Belgian Stamps to Be a Chocolate-Lover’s Dream 比利时推出巧克力邮票
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- 发布于 2013年5月04日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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People in Belgium are probably looking forward to sending more letters this year. That’s because the Belgian post office, Bpost, released a series of five different stamps that taste and smell like chocolate. Belgian chocolate makers are renowned for being some of the best in the world, and the stamps are meant to honor their work. The stamps feature photos of five different kinds of chocolate: chocolate spread, chocolate sprinkles, chocolate bars, rough chocolate, and bonbons, a typical Belgian treat of candy covered in chocolate.
比利时的民众今年或许会巴不得多寄出一些信件。那是因为比利时邮政Bpost发行一系列共五张不同的邮票，它们不论尝起来或闻起来都像巧克力。比利时的巧克力制造商在世界上是数一数二闻名，而这些邮票则是用来推崇他们的成果。邮票正面呈现出五种不同样式的巧克力：有巧克力酱、巧克力碎片、巧克力条、巧克力块，以及巧克力夹心糖。巧克力夹心糖是一种典型的比利时糖果，外层包覆着巧克力。
The post office printed more than 500,000 of the sweet stamps that also smell of dark chocolate, which has a deep, rich fragrance. Researchers looked at scratch-and-sniff technology when making the stamps to incorporate the smell of chocolate. Some stamp collectors feel that chocolate stamps are a gimmick, yet Bpost employees said they feel the stamps pay homage to one of Belgium’s best-known national treasures－chocolate. Others said they will continue to just send emails instead of buying stamps. Fans of tasty candy and confections will likely drool over the chocolate-infused postage though.
比利时邮政印制了超过50万份的甜滋滋邮票，它们闻起来有强烈且浓郁的黑巧克力味道。研究人员在制作邮票时，为了使邮票与巧克力香味结合在一起，他们研究过香味油墨科技。有些邮票收集家觉得巧克力邮票只是个噱头，但Bpost的员工们认为对比利时最著名的国宝之一巧克力而言，巧克力邮票展现出敬意。其他人表示他们还是会持续以发送电子邮件取代购买邮票。而美味糖果与甜食的拥护者将可能会对这些注入巧克力的邮票垂涎三尺。
－by Bryan Shettig
Vocabulary
renowned [rɪˋnaʊnd] adj. 有名的；有聲譽的
bonbon [ˋbɑnbɑn] n.（巧克力或奶油）夾心軟糖
scratch-and-sniff technology 香味油墨科技(油墨刮除後會釋放香味)
incorporate [ɪnˋkɔrpə͵ret] v. 包含；加上；吸收
gimmick [ˋgɪmɪk] n. 推銷花招﹐噱頭
homage [ˋhɑmidʒ] n. 尊敬；敬意
confection [kənˋfɛkʃən] n.【正式】製作精美的糖果[甜點心]
drool [drul] over 對....流口水﹐垂涎
Belgium makes chocolate stamps
Reading Comprehension
1. What is the passage mainly about?
(A) Where to order Belgian stamps.
(B) Special stamps issued by the Belgian post office.
(C) How the Belgian post office is losing money.
(D) The best types of chocolate made in Belgium.
2. Why will the stamps smell like dark chocolate?
(A) They are made entirely from chocolate.
(B) They are dipped in chocolate milk.
(C) They are found inside chocolate bars.
(D) They have the odor mixed into the paper.
3. According to the article, what is likely true about the stamps?
(A) They are only available in Belgium.
(B) They will be very expensive to buy.
(C) They will not be very popular.
(D) They will make people dislike chocolate.
Answer
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1. ( B) |
2. ( D) |
3. ( A) |
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