英语新闻听写 比尔盖茨希望研制出无水厕所

According to a report by Gizmodo, on Tuesday, the Microsoft co-founder brandished¹ a jar of human feces in front of a stunned² Beijing crowd, to kick-off a three-day Reinventing Toilet Expo to inspire the toilets of the future.

据“Gizmodo”报道，周二，微软联合创始人在一群惊呆了的北京观众面前展示了一罐人类粪便，开启为期三天的“新世代厕所博览会”，来鼓励发明未来的厕所。

During his speech, Gates reportedly said that the jar of poop on stage with him could be home to as many as "200 trillion rotavirus, 20 billion Shigella bacteria, and 100,000 parasitic³ worm eggs."

据报道，盖茨在演讲中表示，他带到讲台上的这罐粪便可能携带“两百万亿个轮状病毒、两百亿个志贺氏菌和十万个寄生虫卵。”

Gizmodo reports that since 2011, Bill and Melinda Gates have donated 200 million dollars toward developing waterless toilets through the Gates Foundation.

据“Gizmodo”报道，自2011年以来，比尔和梅琳达·盖茨通过盖茨基金会捐赠了2亿美元用于研制无水厕所。

The Gates are looking to build a toilet capable of operating without water, sewers⁴, or electrical lines, and can remove germs from human waste, while also costing less than five cents a day to use.

盖茨夫妇希望建造一种不需要水、下水道或电线就能使用的厕所，并且它能除掉人类排泄物中的病菌，同时它每天的使用成本还低于5美分。

1 brandished   

v.挥舞( brandish的过去式和过去分词 )；炫耀

参考例句：

• "Bang!Bang!"the small boy brandished a phoney pistol and shouted. “砰！砰！”那小男孩挥舞着一支假手枪，口中嚷嚷着。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Swords brandished and banners waved. 刀剑挥舞，旌旗飘扬。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

3 parasitic   

adj.寄生的

参考例句：

• Will global warming mean the spread of tropical parasitic diseases?全球变暖是否意味着热带寄生虫病会蔓延呢？
• By definition,this way of life is parasitic.从其含义来说，这是种寄生虫的生活方式。

4 sewers   

n.阴沟，污水管，下水道( sewer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sewers discharge out at sea. 下水道的污水排入海里。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Another municipal waste problem is street runoff into storm sewers. 有关都市废水的另外一个问题是进入雨水沟的街道雨水。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法