英国研制水溶性环保婚纱
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The age old dilemma1 about what brides should do with their wedding dress once their honeymoon2 is over appears to have been solved by scientists.

新娘度完蜜月后该如何处置婚纱这个难题由来已久,现在看来科学家们已经找到了解决办法。

The wedding dress can be transformed into five new fashion pieces due to its material.
The wedding dress can be transformed into five new fashion pieces due to its material.

British researchers have developed an environmentally friendly garment(衣服,服装) that can simply be dissolved in water after being worn.

Fashion and engineering students at Sheffield Hallam University developed the wedding dress, which can be transformed into five new fashion pieces.

The dress has polyvinyl alcohol(聚乙烯醇) , a biodegradable(生物可降解的) substance that is used in laundry bags and washing detergents3(清洁剂) , knitted(编织) into the fabric4. This enables it to be dissolved into water without harming the environment.

Their creation is to be featured in an forthcoming exhibition, titled, a sustainable(可持续性的) marriage, which will be shown at the university later this month.

But the payoff for the bride wearing this dress would be that they would need to wear an umbrella to their nuptials5(婚礼) if rain was likely to spoil(糟蹋) their big day. The design might not be to everyone’s fancy either.

"The students wanted to challenge the notion that a wedding dress should only be used once and aimed to explore modern society's attitudes towards throwaway fashion,” said Jane Blohm, a fashion lecturer.

“The project is a union between art and technology which explores the possibilities of using alternative materials for our clothing.

“The wedding gown is perhaps one of the most symbolic6 garments in a woman's wardrobe and represents the challenges of ‘throwaway fashion’."

She added: “In order to reduce fashion's impact on the environment, the fashion industry must begin to challenge conventional(传统的,惯例的) attitudes and practices.”

A survey in 2008 found the average cost of a wedding was now more than £20,000, compared with £14,643 five years ago.

The average price of a wedding dress alone was £997.



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1 dilemma Vlzzf     
n.困境,进退两难的局面
参考例句:
  • I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
  • He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。
2 honeymoon ucnxc     
n.蜜月(假期);vi.度蜜月
参考例句:
  • While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
  • The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。
3 detergents 2f4a6c42e9c2663b781bda4f769407b9     
n.洗涤剂( detergent的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Such detergents do not yellow the wool as alkali tends to do. 这种洗涤剂不会象碱那样使羊毛发黄。 来自辞典例句
  • Development of detergents has required optimization of the surfactants structure. 发展洗涤剂时,要求使用最恰当的表面活性剂结构。 来自辞典例句
4 fabric 3hezG     
n.织物,织品,布;构造,结构,组织
参考例句:
  • The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
  • I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。
5 nuptials 9b3041d32e2bfe31c6998076b06e2cf5     
n.婚礼;婚礼( nuptial的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Their nuptials were performed by the local priest. 他们的婚礼由当地牧师主持。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • If he married, when the nuptials would take place, and under what circumstances? 如果他结婚,那么什么时候举行婚礼?在什么情况下举行婚礼? 来自辞典例句
6 symbolic ErgwS     
adj.象征性的,符号的,象征主义的
参考例句:
  • It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
  • The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。
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