China Attends International Solar Decathlon

 

The International Solar Decathlon has concluded in the US Capital of Washington, after 19 teams from 5 countries competed using their own unique designs. A team of university students from China were also there. Here's Wei Tong has more.

China's Tongji University was the leading team to come from a developing country. They built a "Y-shaped House" to compete in the contest.

 
Hua Guodong is the candidate¹ from Tongji University.

"We put 6 old containers together to build a new house in order to decrease the cost. We got them from the quay² in Shanghai. We found a way to use them in a low carbon manner. The reason why we built it into "Y-shape" was to make it roomier. We also removed the fixed³ walls to make it more flexible for different designs."

There are many interesting designs contained within this "Y-shaped House".

"So far, we enjoyed the kitchen that it is really unique, and probably designed in a way for Chinese cooks."

The design put forward by these students from Tongji University was remarkable⁴, particularly due to its heat-preserving design, as were a number of the other entries. It's hard to believe that all these houses were constructed by students alone, from the design and fundraising stages, right through to construction and presentation.

The competition was also a very good chance for students from different universities to communicate. David Dale is a student from the University of Maryland. He says he appreciated all the entries.

"They all have done a very good job, and have very good engineering⁵ systems in there. I mean every house here has done a very good job. So that's why they are here."

The Energy Solar Decathlon is an award-winning program that challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The teams will compete in 10 contests which is why the competition is called a 'decathlon'. It is also known as the "Olympic Games of Solar Energy".

In 2013, this contest will be held in China which will be the first time it's held in a developing country.

For CRI, I'm Wei Tong.

1 candidate   

n.候选人；候补者；投考者，申请求职者

参考例句：

• Voters like a candidate who has the common touch. 投票者喜欢那些平易近人的候选人。
• The local newspapers dressed up the candidate as a boxer.当地报纸把那个候选人描绘成一个拳击手。

2 quay   

n.码头，靠岸处

参考例句：

• There are all kinds of ships in a quay.码头停泊各式各样的船。
• The side of the boat hit the quay with a grinding jar.船舷撞到码头发出刺耳的声音。

3 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

4 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

5 engineering   

n.工程，工程学，管理，操纵

参考例句：

• The science of engineering began as soon as man learned to use tools. 人类一学会使用工具,工程科学就开始了。
• It was the first great engineering works in the world. 这是世界上第一家大型的工程工厂。