表情符號如何幫助食物過敏的人

向紅

Someday soon， an emoji might save ones life.

在不久的將來，一個表情符號可能會拯救一個人的生命。

A person gives a plan to add some new icons3 to the emoji library. It could help those with food allergies. It could help them know what they are eating anywhere in the world.

有人建議給現在的表情庫里增加一些新的圖標。這些新的圖標可以幫助那些食物過敏的人了解他們吃的什么，無論在什么地方。

The person said， “Emoji should give information4 that helps people to know what ingredients5 are used in foods even in foreign countries and we can have meals without danger.”

這個人說：“表情符號應該包含能幫助人們，即使在國外也能知道食物成分的信息，然后安全地選擇膳食。”

Emojis are common6. They are chosen and developed7 by the Unicode Consortium. It is non-profit8. One day， if you want to eat some pizza when you chat with your friends， you should thank the Unicode Consortium. Because you may text a friend some six-pizza emojis. Your friends see those six-pizza emojis on their phone and will know what you want to say. This is true what phone they use.

表情符號很常見，它們是由統一碼協會篩選和研發的，這是一個非營利性的組織。有一天，當你和朋友發短信的時候，如果你想吃披薩，你應該感謝統一碼協會，因為這時候你可以給朋友發一個六塊披薩的表情。你的朋友在手機上看到了這個符號，就會理解你想要說什么，無論他使用的是哪一種手機。

Emojis are everywhere and iconic9. This makes them helpful for restaurants and food packaging designers10. They can show whether a product is made with common allergens11. But many of the most common food allergens are missing or not showed in the emoji library now. These common food allergens include peanuts and soy. It also includes milk.

表情符號隨處可見，與圖像相關。對于餐館和食物打包設計者來說，這一點是很有用的。它們可以顯示這個食物中是否含有常見的過敏原。但是在現在的表情庫中，很多常見的食物過敏原都被遺漏或者未顯示。這些食物過敏原包括花生和大豆，還有牛奶。

Emoji can show what you want to say， but it is not easy for the Unicode Consortium to add some new emojis to the library. It costs much work and time. But you can look on the good side. Because of it， if you ever see a picture that shows NO， you will know to stay away.

表情符號可以表示你想要表達的是什么，但是對于統一碼協會來說，增加新的符號標識是不容易的，因為它需要耗費大量的工作和時間。但是從好的一面來看，因為有了它，如果你要是看見一張顯示“禁止”的圖片，就應該知道要遠離它。