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主编Lavender：小编，你这次的主题既然是《妙“想”生花》，那你的 “主题札记”得下点功夫，来一个比较有创意的啊！（微笑着，一脸期待状）
小编：嗯，我正在酝酿呢……（时而托腮沉思发呆，时而口中念念有词：创意啊创意！结果脑海里还是没有什么“火花”闪现，实在是愁煞人啊！）
小狐 & Eva：Oh, My God！这做主题的实在是“受伤”啊，都快走火入魔了！（两人一边摇头惊呼，一边也开始犯愁：下期主题该到我了！得赶紧啊不然也要抓狂了！）
小编：姐妹们，我这脑子快“短路”了，赶紧给我支支招或者说点有创意的话刺激刺激我吧！（四处求助，一脸的无奈……）
小狐：我有招，听着啊——“骑白马的不一定是王子，他可能是唐僧；带翅膀的也不一定是天使，他可能是鸟人。穿别人的鞋，走自己的路，让他们找去吧！……”哈哈，有创意吧？
小编：实在太有才了！让我想起一句更经典的：“下蛋公鸡，公鸡中的战斗机！Oh Yeah！”（一脸欣喜，创意火花终于闪现了！）……哈哈!以上场景，略有虚构，如有雷同，不是巧合！
——Maisie
There’ve been some truly amazing inventions in my lifetime: the automated teller machine (ATM), the personal computer, the cell phone, the DVD player, the digital camera, and, perhaps the greatest invention of the 20th century, 1)Viagra.
Some of these inventions have, of course, combined to form even more useful products. Many people take digital photos with their cell phones. Others watch DVD movies on their computers. And in some parts of the world, men of all ages are lining up to use the automated Viagra machine (AVM).
With each invention, humans seem to take a step forward. Just when you think our lives could not get any better, along comes an inventor like John W. Cornwell to surprise us. Cornwell, a 22-year-old 2)Duke University graduate, has created a 3)contraption that may eventually be considered the greatest invention of the 21st century: the beer-throwing fridge. It’s an invention that could dramatically improve the lives of college students everywhere, in much the same way that microwave dinners, double-sided underwear and foot 4)deodorant have.
Like most great inventors, Cornwell encountered a problem and decided to solve it. As he writes on his website (BeerLauncher.com), “Have you ever gotten up off the couch to get a beer for the 5)umpteenth time and thought, ‘What if instead of ME going to get the BEER, the BEER came to ME???’”
That’s a question the typical college student asks about 20 times a day—and more often at night. But unlike the typical college student, Cornwell decided to do something about it, putting his engineering degree to good use. He took a mini-fridge and equipped it with a small elevator that lifts a can of beer through a hole and sets it on a 6)catapult arm. A click of a remote sends the beer flying toward the couch, where a college student can catch it, either with his hands or, if he’s already had a few beers, with his face. (A good 7)dental plan is re-commended.)
Cornwell hopes to sell his invention for $1,500, which may seem like a lot of money, but not when you consider how much a beer-throwing fridge can do for your popularity in college. (One day you’re just a 8)nerd, the next day you’re a beer-catching nerd.)
While it’s mostly intended for beer-drinkers, the beer-throwing fridge can be filled with just about any drink that’s sold in a can. And it may 9)spawn
10)a slew of household contraptions that throw items, including the pizza-throwing microwave, the cake-throwing oven and the husband-throwing bed (gua-ranteed to toss him onto the couch).
Come to think of it, a few other throwing contraptions could make our lives easier:
The baby-throwing 11)crib: If your baby starts crying in the middle of the night and you don’t feel like getting up, just press the remote and the baby will be thrown toward you. (Warning: Throwing babies can be dangerous. A good dental plan is re-commended.)
The junk-throwing mailbox: I’d pay big bucks for a mailbox that automatically throws all the junk mail away. If it’s designed well, it would throw all the good mail into our house and the junk mail into our neighbors’ yard. Who knows, they might ac-tually start talking to us.
The remote-throwing couch: I don’t know about yours, but our couch is always swallowing the remote. If we could get it to throw the remote to us, life would be a lot easier. We wouldn’t have to remove the 12)cushions and put our fingers in all the 13)crevices and touch all the food the kids have stored for emergencies. “Look ma, it’s a turkey leg from three Christmases ago! Mmmm, still tasty.”
在有生之年，我有幸见识了一些相当神奇的发明：银行的自动柜员机、个人电脑、手机、DVD播放机、数码相机，以及也许是20世纪最伟大的发明——壮阳药“伟哥”。
当然，这其中有的产品功能相互结合，就组成了功能更加强大的新产品。许多人用手机拍数码照片；一些人会在电脑上看DVD电影；而在世界某些地区，各个年龄阶段的男人都排起了长龙争相使用“伟哥”自动售卖机。
每当有一种新的发明面世，人类就仿佛又向前迈进了一步。就当你在想我们的生活已经很完美的时候，一位名叫约翰·W·康维尔的发明者依然给大家带来了惊喜。22岁的康维尔是美国杜克大学的毕业生，他发明了一个小玩意——也许不久的将来，人们会将此列为21世纪最伟大的发明：甩啤酒冰箱。这个发明可以极大地改善全世界大学生的生活，就像微波炉食物、两面穿的内衣裤以及脚部除臭剂曾发挥的功效一样。
像许多伟大的发明家一样，康维尔也是从生活中遇到的问题里得到启迪进而决定想办法来解决问题。他在他的网站BeerLauncher.com上写道：“你是否曾无数次懒洋洋地从沙发上爬起来去拿啤酒，并想着：‘如果不是我去拿啤酒，而是啤酒自动来到我面前，那会是怎样的情形？？？’”
这是一个典型的大学生每天会问上20遍的问题，其中绝大多数是在晚上。但是和其他典型的大学生不同的是，康维尔决心去解决这个难题，他要把他的工程学学位派上用场。他把一个小型升降机安装在一个迷你冰箱里，小型升降机能举起一罐啤酒，穿过一个小洞，然后把啤酒放在一根弹臂上。只要一按遥控器，啤酒就会飞至沙发，坐在沙发上的人就能把啤酒接住。他可以用手接，如果他已经喝得抓不稳飞来物，也可以用脸来接。（这种情况下，建议你要预先购买周全的牙科保险。）
康维尔打算把他的发明以1500美元的价格售出，这价格看似昂贵，但考虑到这样一台甩啤酒冰箱能大大提高你在大学里的声望，这个价格就算是合理的了。（今天你还只是一个书呆子，但明天你就成了一个会接住啤酒罐的书呆子了。）
虽然这个发明主要是针对喝啤酒的人，但对于其他任何罐装饮料，这种冰箱同样能够派上用场。也许很快将会有类似的其他家用小发明面世，例如自动甩出比萨饼的微波炉、甩蛋糕的烤箱，甚至是把丈夫甩到一边的床（能确保他被甩到沙发上）。
再开动脑筋想一想，其他一些类似的新发明能让我们的生活更加简便：
甩婴儿摇篮床：如果你的宝宝半夜里突然大哭起来，而你又不想起来，这时只要按下遥控按纽，宝宝就会“飞”到你怀里。（注意：甩宝宝可是件危险的事，周全的牙科保险同样是必不可少的。）
自动清除垃圾信件的信箱：如果真有自动清除垃圾信件的信箱，我倒真乐意为此付上一大笔钱。一个设计巧妙的信箱，应该是能把所有有用处的信件都投到我们家，而把所有垃圾信件都扔到我们邻居家的院子去。谁知道呢，说不定他们就此和我们搭上话了。
自动甩遥控器的沙发：我不知道你们家的沙发如何，反正我们的沙发总是“吞食”遥控器。如果能让我们的沙发把遥控器“扔”给我们，生活一定会更加便利。我们大可不必费劲地移开那些坐垫，把手指伸进沙发下面的缝隙里，结果触摸到的全是孩子们藏起来的应急食物。“瞧，妈妈，这是3年前的圣诞节我藏起来的火鸡腿！唔……依然很好吃喔！”
主编Lavender：小编，你这次的主题既然是《妙“想”生花》，那你的 “主题札记”得下点功夫，来一个比较有创意的啊！（微笑着，一脸期待状）
小编：嗯，我正在酝酿呢……（时而托腮沉思发呆，时而口中念念有词：创意啊创意！结果脑海里还是没有什么“火花”闪现，实在是愁煞人啊！）
小狐 & Eva：Oh, My God！这做主题的实在是“受伤”啊，都快走火入魔了！（两人一边摇头惊呼，一边也开始犯愁：下期主题该到我了！得赶紧啊不然也要抓狂了！）
小编：姐妹们，我这脑子快“短路”了，赶紧给我支支招或者说点有创意的话刺激刺激我吧！（四处求助，一脸的无奈……）
小狐：我有招，听着啊——“骑白马的不一定是王子，他可能是唐僧；带翅膀的也不一定是天使，他可能是鸟人。穿别人的鞋，走自己的路，让他们找去吧！……”哈哈，有创意吧？
小编：实在太有才了！让我想起一句更经典的：“下蛋公鸡，公鸡中的战斗机！Oh Yeah！”（一脸欣喜，创意火花终于闪现了！）……哈哈!以上场景，略有虚构，如有雷同，不是巧合！
——Maisie
There’ve been some truly amazing inventions in my lifetime: the automated teller machine (ATM), the personal computer, the cell phone, the DVD player, the digital camera, and, perhaps the greatest invention of the 20th century, 1)Viagra.
Some of these inventions have, of course, combined to form even more useful products. Many people take digital photos with their cell phones. Others watch DVD movies on their computers. And in some parts of the world, men of all ages are lining up to use the automated Viagra machine (AVM).
With each invention, humans seem to take a step forward. Just when you think our lives could not get any better, along comes an inventor like John W. Cornwell to surprise us. Cornwell, a 22-year-old 2)Duke University graduate, has created a 3)contraption that may eventually be considered the greatest invention of the 21st century: the beer-throwing fridge. It’s an invention that could dramatically improve the lives of college students everywhere, in much the same way that microwave dinners, double-sided underwear and foot 4)deodorant have.
Like most great inventors, Cornwell encountered a problem and decided to solve it. As he writes on his website (BeerLauncher.com), “Have you ever gotten up off the couch to get a beer for the 5)umpteenth time and thought, ‘What if instead of ME going to get the BEER, the BEER came to ME???’”
That’s a question the typical college student asks about 20 times a day—and more often at night. But unlike the typical college student, Cornwell decided to do something about it, putting his engineering degree to good use. He took a mini-fridge and equipped it with a small elevator that lifts a can of beer through a hole and sets it on a 6)catapult arm. A click of a remote sends the beer flying toward the couch, where a college student can catch it, either with his hands or, if he’s already had a few beers, with his face. (A good 7)dental plan is re-commended.)
Cornwell hopes to sell his invention for $1,500, which may seem like a lot of money, but not when you consider how much a beer-throwing fridge can do for your popularity in college. (One day you’re just a 8)nerd, the next day you’re a beer-catching nerd.)
While it’s mostly intended for beer-drinkers, the beer-throwing fridge can be filled with just about any drink that’s sold in a can. And it may 9)spawn
10)a slew of household contraptions that throw items, including the pizza-throwing microwave, the cake-throwing oven and the husband-throwing bed (gua-ranteed to toss him onto the couch).
Come to think of it, a few other throwing contraptions could make our lives easier:
The baby-throwing 11)crib: If your baby starts crying in the middle of the night and you don’t feel like getting up, just press the remote and the baby will be thrown toward you. (Warning: Throwing babies can be dangerous. A good dental plan is re-commended.)
The junk-throwing mailbox: I’d pay big bucks for a mailbox that automatically throws all the junk mail away. If it’s designed well, it would throw all the good mail into our house and the junk mail into our neighbors’ yard. Who knows, they might ac-tually start talking to us.
The remote-throwing couch: I don’t know about yours, but our couch is always swallowing the remote. If we could get it to throw the remote to us, life would be a lot easier. We wouldn’t have to remove the 12)cushions and put our fingers in all the 13)crevices and touch all the food the kids have stored for emergencies. “Look ma, it’s a turkey leg from three Christmases ago! Mmmm, still tasty.”
在有生之年，我有幸见识了一些相当神奇的发明：银行的自动柜员机、个人电脑、手机、DVD播放机、数码相机，以及也许是20世纪最伟大的发明——壮阳药“伟哥”。
当然，这其中有的产品功能相互结合，就组成了功能更加强大的新产品。许多人用手机拍数码照片；一些人会在电脑上看DVD电影；而在世界某些地区，各个年龄阶段的男人都排起了长龙争相使用“伟哥”自动售卖机。
每当有一种新的发明面世，人类就仿佛又向前迈进了一步。就当你在想我们的生活已经很完美的时候，一位名叫约翰·W·康维尔的发明者依然给大家带来了惊喜。22岁的康维尔是美国杜克大学的毕业生，他发明了一个小玩意——也许不久的将来，人们会将此列为21世纪最伟大的发明：甩啤酒冰箱。这个发明可以极大地改善全世界大学生的生活，就像微波炉食物、两面穿的内衣裤以及脚部除臭剂曾发挥的功效一样。
像许多伟大的发明家一样，康维尔也是从生活中遇到的问题里得到启迪进而决定想办法来解决问题。他在他的网站BeerLauncher.com上写道：“你是否曾无数次懒洋洋地从沙发上爬起来去拿啤酒，并想着：‘如果不是我去拿啤酒，而是啤酒自动来到我面前，那会是怎样的情形？？？’”
这是一个典型的大学生每天会问上20遍的问题，其中绝大多数是在晚上。但是和其他典型的大学生不同的是，康维尔决心去解决这个难题，他要把他的工程学学位派上用场。他把一个小型升降机安装在一个迷你冰箱里，小型升降机能举起一罐啤酒，穿过一个小洞，然后把啤酒放在一根弹臂上。只要一按遥控器，啤酒就会飞至沙发，坐在沙发上的人就能把啤酒接住。他可以用手接，如果他已经喝得抓不稳飞来物，也可以用脸来接。（这种情况下，建议你要预先购买周全的牙科保险。）
康维尔打算把他的发明以1500美元的价格售出，这价格看似昂贵，但考虑到这样一台甩啤酒冰箱能大大提高你在大学里的声望，这个价格就算是合理的了。（今天你还只是一个书呆子，但明天你就成了一个会接住啤酒罐的书呆子了。）
虽然这个发明主要是针对喝啤酒的人，但对于其他任何罐装饮料，这种冰箱同样能够派上用场。也许很快将会有类似的其他家用小发明面世，例如自动甩出比萨饼的微波炉、甩蛋糕的烤箱，甚至是把丈夫甩到一边的床（能确保他被甩到沙发上）。
再开动脑筋想一想，其他一些类似的新发明能让我们的生活更加简便：
甩婴儿摇篮床：如果你的宝宝半夜里突然大哭起来，而你又不想起来，这时只要按下遥控按纽，宝宝就会“飞”到你怀里。（注意：甩宝宝可是件危险的事，周全的牙科保险同样是必不可少的。）
自动清除垃圾信件的信箱：如果真有自动清除垃圾信件的信箱，我倒真乐意为此付上一大笔钱。一个设计巧妙的信箱，应该是能把所有有用处的信件都投到我们家，而把所有垃圾信件都扔到我们邻居家的院子去。谁知道呢，说不定他们就此和我们搭上话了。
自动甩遥控器的沙发：我不知道你们家的沙发如何，反正我们的沙发总是“吞食”遥控器。如果能让我们的沙发把遥控器“扔”给我们，生活一定会更加便利。我们大可不必费劲地移开那些坐垫，把手指伸进沙发下面的缝隙里，结果触摸到的全是孩子们藏起来的应急食物。“瞧，妈妈，这是3年前的圣诞节我藏起来的火鸡腿！唔……依然很好吃喔！”