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In 2022, French design company Soixante Circuits launched the IRL Trashcan, the first physical bin that immediately deletes all emails stored in users' email trash. The IRL Trashcan combines the concepts of environmental consciousness and technological innovation. The project was the brainchild of a group of visionary people who recognized the urgent need to address the growing problem of digital pollution. According to the company's data, digital pollution accounts for around 4% of all global greenhouse gas emissions.
The IRL Trashcan looks like a futuristic version of a traditional trashcan and is designed to fit seamlessly into any home or office. The trashcan is actually a small computer that is equipped with an advanced digital scanning panel on its top. Users simply scan their smartphones over the panel. The trashcan then quickly clears all unwanted messages from the users' email trash.
Could you help me scan these old photographs into the computer?
你能不能幫我把這些老照片掃描進電腦裡?
Before the document could be emailed, it first had to be scanned.
需要先掃描文件後,才能用電子郵件寄出。
The scan showed that the cancer cells had spread, and the patient needed an immediate operation.
掃描結果顯示病患的癌細胞擴散了,需要立即動手術。
Peter scanned the Yellow Pages looking for the number of a plumber.
彼得概略看過工商電話簿,找尋水電行的電話。
Every morning, Jake likes to scan through the newspaper while eating breakfast.
傑克每天早上都喜歡邊瀏覽報紙邊吃早餐。
Experts doubted that the rapid increase in the stock market was sustainable and warned values would likely decline soon.
專家懷疑股市快速上漲是否能維持,並警告股價可能很快會下跌。
Solar and wind power are two examples of sustainable energy resources that have become more common over the years.
太陽能和風能是兩個這幾年來越見普遍的永續能源例子。
Plants absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
植物吸收二氧化碳並且製造氧氣。
Most countries have difficulties in disposing of
nuclear waste.
大部分的國家都面臨處理核廢料的困境。
All the classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.
所有的教室都配有最先進的設備。
Clear communication among team members contributes to the success of a project.
團隊成員之間的清楚溝通有助於專案的成功。