發布於 2023-01-03
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A Washing Machine for Humans
Do you sometimes not feel like taking a shower?
Wouldn't it be nice if there was some kind of machine that could clean your
body?
你會不會有時候懶得洗澡呢？如果這時候有機器可以幫你洗澡，該有多好！
Imagine this: You get into a machine that looks like a big bathtub.
You turn it on, sit back and relax, and 15 minutes later, you're done.
Oh, and the machine also dries your hair and your body.
想像你有一個像大浴缸的機器，啟動它、坐下去，然後好好地放鬆。15分鐘後，就洗好了！機器還會幫你弄乾身體跟頭髮。
You don't have to do anything!
Doesn't that sound amazing?
Well, here's the best part: it's real!
A company in Japan is making washing machines for humans!
這個機器真的存在！日本有一家公司已經推出洗澡機！
It's going to be really high-tech!
The human washing machine will have a super smart computer that knows how to
heat water, so it's not too hot and not too cold…just perfect for you.
這個洗澡機很高科技，它有一個超級聰明的電腦，會把水加熱到不太冷也不太熱的溫度--對你來講就會剛剛好的溫度！
The company wants you to feel calm and relaxed when you are in the human
washing machine, so it plays music while it cleans you!
這家公司希望你洗澡的時候可以放鬆，所以這台機器還會邊洗邊放音樂。
What do you think?
Would you like a bath in a human washing machine?
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Vocabulary
想洗個澡嗎? 現在也有幫人洗澡的機器囉。
1. machine 機器。
I'm so tired today. 我今天好累。
If only I had a washing machine to wash me! 要是有機器來給我洗澡就好了!
There is such a machine, you know. 是有這種機器。
2. wash 洗。
So I just step in the bathtub and do nothing?
所以我只要踏進澡盆，什麼都不用做?
Yeah, the machine can even wash your hair. 沒錯，機器甚至可以幫你洗頭髮。
3. dry 吹乾。
And then it will dry your hair and body. 然後它會吹乾你的頭髮和身體。
Will it put on my pajamas for me? 它會幫我穿上睡衣嗎?
You're asking too much, Paz! 你要求太多了!
4. perfect 完美的。
No, I just want a perfect machine. 不，我只是想要個完美的機器。
All I need to do is lie down and sleep. 我就只需要躺下來睡覺。
你想買個洗澡機器嗎? 來讀讀單字。
machine機器
wash洗
dry吹乾
perfect完美的
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Quiz
1. Where is the human washing machine company based?
A: Iran
B: Kazakhstan
C: Japan
2. How long will the machine take to wash a human?
A: 50 minutes
B: 115 minutes
C: 15 minutes
3. What does the human washing machine look like?
A: A big bicycle
B: A big fishbowl
C: A big bathtub
Answers
1. C
2. C
3. C
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