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可以控制洗澡时间的浴帘

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2015-08-03 06:29 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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It's an extreme measure to save water - a shower curtain that physically¹ ejects the user after four minutes.

节水出绝招啦——洗澡时间超过四分钟，浴帘就会把洗澡的人“赶”走。

Specifically targeted at those who spend leisurely² periods of time in the bathroom, London-based artist, Elisabeth Buecher, created the unique product to force people to change their water-wasting habits.

Named 'Spiky³', the shower curtain features soft plastic spikes⁴ which lie flaccid during the shower, and upon reaching the time limit, dramatically inflate⁵ and jut⁶ outwards⁷, forcing the user out.

'Spiky' functions by rigging the tap with a sensor⁸ which triggers the non-painful spikes after reaching the four-minute limit.

The colorful soft spikes are attached to a plastic shower curtain, and after expanding with air, trap the bewildered user, ensuring the shower swiftly becomes an uncomfortable and cramped⁹ experience.

Although undoubtedly¹⁰ an ingenious water-saving tool, many have questioned its flexibility¹¹, particularly for those that need to wash their hair - an exercise which will certainly last longer than four minutes.

However, as it stands, the shower curtain is currently only an art installation and not available for commercial sale.

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1 physically
adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律
参考例句：
He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。 Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

2 leisurely
adj.悠闲的；从容的，慢慢的
参考例句：
We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着，看遍所有的橱窗。 He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐，高兴的开车去工作。

3 spiky
adj.长而尖的，大钉似的
参考例句：
Your hairbrush is too spiky for me.你的发刷，我觉得太尖了。 The spiky handwriting on the airmail envelope from London was obviously hers.发自伦敦的航空信封上的尖长字迹分明是她的。

4 spikes
n.穗( spike的名词复数 )；跑鞋；（防滑）鞋钉；尖状物v.加烈酒于( spike的第三人称单数 )；偷偷地给某人的饮料加入（更多）酒精（或药物）；把尖状物钉入；打乱某人的计划
参考例句：
a row of iron spikes on a wall 墙头的一排尖铁 There is a row of spikes on top of the prison wall to prevent the prisoners escaping. 监狱墙头装有一排尖钉，以防犯人逃跑。来自《简明英汉词典》

5 inflate
vt.使膨胀，使骄傲，抬高（物价）
参考例句：
The buyers bid against each other and often inflate the prices they pay.买主们竞相投标，往往人为地提高价钱。 Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft.斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。

6 jut
v.突出；n.突出，突出物
参考例句：
His mouth started to jut out,and his jaw got longer.他的嘴向前突出，下巴也变长了。 His teeth tend to jut out a little.他的牙齿长得有点儿凸出。

7 outwards
adj.外面的，公开的，向外的；adv.向外；n.外形
参考例句：
Does this door open inwards or outwards?这门朝里开还是朝外开？ In lapping up a fur,they always put the inner side outwards.卷毛皮时，他们总是让内层朝外。

8 sensor
n.传感器，探测设备，感觉器（官）
参考例句：
The temperature sensor is enclosed in a protective well.温度传感器密封在保护套管中。 He plugged the sensor into a outlet.他把传感器插进电源插座。

9 cramped
a.狭窄的
参考例句：
The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence. 房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。 working in cramped conditions 在拥挤的环境里工作

10 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。

11 flexibility
n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性
参考例句：
Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。 The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

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