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今天的精选文章“Designing against the virus 揭秘疫情期间的一些创意发明。”来自《21世纪学生英文报·高一》第793期第5版。
Designing against the virus
揭秘疫情期间的一些创意发明。
With the spread of the novel coronavirus, people from all around the world have come together to think of new and creative ways to fight back against the pandemic. Let’s take a look at some of these cool designs picked out by the Guardian.
A high-tech helmet (头盔) has takenthe world by storm. Created by a Chinese tech firm, the helmet featuresan infrared (红外线的) temperature scanner, a camera, facial recognition technology and a visor (面罩) with augmented-realitycapabilities (增强现实功能). Not only can this helmet discover people with fevers up to five meters away, but it can also show the person’s name and medical history, and send this information to nearby hospitals.
“Do less harm, use your arm!”is the slogan (宣传语) of another design. To help stop the spread of germs (细菌), Materialise, a Belgian 3D printing company, designed a unique attachment (附加装置) to make door handles hands-free. People can use their arms or elbows to open the door instead of using their hands. “Door handles are said to be among the most contagious (传染的) places in a building,”Materialise CEO Fried Vancraen commented.
Products made through 3D printing have certainly helped to solve problems brought about by the pandemic. “The strengths of 3D printing –be anywhere, print virtually (几乎) anything …–make it capable for helping address shortages of parts related to masks among other things,”Yoav Zeif, CEO of 3D printing company Stratasys, told the Guardian.
Drones (无人机) have also become huge helpers during these difficult times. They are controlled either by remote control or systems from the ground. In countries like China, France and the UK, drones have been used to complete a variety of tasks to keep the public safe. For example, drones have been used to discover fevers, deliver supplies, disinfect (消毒) public areas and make sure citizens follow lockdown orders.
These are just a few of the ways that creative ideas have been brought to life to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Which one is your favorite?
BY LAURA DUTTON,
21ST CENTURY TEENS STAFF
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1. helmets 2. recognition 3. five
4. medical 5. hands-free 6. open
7. germs 8. remote 9. fevers
10. disinfect
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