As an added bonus, once the water is extracted, GENNY emits purified air, which is healthier for people to breathe.
At the 202 Smart Home Mark of Excellence Awards at the Consumer Electronics Show, GENNY was named the Energy Efficient Product of the Year. The award series recognizes the world's top high-tech home products.
As a company, Watergen aspires to provides drinking water to the billions of people who don't have safe drinking water at home. Last year Watergen's large-scale products were donated to authorities in Brazil, Vietnam and India.
Watergen also seeks to help the environment by eliminating waste generated by plastic water bottles. People can put the water from GENNY into reusable bottles so that plastic ones don't get used and thrown away. It also strives for energy efficiency. There are even two versions of GENNY: one that plugs into a standard power supply and another that runs on energy from solar panels. The solar panel version is particularly useful for remote villages or other areas not connected to an electrical grid.
Watergen's technology is sure to help many people around the world as well as help take care of our planet.
Info Cloud
fish out of water
Hello, friends. Welcome to Info Cloud. Before we start, I have to ask Rex a question. Why were you so quiet in the meeting yesterday? You didn't say a word.
I know. I'm always like that in meetings. I'm not very good at communicating, especially in a very serious meeting, so I feel like a fish out of water.
Oh, I see. I can definitely understand being a fish out of water. Why don't you explain what it means to our students?
OK. We all know that fish belong in the water. When they leave the water, they will literally die. When we describe someone as a fish out the water, it means that the person is extremely uncomfortable in a situation.
When Rex says uncomfortable, he doesn't mean physically. When a person is a fish out of water, the person feels out of place or very awkward in a certain situation, just like Rex being in a meeting.
That's correct. I am an introvert. I like reading, watching TV and being alone.
Well, you can't be alone all the time. Sometimes it's good to challenge yourself by choosing to be in an uncomfortable situation, even if you feel like a fish out of water.
我們有時候會處在一種渾身不自在的場合，你可以用 fish out of water 來形容這種情況。fish out of water 字面上是魚離開了水，而我們知道魚本來就是應該在水裡自由自在地游，因此，你形容一個人是 fish out of water，那就代表這個人在某種場合裡面，感到非常地不舒服或是彆扭。
I felt like a fish out of water in that meeting. 我在會議當中感到很彆扭，那是一個我很不自在的場合，有可能是因為大家在討論的話題是你完全不熟悉的，或者是你在跟一些完全不同類型的人在一起，感覺很奇怪。
Language Lab
extract v. 取出 (靠化學過程或機械方式)
/ɪkˈstrækt/
to remove (something) by pulling it out or cutting it out
- To extract gold from a rock involves the use of cyanide.
要從礦石中提煉出黃金會用到氰化物。
- It seems the government does not have immediate plans to extract the oil from that region of the country.
政府好像沒有計畫要馬上把那一區的石油抽取出來。
extract v. 用力拔出
to get (a substance) from something by the use of a machine or chemicals
- When the dentist told Jimmy he was going to extract his tooth, Jimmy became very nervous.
牙醫跟Jimmy說要拔牙的時候，Jimmy 就變得很緊張。
extract n. 精華 (重音第一音節)
a substance that you get from something by using a machine or chemicals
This cake doesn’t have any flavor because I forgot to add vanilla extract.
這個蛋糕沒什麼味道，因為我忘了加香草精。
purify v. 潔淨、淨化
/ˈpjɚrəˌfaɪ/
to make (something or someone) pure: such as a : to remove dirty or harmful substances from (something)
- If you really want to purify the water in your house, the basic water filter you have is not good enough.
如果你真的要淨化你們家的水，你現在用的那台基本款的濾水器是不夠的。
- Greta is buying some indoor plants to help purify the air in her apartment.
Greta 要買一些室內盆栽植物來淨化她公寓裡的空氣。
- Rita is trying a new kind of diet and is hoping the food can help purify her skin.
Rita 再試一種新的飲食法，希望可以透過飲食來幫助她淨化肌膚。
purify v. 除掉心靈或道德方面的瑕疵、汙穢
to free (someone) from guilt or evil thoughts
- Damien has always wondered: If good deeds could purify a person’s heart, then how many good deeds should one do?
Damien 常常在想，如果一個人能夠用做善事來潔淨心靈，那麼要做多少善事才夠呢?
version n. 版本
a story or description that is different in some way from another person's story or description
- Although the newest version of the software looks a lot like last year’s version, there are some major differences.
雖然這個最新版本的軟體看起來跟去年的很像，但是還是有一些重大的差別。
version n. 形式方面的版本
a form of something (such as a product) that is different in some way from other forms
- The movie version of the story is a whole lot better than the cartoon version.
那個故事的電影版比卡通版本好很多。
version n. 翻譯成不同的版本
- I have read the Mandarin version of that story many times, and I will try the English version next.
那個故事的中文版我已經看了好幾次，接下來想試試英文版。
version n. 說法
- You need to hear both Tony’s version of the story as well as Stella’s version of the story if you really want to understand what had happened between them.
你必須同時聽Tony的說法以及 Stella的說法，才能夠了解他們之間是發生了什麼事。
grid n. 格子、方格
a pattern of lines that cross each other to form squares on a piece of paper, a map, etc.
- The teacher wanted to play a game with her students, so she began by drawing a grid on the board.
老師想跟學生們一起玩個遊戲，她就先在板子上換了方格子。
grid n. 電力網
a network of electrical wires and equipment that supplies electricity to a large area
- I can’t believe Natasha brought a hair dryer on this camping trip, did she not realize we are at a campsite far from any electrical grid?
我無法理解Natasha 為什麼會帶吹風機來露營，難道他不知道我們的營區是離電力網有多遠嗎?
grid n. 格柵
a metal frame with bars running across it that is used to cover an opening
- There was a metal grid over the hole in the middle of the road, but a mouse was still able to crawl through it.
馬路中間的洞口上面有格柵，但是還是有老鼠可以從當中爬出來。
grid n. 地圖上面的座標方格
- It is hard to find the destination on this map without a grid.
這張地圖上沒有座標方格，是很難找到目的地的。
