中国学生逆天发明 自行车洗衣机二合一

 　　Students at the Dalian Nationalities University in China have designed a bike washing machine that will wash your clothes while you pedal. The invention is aptly called "Bike Washing Machine" or "BiWa," and it aims to "bring health and convenience to our life" by combining a stationary¹ bike and a washing machine.

　　大连民族大学的学生们设计了一款自行车洗衣机，能让人边运动边洗衣服。这个发明被叫做自行车洗衣机或者简称为BiWa，其目的是通过将固定自行车和洗衣机的结合使我们的生活更加健康和便捷。

　　According to a description on Tuvie provided by the students who designed the bike, the way it works is quite simple: "When you ride this bike, the pedaling motion causes the drum of the washing machine to rotate; at the same time, superfluous² electricity is generated which can be used to power the display screen or [be] stored for future use."

　　设计这款自行车洗衣机的学生在Tuvie网站的描述中，介绍了其并不复杂的工作原理：“当你在骑这款自行车的时候，踏板的运动使下方洗衣机的滚筒发生旋转，同时产生的多余电力还能给显示屏供电，或者储存起来以后备用。”

　　中国学生逆天发明 自行车洗衣机二合一

　　Considering the small size of the washing machine, it would undoubtedly³ take multiple spin cycles to complete your laundry. Much like the Drumi, a pint-sized washing machine that can fit almost anywhere, both inventions will probably not completely replace a laundry machine or a trip to the laundromat.

　　因为这款洗衣机的尺寸相对较小，所以洗好所有衣服肯定要骑好几下。这和之前那款外形像个小电饭煲的洗衣机Drumi一样，两款设计可能都无法完全取代洗衣机或者洗衣店。

　　The concept isn't new, as other designers have tried their hand at designing similar machines. However, none have made it successfully to market, so it will be interesting to see if the "BiWa" becomes successful. Until then, we'll continue to work around both our laundry spin cycle and our spin class schedule.

　　自行车洗衣机的概念并不是最近才出现的，其他设计师已经尝试利用手部提供动力的设计。但是，以往的设计中没有一个成功打入市场的，所以BiWa能否成功也还是未知数。在BiWa进入市场之前，我们暂时还没法实现洗衣、骑车两不误的。

1 stationary   

adj.固定的，静止不动的

参考例句：

• A stationary object is easy to be aimed at.一个静止不动的物体是容易瞄准的。
• Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off.你要等公共汽车停稳了再下车。

2 superfluous   

adj.过多的，过剩的，多余的

参考例句：

• She fined away superfluous matter in the design. 她删去了这图案中多余的东西。
• That request seemed superfluous when I wrote it.我这样写的时候觉得这个请求似乎是多此一举。

3 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。