为什么中国人不买烘干机

 　　I see people with ~$1000 phones but no dryers².

　　我看到人们用1000刀的手机，但是没有烘干机

　　Due to the lack of dryers the few hotels that offer laundry service charge rates that approach new clothes prices to wash and dry.

　　由于缺少烘干机，少数提供洗衣服务的酒店所收的费用接近新衣服的价格

　　Secondly³ people believe air-dried laundry is the best way of the practice as it reduces energy consumption⁴. Also UV ray of the sunlight helps to kill the bacteria. The clean clothes collected from the cloth line after whole day of sun-bathing have a natural smell of 'sunshine' which the machine-dried clothes will never have. Machine- dry is not good for certain fabrics⁵ such as cotton. That's probably one of the reasons that the clothes consumption of US(per person) is much higher than China.

　　其次，在实践中人们相信，自然风干衣服是最佳方法，这能减少能量消耗，阳光中的紫外线还可以帮助杀死细菌。一天结束后把整条衣架上的衣服收起来可以闻到“阳光的味道”，这是机器烘干的衣服永远不会有的。机器烘干不适合某些衣料，例如棉。这可能是美国（人均）消耗衣服远高于中国的原因。

　　Thirdly the apartment price in China is skyrocketing in the last decade. People will make full use of every square meter of indoor space. A big ，noisyexpensive machine you seldom use will not be put on the top of the shopping list.

　　第三， 最近十年中国住房价格暴涨。人们要充分利用屋内每一平米的空间。一台大型，有噪声，昂贵的，还不怎么用得到的机器，不会在购物清单最上面的。

　　Chinese are known to be thrifty⁶ and pragmatic so if you try to persuade them to accept dryer¹ the machine has to be energy- efficient small quiet and multi-functional.

　　众所周知，中国人勤俭务实。所以如果你试图说服他们接受烘干机，这台机器必须节能高效，小巧，安静且多功能

1 dryer   

n.干衣机，干燥剂

参考例句：

• He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
• There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。

2 dryers   

n.干燥机( dryer的名词复数 )；干燥器；干燥剂；干燥工

参考例句：

• Men also have hair dryers and, if they suffer from baldness, they use a growth stimulator, buy hairpieces, or have hair transplanted from the hirsute part of the scalp to the bare areas. 男士也有他们的吹风机，而且如果他们秃顶的话，还会用毛发生长剂、买假发，或者把头发从密集的地方移植到谢顶的地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The dryers can be automated. 干燥机可以自动化作业。 来自辞典例句

3 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

4 consumption   

n.消费，消耗，消费额，消耗量，结核病

参考例句：

• Consumption of oil has declined in recent years.石油消耗量在最近几年下降了。
• The meat was condemned as unfit for human consumption.这种肉已被宣布不适宜人们食用。

5 fabrics   

织物( fabric的名词复数 )； 布； 构造； （建筑物的）结构（如墙、地面、屋顶）：质地

参考例句：

• cotton fabrics and synthetics 棉织物与合成织物
• The fabrics are merchandised through a network of dealers. 通过经销网点销售纺织品。

6 thrifty   

adj.节俭的；兴旺的；健壮的

参考例句：

• Except for smoking and drinking,he is a thrifty man.除了抽烟、喝酒，他是个生活节俭的人。
• She was a thrifty woman and managed to put aside some money every month.她是个很会持家的妇女，每月都设法存些钱。