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Having a roof over your head is a basic human need, but there are 1.2 billion people in the world without adequate housing. This may change thanks to a revolutionary, low-cost use of 3D printers to construct houses. With 3D printing, materials are joined together or reinforced by using a computer-controlled device to create a three-dimensional object. Two companies have joined forces to try and ease homelessness around the world by building affordable homes using 3D printing. Tech company ICON has developed a method for printing a one-floor, 60-square-meter house out of cement in a day for just $10,000. This is a fraction of both the time and cost needed to build a similar construction using conventional methods.
ICON has teamed up with the non-profit, international housing organization New Story. Together, they will start building homes in developing countries. Their joint venture will see 100 new homes constructed in El Salvador next year. New Story's co-founder Alexandria Lafci acknowledged that the 100 homes were just a drop in the ocean. She said: "There are over 100 million people living in slum conditions, in what we call survival mode." She also saw possibilities for 3D-printed houses to become common in richer countries in years to come. However, she said that for the moment: "The tech is ready now to print very high-quality, safe homes in the places we're building."
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重点解析
1.Having a roof over your head is a basic human need.
a roof over your head 住所;栖身之所
The most important thing in life is to have a roof over your head.
人这一辈子有地方住才是大事 。
2.Two companies have joined forces to try and ease homelessness around the world by building affordable homes using 3D printing.
affordable 负担得起的
Our second goal is high quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
我们的第二个目标是,让所有的美国人享有高质量、支付得起的医疗保健服务 。
参考翻译
有一个栖身之所是人类基本需求,但全球有12亿人没有适当居所
ICON与非盈利国际住房组织New Story合作