Nowadays, vending machines can stock a range of goods, with anything from food including stone-baked pizzas and ice cream to truly bizarre items like medicinal cannabis and even gold bullion. Novelty factors aside, vending machines are changing the way we live our lives, with units even dishing out books and umbrellas to those in need.
如今，自動(dòng)販?zhǔn)蹤C(jī)賣的商品五花八門，從石烤披薩、冰激凌等食物到諸如藥用大麻甚至金塊等奇葩類物品無(wú)所不有。撇開它的新穎性不說(shuō)，有些自動(dòng)販?zhǔn)蹤C(jī)還賣書、傘給有需要的人，它們正在改變我們的生活方式。

Affluent customers browsing around Boca Raton's shopping centre in Florida can snap up precious metals from the mall's vending machine. Although they are not usually seen as an impulse buy, shoppers can quickly purchase gold bars and coins in varying weights. The prices are updated in real time so buyers can ensure they're getting the best deal.
在弗羅里達(dá)州博卡拉頓購(gòu)物中心逛街的小資顧客，可以在商場(chǎng)自動(dòng)販?zhǔn)蹤C(jī)搶購(gòu)貴重金屬。盡管偶爾有人會(huì)沖動(dòng)消費(fèi)，但顧客確實(shí)可以快速買到重量不等的金條和金幣。價(jià)格都是實(shí)時(shí)更新的，確保顧客買到的物品貨真價(jià)實(shí)。

Those with expensive tastes might also want to plan a trip to Beverly Hills - the home of the first touch-screen caviar vending machine. Located in Westfield Century City in Los Angeles, it offers a large selection of the world's finest food, including salt-cured fish eggs, truffles, escargot and oils. The caviar is sold in jars and stays fresh for about a year.
那些品味高檔的人可能想計(jì)劃一場(chǎng)貝弗利山之旅，世上第一臺(tái)魚子醬觸屏販?zhǔn)蹤C(jī)就是在這里誕生的。自動(dòng)販?zhǔn)蹤C(jī)位于洛杉磯西田世紀(jì)城，提供琳瑯滿目的世界頂級(jí)美食，包括鹽腌魚子、松露、食用蝸牛和油制品。魚子醬罐裝出售，保質(zhì)期約為一年。

Tinoco's Bistro in Las Vegas (which is now closed) once had a fairground-style grabber machine outside the restaurant where visitors could put in ￡1.20 and try their luck catching a live lobster for dinner. If they got a catch, the restaurant would cook it free of charge.
拉斯維加斯Tinoco's餐廳（現(xiàn)已關(guān)閉）外曾有一個(gè)集市風(fēng)格的抓取機(jī)。顧客往里投1.20英鎊，可以試運(yùn)氣抓活龍蝦當(dāng)晚餐。如果他們能抓到，餐廳就會(huì)免費(fèi)烹飪。

Following that trend is foodies in Nanjing, China, who installed a machine that sells live, fresh crabs. The dispenser maintains an internal temperature of 41F to keep the crabs in a hibernation state without killing them. If a customer receives a dead crab from the vending machine, the company compensates them with three live ones.
來(lái)自中國(guó)南京的美食家緊跟潮流，他們安裝了賣新鮮活螃蟹的機(jī)器。販?zhǔn)蹤C(jī)內(nèi)部溫度保持在41華氏度（約5攝氏度），使活螃蟹處于冬眠狀態(tài)。如果顧客從販?zhǔn)蹤C(jī)里抓到了死螃蟹，那么該公司就會(huì)賠償他們?nèi)换铙π贰?/p>