可口可乐改配方？

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1. What can be inferred about Coca-Cola's official stance on Trump's announcement?

A) They fully confirmed the change to cane sugar.

B) They avoided direct confirmation but hinted at future updates.

C) They denied any plans to alter their recipe.

D) They criticized Trump's interference in their business.

无注释原文：

'It's just better!' Trump says Coca-Cola to change key US ingredient

From: BBC

President Donald Trump says Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its drinks sold in the US.

Coca-Cola uses corn syrup in its American products, but Trump's Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has voiced concern about the ingredient's health impacts.

"I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so," Trump wrote on social media. "I'd like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola."

Without explicitly confirming the recipe tweak, a Coca-Cola spokesperson said they "appreciate President Trump's enthusiasm" and "more details on new innovative offerings within our Coca-Cola product range will be shared soon".

Trump said in Wednesday's post on Truth Social: "This will be a very good move by them - You'll see. It's just better!"

While Coke sold in the US is typically sweetened with corn syrup, in many other countries it is sweetened in different ways - for example, Mexico uses cane sugar.

In April, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey told investors that "we continue to make progress on sugar reduction in our beverages".

He said the Atlanta-based company has "done this by changing recipes as well as by using our global marketing resources and distribution network to boost awareness of and interest in our ever-expanding portfolio".

But any decision to use cane sugar instead might leave a bitter aftertaste for American corn farmers.

Corn Refiners Association President and CEO John Bode said in a statement: "Replacing high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar would cost thousands of American food manufacturing jobs, depress farm income, and boost imports of foreign sugar, all with no nutritional benefit."

The US health secretary and his Make America Healthy Again movement have advocated for companies to remove ingredients such as corn syrup, seed oils and artificial dyes from their products, linking them to a litany of health problems.

Kennedy has also been critical of the amount of sugar Americans consume and reportedly plans to update nationwide dietary guidelines this summer.

Trump is a regular drinker of Diet Coke - which uses the artificial sweetener aspartame. He had a button installed in the Oval Office's Resolute desk so he can be served the soda.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为BBC官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

'It's just better!' Trump says Coca-Cola to change key US ingredient

From: BBC

President Donald Trump says Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its drinks sold in the US.

美国总统Trump表示，可口可乐（Coca-Cola）已同意在美国市场的产品中改用真蔗糖。

ingredient /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/ 1）表示“（成功的）要素，因素”，英文解释为“one of the parts of something successful”举个🌰：Trust is a vital ingredient in a successful marriage. 信任是婚姻幸福的重要因素。

2）表示“（尤指烹调用的）原料”，英文解释为“Ingredients are the things that are used to make something, especially all the different foods you use when you are cooking a particular dish.”举个🌰：Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries. 椰子是多种咖喱菜的基本成分。

cane sugar /ˈkeɪn ˌʃʊɡ.ər/ 表示“蔗糖”，英文解释为“sugar from sugar cane (= the stems of a tropical plant)”举个🌰：It's a blend of dark cocoa, cinnamon, and vanilla-infused organic cane sugar. 它是黑可可、肉桂和注入香草的有机蔗糖的混合物。

Coca-Cola uses corn syrup in its American products, but Trump's Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has voiced concern about the ingredient's health impacts.

可口可乐一向在其美国产品中使用玉米糖浆，但卫生部长小罗伯特·肯尼迪（Robert F Kennedy Jr）对这种成分的健康影响表达了关切。

syrup /ˈsɪr.əp/ 表示“浓糖水，糖浆”，英文解释为“a very sweet, thick liquid”举个🌰：Make a syrup by boiling 100 g sugar in 300 ml water. 煮沸300毫升含100克糖的水，制成糖浆。

"I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so," Trump wrote on social media. "I'd like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola."

Trump在社交媒体上写道：“我联系过可口可乐，希望他们在美国的可乐中使用真正的蔗糖，他们已经同意这么做。我想感谢可口可乐所有的决策者。”

authority /ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/ 表示“威信；权力；管辖权”，英文解释为“the moral or legal right or ability to control”举个🌰：The United Nations has used/exerted/exercised its authority to restore peace in the area. 联合国行使其权力以恢复该地区的和平。

2）表示“官方机构；当局；官方”，英文解释为“a group of people with official responsibility for a particular area of activity”如：the health authority 卫生当局。

Without explicitly confirming the recipe tweak, a Coca-Cola spokesperson said they "appreciate President Trump's enthusiasm" and "more details on new innovative offerings within our Coca-Cola product range will be shared soon".

可口可乐一名发言人在没有明确证实将调整配方的前提下表示: “我们感谢总统对我们品牌的热切关注。”“关于我们可口可乐系列产品中创新新品的更多细节，将于稍后公布。”

可以作名词，也可以作动词，表示“稍稍调整（机器、系统等）；稍稍改进”，英文解释为“to make slight changes to a machine, system, etc. to improve it”举个🌰： I think you'll have to tweak these figures a little before you show them to the boss. 我想你得略微改动一下这些数字再让老板过目。

📍此前在浴霸能不能？欲罢不能！一文中讲述苹果发布的新版Apple Watch Series 5仅仅相对上一个版本没有太大更新时就提到：The Apple Watch Series 5 features a slightly tweaked design. Apple Watch Series 5的设计略有调整。

1）表示“用品；剧作；作品；供消遣的产品”，英文解释为“something that is produced for other people to use, watch, enjoy etc.”如：the latest offering from the writer 那位作家的最新作品。

2）表示“祭品；供品”，英文解释为“An offering is a gift that people offer to their God or gods as a form of worship.”

📺美剧《康斯坦丁》（Constantine）中的台词提到：we present you offerings from life into death 吾等向汝供奉由生入死的祭品。

Trump said in Wednesday's post on Truth Social: "This will be a very good move by them - You'll see. It's just better!"

Trump星期三（7月16日）在 Truth Social 上发文表示：“这将是他们非常棒的一步——走着瞧吧，就是更好喝！”

While Coke sold in the US is typically sweetened with corn syrup, in many other countries it is sweetened in different ways - for example, Mexico uses cane sugar.

可口可乐在美国销售的产品通常使用玉米糖浆作为甜味剂，但墨西哥、英国和澳洲等其他国家则倾向使用蔗糖。

corn syrup /ˌkɔːn ˈsɪr.əp/ 表示“玉米糖浆”，英文解释为“a thick, sweet liquid made from maize”

In April, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey told investors that "we continue to make progress on sugar reduction in our beverages".

今年4月，可口可乐总裁詹姆斯·昆西（James Quincey）向投资者表示，公司“在降低饮品含糖量方面持续取得进展”。

beverage /ˈbev.ər.ɪdʒ/ 表示“饮料”，英文解释为“a drink of any type”举个🌰：Hot beverages include tea, coffee, and hot chocolate. 热饮包括茶、咖啡和热巧克力饮料。

He said the Atlanta-based company has "done this by changing recipes as well as by using our global marketing resources and distribution network to boost awareness of and interest in our ever-expanding portfolio".

他指出，这家总部位于亚特兰大的公司“透过调整配方，以及运用我们的全球行销资源与分销网络，提升消费者对我们日益扩展的产品组合的认识与兴趣”。

portfolio /pɔːtˈfəʊliəʊ/ 很久没出现了，很早之前在88岁股神巴菲特日喝5罐可乐一文中出现过：Even though Apple stock is a major part of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio, Buffett still uses a flip phone that he showed off on CNN. 表示“（某人或某公司持有的）有价证券组合，投资组合”（a group of stock s owned by a particular person or compan），如：an investment portfolio 投资组合。

此外，portfolio还有多个不同含义：1）表示“公事包，文件夹；画夹”（a large flat case used especially for carrying pictures, documents etc）。

2）表示“部长（大臣）的职责”（the work that a particular government official is responsible for）

3）表示“（艺术家、摄影师等的）作品选集”（a set of pictures or other pieces of work that an artist, photographer etc has done）

4）表示“（公司或机构提供的）系列产品，系列服务”（the range of products or services offered by a particular company or organization）如：a portfolio of wines 系列葡萄酒。

But any decision to use cane sugar instead might leave a bitter aftertaste for American corn farmers.

然而，若决定改用蔗糖，对美国玉米农而言可能并不好受。

aftertaste /ˈɑːf.tə.teɪst/ 表示“（饮食等在口中留下的）后味，余味，回味”，英文解释为“the taste that a particular food or other substance leaves in your mouth when you have swallowed it”举个🌰：The medicine left an unpleasant aftertaste. 药服下后在口中留下了一股怪味道。

Corn Refiners Association President and CEO John Bode said in a statement: "Replacing high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar would cost thousands of American food manufacturing jobs, depress farm income, and boost imports of foreign sugar, all with no nutritional benefit."

美国玉米精炼商会（Corn Refiners Association）主席兼总裁约翰·博德（John Bode）发表声明说：“以蔗糖取代玉米糖浆，将导致成千上万美国食品制造业职位流失、农民收入下降，并增加外国糖品的进口，这变更也不会带来甚么营养上的好处。”

fructose /ˈfrʊk.təʊs/ 表示“（蜂蜜、果汁中的）果糖”，英文解释为“a type of sugar found in honey and many fruits”

The US health secretary and his Make America Healthy Again movement have advocated for companies to remove ingredients such as corn syrup, seed oils and artificial dyes from their products, linking them to a litany of health problems.

卫生部长肯尼迪与其“让美国再次健康”（Make America Healthy Again）运动，一直倡议企业从产品中移除玉米糖浆、种子油与人工色素等成分，并将这些成分与多种健康问题联系起来。

advocate /ˈæd.və.keɪt/ 表示“主张；拥护；支持；提倡”，英文解释为“to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something”举个🌰：She advocates taking a more long-term view. 她主张把目光放得更长远一些。

作名词，1）表示“拥护者；支持者；提倡者；主张人”，英文解释为“An advocate of a particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly.”如：an advocate for hospital workers 医院工作人员的支持者。

2）表示“为 (某团体) 谋利益者”，英文解释为“An advocate for a particular group is a person who works for the interests of that group.”如：advocates for the homeless 为无家可归者谋利益的人。

3）表示“辩护律师”，英文解释为“An advocate is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law.”

a litany of sth 表示“一连串（反复发生的不愉快的事情）”，英文解释为“a long list of unpleasant things, especially things that are repeated”举个🌰：The manufacturers are reported to have received a litany of complaints from dissatisfied customers. 据报道制造商已经收到了顾客一连串不满意的投诉。

Kennedy has also been critical of the amount of sugar Americans consume and reportedly plans to update nationwide dietary guidelines this summer.

肯尼迪也曾批评美国人摄取过多糖分，据报导，他计划于今夏更新全国饮食指引。

Trump is a regular drinker of Diet Coke - which uses the artificial sweetener aspartame. He had a button installed in the Oval Office's Resolute desk so he can be served the soda.

Trump本人是健怡可乐（Diet Coke）的常客——这款饮品使用人工甜味剂阿斯巴甜（aspartame）。他甚至曾在白宫椭圆形办公室的坚毅桌（Resolute desk）上安装一个按钮，以便随时叫人送来汽水。

表示“甜味剂，甜化剂”，英文解释为“an artificial substance that has a similar taste to sugar, or a small pill made of this”

aspartame /ˈæs.pɚ.teɪm/ 表示“阿司帕坦；阿斯巴甜代糖（常用作减肥食品、饮料的人造甜味添加剂）”，英文解释为“a very sweet substance that contains very little energy and is used instead of sugar to make drinks and foods sweet”

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