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Basically because it looks like the rock pools you find on a beach.
主要是因為它看起來就像海灘上的潮水潭一樣。
The top is made of glass so that you can look down into it.
它的頂端是玻璃做的，所以可以低頭往里面看。
And there's a stone at the bottom. Is that just for decoration?
底部還有一塊石頭，那只是個裝飾嗎？
Actually it does have a function.
實際上它是有作用的。
Instead of pushing a button you turn the stone.
這款洗碗機不需要按按鈕，只要轉一下這塊石頭就可以了。
So it's really just a novel way of starting the dishwasher. That's right.
那這確實是一種啟動洗碗機的新奇方法。沒錯。
It's a really nice design, but what makes it innovative?
這個設計真的很棒，不過它創(chuàng)新在哪里呢？
Well, I decided to make a dishwasher that uses carbon dioxide.
我決定把這臺洗碗機設計成使用二氧化碳來洗碗。
In place of water and detergent? How will you manage that?
用來代替水和清潔劑？你是怎么做到的？
The idea is to pressurise the carbon dioxide so that it becomes a liquid.
原理是把二氧化碳加壓至液體狀態(tài)，
The fluid is then released into the dishwasher where it cleans the dishes all by itself.
然后這個液體就會流入洗碗機中獨自完成洗碗的工作。
Sounds like a brilliant idea!
你這個想法聽起來真是太妙了！
Your system will totally do away with the need for strong detergents.
有了你的這套系統(tǒng)，我們就再也不需要強力清潔劑了。
So what happens once the dishes are clean?
那這些碗碟洗干凈之后怎么辦？
Well, to allow them to dry, the liquid carbon dioxide and the waste materials all go to an area called the holding chamber.
為了把這些碗碟弄干，液體二氧化碳和那些廢料都會進入一個叫做“保存室”的地方。
That's where the liquid is depressurised and so it reverts to a gas.
在那里，液體二氧化碳會被減壓，然后變成氣體。
Then the oil and grease are separated out and sent to the waste system.
而那些油脂會被分離出來送到廢物系統(tǒng)中去。
It sounds like you've thought it all out very thoroughly.
看起來你似乎把各個方面都考慮到了，很全面嘛。那，
So, what happens to the carbon dioxide once the process is complete? Not wasted I hope.
這個過程結束之后二氧化碳要怎么處理呢？不會就那么浪費了吧？
Actually, that's where the real savings are made.
事實上，這才是真正節(jié)能的地方。
The carbon dioxide is sent back to the cylinder and can be used again and again.
二氧化碳會被送回氣缸中，可以一直循環(huán)使用。
What a terrific idea. Do you think it will ever be built?
你這個想法太好了。你覺得這種洗碗機真的能被制造出來嗎？
Probably not, but that's OK.
可能制造不出來吧，不過也沒關系。
Well, I'm sure a lot of positive things will come out of your design.
我相信從你的設計中會產(chǎn)生很多積極的東西的。
