Why do Coca Cola （Coke） and Pepsi Cola （Pepsi） taste so different？ Its down to one simple thing.

為什么可口可樂和百事可樂嘗起來那么不一樣？歸根結(jié)底都是因為一件事。

The two popular soft drinks are designed to leave very different impressions on our taste buds.

這兩款流行的軟飲料設(shè)計成了會在我們的味蕾上留下非常不同的印象。

Youre either a Coke devotee or a Pepsi fan， but youre never both.

你要么就是個可口可樂迷，要么就是個百事可樂迷，你絕對不會兩者兼是。

Discerning soft drink enthusiasts state that there is a difference in taste between two of the worlds biggest food brands most famous product.

識貨的軟飲料愛好者說，這兩款來自全球最大食品品牌的最著名產(chǎn)品嘗起來的確不同。

However， apart from wildly divergent marketing campaigns and different packaging， are the two really so dissimilar， taste-wise？

不過，除了它們風(fēng)格迥異的營銷活動和包裝風(fēng)格，兩者嘗起來真的就那么不同嗎？

As it turns out， yes.

結(jié)論是：的確如此。

What marks Coke and Pepsi apart， Wales Online reports， is in fact their individual flavors.

根據(jù)《威爾士在線》的報道，真正區(qū)分可口可樂和百事可樂的是它們各自的味道。

Pepsi is sweeter than Coke， so right away it had a big advantage in a sip test.

百事可樂比可口可樂更甜，所以它在嘗一小口的測試中優(yōu)勢會立刻顯現(xiàn)。

Pepsi is also characterized by a citrus flavor burst， unlike the more raisin-vanilla taste of Coke.

而且百事可樂還有其特有的一種具有爆發(fā)感的柑橘風(fēng)味，而不是像可口可樂那種更偏向于葡萄干加香草的口味。

But that burst tends to dissipate over the course of an entire can. Pepsi， in short， is a drink built to shine in a sip test.

但這種具有爆發(fā)感的風(fēng)味會隨著你喝完整罐飲料的過程逐漸消退。簡而言之，百事可樂是一種會在嘗一小口的測試中特別出彩的飲料。

As for the nutritional content， Pepsi has slightly more sugar， calories and caffeine， but Coke has slightly more sodium.

而從營養(yǎng)層面講，百事可樂里的糖、熱量以及咖啡因都略微多一點，而可口可樂里的鈉則略微多一點。

However， while Pepsi is designed to wow the taste buds instantly， its Coke， which owing to its branding， is winning the Cola wars.

然而，雖然百事可樂的設(shè)計初衷是給味蕾帶來即時的刺激，但可口可樂卻在這場可樂大戰(zhàn)中占據(jù)了上風(fēng)，這得歸功于它的品牌效應(yīng)。

Word Study

devotee /?dev??ti：/ n. （狂熱的）崇拜者，愛好者

Im a great devotee of jazz.

discerning /d??s?：n??/ adj. 有識別力的；有眼力的

divergent /da?'v?：d??nt/ adj. 有分歧的；叉開的

The two countries followed very divergent pricing policies.

dissipate /?d?s?pe?t/ v. （使）消散，消失；驅(qū)散

nutritional /nj?'tr???nl/ adj. （食物中）營養(yǎng)的，營養(yǎng)成分的

Cooking vegetables reduces their nutritional value.

owe /??/ v. 歸因于；歸功于；起源于

He owes his success to hard work.

owe ... to ... 把……歸功于……

We owe to Newton the principle of gravitation.