A fresh new shirt delivered at the push of a button is now on offer for travelers in the US.
如今,旅美游客只需按个按钮,就能买到崭新的衬衫了。
Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo has installed a vending1 machine dispensing2 clothing at Oakland Airport in California.
日本时装品牌优衣库近日在加州的奥克兰机场安装了一台自动服装贩卖机。
Nine other machines will pop up at airports and malls at sites including Los Angeles, Houston and New York in the coming months.
未来几个月里,优衣库还将在洛杉矶、休斯顿和纽约等地的机场和购物中心陆续安装9台自动服装贩卖机。
They will stock men's and women's shirts and lightweight jackets.
这些自动服装贩卖机将供应男女衬衫和轻型夹克。
Uniqlo USA Chief Executive Hiroshi Taki said the technology brought "convenience to travelers looking for a warm jacket without the bulk3 or a versatile4 undershirt".
优衣库美国区总裁泷宽志称,这项技术将为“寻求温暖、轻薄的夹克或多功能汗衫的旅客带来便利”。
The company hopes the convenience will help entice5 customers to the Asian brand, which has struggled in its attempts to penetrate6 the US market. There are no plans to use the vending machines outside the US.
该公司希望这种便利能有助于吸引顾客关注这个亚洲品牌,优衣库一直努力试图打入美国市场。目前,优衣库尚无计划在美国以外的国家使用这种自动贩卖机。
1 vending ['vendɪŋ] 第11级 | |
v.出售(尤指土地等财产)( vend的现在分词 );(尤指在公共场所)贩卖;发表(意见,言论);声明 | |
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2 dispensing [dɪs'pensɪŋ] 第7级 | |
v.分配( dispense的现在分词 );施与;配(药) | |
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3 bulk [bʌlk] 第7级 | |
n.容积,体积;大块,大批;大部分,大多数;vt. 使扩大,使形成大量;使显得重要 | |
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4 versatile [ˈvɜ:sətaɪl] 第7级 | |
adj.通用的,万用的;多才多艺的,多方面的 | |
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