(单词翻译:单击)
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Imagine being able to build a home for around 50 dollars. A 3-D printer is making that possible.
想象一下，建造一栋房屋只需约50美元。一台3D打印机使其变得可能。
The world's population is growing, and so is the number of people in poverty who need housing.
世界人口在增长，需要住房的贫困人口数量也在增长。
These 3-D printed homes use local materials ,like mud and straw, which makes them better for our environment. Tests on materials are still being done.
这些3D打印的房子使用当地的材料，像泥和稻草，更有益于我们的环境。对材料的测试仍在进行。
The printer can build about 3 feet's worth of walls per day.
打印机可以每天建造约3英尺的墙壁。
But there are some downsides. For example, the mud needs to be dried in the sun in order to become strong.
但也有一些缺点。例如，泥土需要在阳光下晒干才能变得坚硬。
3-D printing isn't just mesmerizing to watch,it can get more homes to people who need them most.
3D打印技术不仅是迷人的，它可以为最需要的人提供更多的房屋。
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词汇解析
1、imagine
想象;设想
He could not imagine a more peaceful scene.
他想象不出比这更祥和的景象。
She couldn't imagine living in a place like that.
她无法想象住在那样一个地方。
猜测;猜想;认为
I imagine you're referring to Jean-Paul Sartre.
我猜你说的是让－保罗·萨特。
We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.
我们往往认为维多利亚时代的人们都一本正经,谨言慎行。
臆想;幻想
I realised that I must have imagined the whole thing.
我意识到大概整件事都是我臆想出来的。
2、material
物质;材料
electrons in a conducting material such as a metal.
金属等导电材料中的电子
the design of new absorbent materials.
新型高吸水性材料的设计
(书、戏剧或电影的)素材，资料
In my version of the story, I added some new material.
我在讲述这个故事时加入了新的素材。
the film producer's debt to the author of original screen material.
影片的制片人受到了创作影片原始素材的作者的启发
(证据或信息)直接相关的，实质性的，重要的
The nature and availability of material evidence was not to be discussed.
实质性证据的性质和可用性毋庸讨论。
They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.
他们坚持认为该公司并未透露实质性的信息。
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