raeli 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 risky².

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 morsels³ can be gobbled up in a flash a la Pac-Man in the arcade⁴ 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。

"The mask will be opened mechanically by hand remote or automatically when the fork is coming to the mask," Asaf Gitelis, vice¹ 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 premium⁵ 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）。

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 cone⁶, 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 afterward⁷."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。