消音叉子？消音口罩？
2. Nissin Ramen Fork
2. 日清拉麵叉
Worry about making noise when eating your ramen?
吃拉麵的時候，擔心發出噪音嗎？
worry(v.)擔心make noise製造噪音
Nissin, a Japanese company that is famous for making instant noodles, came up with an idea.
日本知名泡麵公司日清想出一個方法。
be famous for以⋯⋯聞名instant noodles泡麵come up with想到、想出
They created a ramen fork that can emit a certain wavelength of sound to cover up the sound of slurp.
他們製作了一支叉子，這支叉子會發射出某種音波長度的聲音，掩蓋住吸拉麵的噪音。
create(v.)製造emit(v.)發出、射出wavelength(n.)波長cover up掩蓋slurp(v.)喝湯發出聲音
It is battery powered and only lasts for 1 hour.
這支拉麵叉以電池供電，電量只能維持一小時。
battery(n.)電池power(v.)提供電力last(v.)維持
The price is 130 USD.
價格為130美元。
price(n.)價格
3. Hushme
3. Hushme
Hushme is a voice mask for a smartphone.
Hushme是一款用於智慧型手機的聲音口罩。
It can muffle your voice when you talk on the phone and prevent people from eavesdropping.
它可以在你講電話時消除聲音，避免別人偷聽。
muffle(v.)使聲音變弱、消音prevent(v.)避免eavesdrop(v.)偷聽
Also, you won’t bother people around you while talking on the phone.
也可以讓你不會吵到周圍的人。
bother(v.)打擾
However, it emits a series of sounds through external speakers to drown out your voice.
但是，Hushme也會從外部喇叭發送一種聲響，掩蓋你講電話的聲音。
emit(v.)發出、射出external(adj.)外部的speaker(n.)喇叭drown out蓋過、淹沒
That seems to defeat the whole purpose of not disturbing others.
這樣似乎跟前述「不打擾旁人」的功能互相抵觸。
defeat(v.)打敗purpose(n.)目的disturb(v.)打擾
The most amusing fact is that a lot of people thought it was a good idea, and it’s already become a reality.
最令人玩味的是，有許多人覺得這項產品很好，所以Hushme已經是個實際商品了。
amusing(adj.)有趣的、好笑的reality(n.)事實