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Nowadays, you can see a giant tower standing somewhere outside in Beijing. Looking like a cross between spaceship and a traditional Chinese pagoda, it is the Smog Free Tower, namely, it is a giant air purifier which is created by the Netherlandish designer Daan Roosegaarde and his team.
現如今你在北京室外某處可見一個巨型塔，外形介於飛船和傳統中式佛塔中間。這就是霧霾淨化塔，也就是一個巨型的空氣淨化器，由荷蘭設計師丹·羅斯加德極其團隊設計的。
As said, Roosegaarde conceived the idea from his experience in Beijing in 2013. "I distinctively remember looking out of my hotel window one day and simply not being able to see anything," he said. "From one day to the next, the city had disappeared under a thick blanket of smog."
據說，羅斯加德的想法源於他2013年在北京的經歷。「我清晰記得，某天我從酒店的窗戶向外看，完全不能看見任何東西，」他說。「從第一天往後，這座城市消失在一層厚厚的霧霾下。」
Certainly, China contributed to the existence of the Smog Free Tower. It took over two and a half years to develop. It was first unveiled last year in Rotterdam where Roosegaarde's design studio is based. It is a seven-meter tall structure that combines beautiful design and technological advancement.
的確，中國促進了霧霾淨化塔的誕生。花了將近兩年半的時間去開發霧霾淨化塔。去年，霧霾淨化塔第一次於鹿特丹亮相，羅斯加德的設計工作室總部設在那裡。霧霾淨化塔是高7米的建築，並且結合優美的設計和科技進步。
It is designed to create clean air in its vicinity, offering a respite from hazardous levels of pollution. According to the designer, it processes 30,000 cubic meters of air per hour–removing ultra-fine smog particles and pumping out clean air using no more electricity than a water boiler.
霧霾淨化塔旨在為附近區域提供乾淨的空氣，提供一個擺脫嚴重汙染的短暫緩和期。據設計師稱，每小時淨化塔淨化三萬立方米乾淨空氣，並且除去空氣中超級細小的煙霧顆粒，並且排出乾淨空氣，其使用的電量不會比一個燒水鍋爐用的多。
Here’s how it works: using ion technology, the tower attracts and sucks in small pollution particles by sending positive ions into the air. Once inside the tower, these particles attach themselves to a grounded, negatively charged surface--what's called a counter electrode.
霧霾塔的工作原理是這樣：使用離子技術，通過向空氣輸入正離子，霧霾塔吸進汙染小顆粒。一旦進入塔內，這些顆粒將自己接地表面負電荷—這就是所謂的反向電極。
Moreover, the process improves surrounding air quality by 75 percent and doesn’t produce ozone. The tower runs on no more than 1,400 watts. Surprisingly, Roosegaarde and his team have also figured out how to compress the captured particles into tiny "gemstones" that are then sealed in a resin cube and mounted onto rings and cufflinks.
而且， 這一過程改變附近75%的空氣，並不會產生臭氧。霧霾塔運行使用的電量也不超過1400瓦特。羅斯加德和他的團隊也已經想出方法壓縮已經獲取的顆粒製成「寶石」，然後封存在樹脂立方體裡，鑲在戒指或者袖口上。
This time, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection has greatly supported the subject. Moreover, Roosegaarde is asked to take the project across China. Hoping that the support comes amid the government's reinforced efforts to tackle air pollution.
這次，中國環境保護部大力支持這個項目。除此以外，環境部請求羅斯加德在全中國執行這個項目。期待來自政府加強的努力這份支持可以解決空氣汙染問題。
However, air pollution is an issue that can't be fixed overnight, nor with just one tower. We need a bottom-up effort, with both citizens and governments actively working for change. Dear fellows, please contribute your efforts to clear air!
然而，空氣汙染問題不是一夜之間就能解決的，也不是一座塔能解決的。我們需要自上而下的齊心努力，包括市民和政府都要積極致力於改變。親愛的朋友們，請為健康的空氣貢獻自己的一份力！
pagoda
美 [pə'ɡoʊdə] 英 [pə'ɡəʊdə]
n.（南亞或東亞的）佛塔
a temple (= religious building) in S or E Asia
例句：
What was the original purpose of building the Dayan Pagoda in Xi'an?
西安大雁塔原來是做什麼用的呢？
vicnity美 [vɪ'sɪnəti] 英 [və'sɪnəti]
n. 周圍地區；鄰近地區；附近
the area around a particular place
例句：
He told us there was no hotel in the vicinity.
他告訴我們說附近沒有旅館。
electrode美 [ɪ'lek.troʊd] 英 [ɪ'lektrəʊd]
n. 電極
either of two points (or terminals ) by which an electric current enters or leaves a battery or other electrical device
例句：
There was no any electrode for the packaging faceplate.
封裝面板上不存在任何電極。
gemstone美 ['dʒem.stoʊn] 英 ['dʒem.stəʊn]
n. 寶石
例句：
Jade is considered to be a gemstone that can help us relax.
玉被認為是一種能夠幫助我們放鬆的寶石。
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