可口可乐不为人知的10个秘密

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You know it's so unhealthy but sometimes you simply cannot resist（抵抗，拒绝） a cold misted bottle of Coca-Cola. Here we present（列举） you 10 facts about this beverage（饮料） you might never heard of.

虽然你知道这是不健康的，但是有时你就是无法轻易拒绝一瓶带有冰爽气泡的可口可乐。在这里我们为你列举了10条你可能从来没听说过的关于可口可乐的秘密（事实）。

1. CocaCola only sold 25 bottles the first year but kept going.It's a perfect lesson for everyone – never give up on the way to your dream!

 可口可乐在生产的第一年只卖了25瓶,但是随后销量持续上升。这对于每个人来说都是一堂宝贵的课程——不要在你梦想的道路上轻易放弃!

2. American Coca Cola tastes different to International（国际的）Coca Cola. Maybe it's even for the better: you may travel and discover new flavours（新的口味） of the famous beverage.

 美国可口可乐和国际可口可乐口味不同。这种情况也许是为了有让可乐有更好的口感：你可以在旅行时发现这种风靡的饮料里添加了一些新的口味。

3. If you bought ONE share（一股股分） of Coca-Cola stock in 1920, it would be worth $6.7 millions by 2010. Now you know where to go when time travel（时间旅行） becomes possible.

如果你买了可口可乐公司在1920年的那一股股份，那么到2010年它的价值就有670万美元。当时间旅行变成一种可能，你现在应该知道自己该去哪里。

4. There are only 2 countries in the entire world that do not sell Coca Cola – North Korea（朝鲜） and Cuba（古巴）.Both countries are under long-term trade American embargoes. If you find it in any of these two countries, be sure it was brought by smugglers（走私犯）.

全世界只有两个地方不卖可口可乐——朝鲜和古巴。这两个国家都处于长期美国禁运。如果你在这两个国家发现可口可乐，那么一定是走私者带进来的。

5. Coca Cola produces so many different products that if you were to drink one each day, it would take you 9 years to try them all. Would you dare to（敢做某事？） try such an experiment with your health?

 可口可乐公司生产了如此多不同的产品以至于如果你想每天喝一种，你要花九年时间才能把它们全部喝完。你是否敢用自己的健康做赌注来进行这种尝试?

6. Coca-Cola would be green if coloring were not added to it. It could be a perfect drink for St. Patrick Day then!

如果不加着色剂的话可口可乐是绿色的。那它就会成为圣帕特里克节(一个以绿色为主的美国节日)的绝佳饮料。想学习更多英语知识，请关注口袋英语aikoudaiyy

7. Coca-Cola created Coke Zero for men because they associated（与...产生关系，一般加介词with） Diet Coke with women. In fact there is no any difference except pleasing your ears.

Diet Coke针对女性,所以可口可乐公司也生产了Coke Zero针对男性。事实上除了可以取悦你的耳朵之外，这两种可乐没有任何区别。

8. 3.1% of all beverages consumed（消费，消耗） around the world are Coca-Cola products.Every day 55 billion different beverages are drunk by people all over the world（在全世界）, 1.7 billion are tradmarked（授以商标的） or licensed drinks of Coca-Cola Company.

全世界饮料消耗中3.1%都是可口可乐的产品。每天全世界的人要喝掉将近550亿不同的饮料。其中17亿饮料或是拥有可口可乐商标又或是获可口可乐公司准许的饮料。

9. The red and white Coca-Cola logo is recognized by 94% of the world's population.Many people consume it daily（日常的，每天的）!

全球94%的人认识红白相间的可口可乐商标。并且有许多人每天都在喝!

10. Around the world, the average person consumes a Coke product every four days.No wonder（难怪）, they spend on advertising more than Apple and Microsoft combined（合起来）.

 从全球范围来看，平均每人每四天要喝一瓶可乐。难怪可口可乐公司花费在广告上的钱比苹果和微软加起来的总和还要多。