英闻天下——439 UK Ideal Home Show Highlights Space & Energy Saving

 　　As a greater proportion of Britons live alone, the demand for one bedroom, space efficient solutions is increasing. The UK Ideal Home Exhibition has the latest ideas to maximize space in smaller homes and energy saving ideas. Our reporter Wang Xiao has the details.

 

　　The Ideal Home Show has been the first word in current home styles since 1908. It features dozens of stands which showcase the latest labor¹ saving products and the latest trends such as a series of top end audio speakers. It also leads the way in the latest in eco-homes and gadgets².

 

　　A show home at the exhibition has been designed and built to the tightest specifications³ to ensure it is as energy efficient as possible.

 

　　It is beautiful, functional⁴ and very eco- friendly.

 

　　Deputy Director for Green Deal Demand, UK Department Energy and Climate Change David Thomas says there are many ways people can make their own homes just as green.

 

　　"Make sure your loft⁵ is properly insulated because a lot of heat escapes through that. You might want double glazing⁶ to reduce the drafts and also to have greater thermal⁷ efficiency. But in particular what you can do, which you haven't been able to do very much up until now in the UK, is that you can put insulation⁸ in the walls. A lot of heat is lost through the walls – much more than you might think."

 

　　But insulation is just one way houses are becoming more environmentally friendly. All houses built in Britain now have to be assessed under the Code for Sustainable Homes.

 

　　The code, which was implemented⁹ in 2012, is a standard across Britain for assessing then rating and certifying¹⁰ the sustainable energy performance of new homes.

 

　　Director of Scandinavian Homes Ltd Dave Gittins says it means all buildings built in Britain will be greener than those built in the past.

 

　　"The point about the Code for Sustainable Homes is to try to reduce the impact of your house and your living style on the planet. So by devising all these technologies industry has enabled us to become much more self sufficient. If we incorporate all of these technologies in the house then it gets us more towards a low carbon house or a zero carbon house."

 

　　The show runs until April 1 at London's Earls Court Exhibition Center.

 

　　For CRI, I am Wang Xiao.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

3 specifications   

n.规格；载明；详述；（产品等的）说明书；说明书( specification的名词复数 )；详细的计划书；载明；详述

参考例句：

• Our work must answer the specifications laid down. 我们的工作应符合所定的规范。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This sketch does not conform with the specifications. 图文不符。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 functional   

adj.为实用而设计的，具备功能的，起作用的

参考例句：

• The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了，但现在可以用了。
• The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的，只是为了实用。

5 loft   

n.阁楼，顶楼

参考例句：

• We could see up into the loft from bottom of the stairs.我们能从楼梯脚边望到阁楼的内部。
• By converting the loft,they were able to have two extra bedrooms.把阁楼改造一下，他们就可以多出两间卧室。

6 glazing   

n.玻璃装配业；玻璃窗；上釉；上光v.装玻璃( glaze的现在分词 )；上釉于，上光；（目光）变得呆滞无神

参考例句：

• You should ensure against loss of heat by having double glazing. 你应装双层玻璃以免散热。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You should ensure yourself against loss of heat by having double glazing. 你应该装双层玻璃防止热量散失。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 thermal   

adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的

参考例句：

• They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

8 insulation   

n.隔离；绝缘；隔热

参考例句：

• Please examine the insulation of the electric wires in my house.请检查一下我屋子里电线的绝缘情况。
• It is always difficult to assure good insulation between the electric leads.要保证两个电触头之间有良好的绝缘总是很困难的。

9 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

10 certifying   

（尤指书面）证明( certify的现在分词 )； 发证书给…； 证明（某人）患有精神病； 颁发（或授予）专业合格证书

参考例句：

• Signed Commercial in quintuplicate, certifying merchandise to be of Chinese origin. 签署商业发票一式五份，证明产品的原产地为中国。
• Other documents certifying the truthfulness of the contents of the advertisements. （三）确认广告内容真实性的其他证明文件。