Refrigerator of the Future 未来的冰箱 A refrigerator of the future that tells you what to cook with your leftover and automatically re-orders fresh food is being designed in the UK. 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。 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. 这种自洁式"未来冰箱"会自动下订单让超市送货上门,它还会根据需要,把接近保质期的食物放在搁架的最前面。 Researchers hope the fridge could clean itself, cut down on wasted food and offer Up recipes -which could be tailored to different countries, cuisines and seasons. 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,在这些方面能够满足不同国家、不同烹饪风格和不同的季节需求。 With Brits putting in 36 million hours every year of free overtime -leaving little time for household chores -the refrigerator could help save precious time during hectic modern-day lives. 由于英国人每年都得超时加班3600万个小时,几乎没有什么闲暇时间去做家务,而这种冰箱则可以帮助人们在繁忙的现代生活中节省宝贵的时间。 |