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

为什么可口可乐和百事可乐尝起来那么不一样？归根结底都是因为一件事。

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

这两款流行的软饮料设计成了会在我们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.

你要么就是个可口可乐迷，要么就是个百事可乐迷，你绝对不会两者兼是。

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

识货的软饮料爱好者说，这两款来自全球最大食品品牌的最著名产品尝起来的确不同。

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

不过，除了它们风格迥异的营销活动和包装风格，两者尝起来真的就那么不同吗？

As it turns out， yes.

结论是：的确如此。

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

根据《威尔士在线》的报道，真正区分可口可乐和百事可乐的是它们各自的味道。

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

百事可乐比可口可乐更甜，所以它在尝一小口的测试中优势会立刻显现。

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

而且百事可乐还有其特有的一种具有爆发感的柑橘风味，而不是像可口可乐那种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.

但这种具有爆发感的风味会随着你喝完整罐饮料的过程逐渐消退。简而言之，百事可乐是一种会在尝一小口的测试中特别出彩的饮料。

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

而從营养层面讲，百事可乐里的糖、热量以及咖啡因都略微多一点，而可口可乐里的钠则略微多一点。

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，虽然百事可乐的设计初衷是给味蕾带来即时的刺激，但可口可乐却在这场可乐大战中占据了上风，这得归功于它的品牌效应。

Word Study

devotee /?dev??ti：/ n. （狂热的）崇拜者，爱好者

Im a great devotee of jazz.

discerning /d??s?：n??/ adj. 有识别力的；有眼力的

divergent /da?'v?：d??nt/ adj. 有分歧的；叉开的

The two countries followed very divergent pricing policies.

dissipate /?d?s?pe?t/ v. （使）消散，消失；驱散

nutritional /nj?'tr???nl/ adj. （食物中）营养的，营养成分的

Cooking vegetables reduces their nutritional value.

owe /??/ v. 归因于；归功于；起源于

He owes his success to hard work.

owe ... to ... 把……归功于……

We owe to Newton the principle of gravitation.