre. 船只橫七竖八地挤在一起,几乎没有多少移动的空间。
    7 essentially [ɪˈsenʃəli] nntxw   第8级
    adv.本质上,实质上,基本上
    参考例句:
    • Really great men are essentially modest. 真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
    • She is an essentially selfish person. 她本质上是个自私自利的人。
    8 inventory [ˈɪnvəntri] 04xx7   第7级
    n.详细目录,存货清单;vt.编制…的目录;开列…的清单;盘存;总结
    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。
    9 implementation [ˌimplimen'teiʃən] 2awxV   第7级
    n.实施,贯彻
    参考例句:
    • Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

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