廁所裡的換幣機
A university professor from South Korea has designed a special toilet.
南韓一位大學教授設計了一個特殊的廁所。
professor(n.)教授design(v.)設計
In this toilet, after you poop, your waste is sent to an underground tank by a vacuum pump.
在這間廁所上完大號，你的排泄物被真空泵送到地下儲存筒。
poop(v.)排便send-sent-sent(v.)發送underground(adj.)地面下的tank(n.)儲存液體或氣體的容器vacuum(n.)真空pump(n.)泵
Then, the waste is broken down, and it becomes a source of energy for the building.
然後，排泄物會被分解，變成建築物的能源。
break-broke-broken(v.)分解source(n.)來源
It can be used to power a gas stove or a hot water boiler, or to produce electricity.
它可為瓦斯爐或熱水器提供動力，或是發電。
power(v.)提供動力gas stove瓦斯爐hot water boiler熱水器produce(v.)生產、製造electricity(n.)電力
On average, a person makes about 500 grams of waste a day. It can be turned into 50 liters of methane gas.
平均而言，一個人每天產生約500公克的排泄物，可被轉換成50公升的甲烷氣體。
on average平均、通常gram(n.)公克liter(n.)公升methane(n.)甲烷
This gas can be used to drive a car for about 1.2 kilometers.
這氣體可讓汽車跑大約1.2公里。
drive(v.)驅動kilometer(n.)公里
The professor has also created a digital currency called Ggool. It means honey in Korean.
教授還創造了數位貨幣，叫做Ggool，在韓文是蜂蜜的意思。
digital(adj.)數位的currency(n.)貨幣
People using the toilet earn up to 10 Ggool a day.
使用這個廁所的人一天最多會得到10個Ggool貨幣。
earn(v.)賺得up to最多
They can buy goods such as fruit, coffee and instant noodles on campus and pay with Ggool.
他們可以在校園裡買東西，像是水果、咖啡和泡麵，用Ggool來付錢。
goods(n.)商品、貨物instant(adj.)立即的、速食的，instant noodles泡麵on campus在校內
Isn’t it wonderful? If we think outside the box, even human waste has precious value.
這樣不是很棒嗎？如果我們跳脫既有思維、創新思考，就算是人類的糞便也有寶貴的價值。
think outside the box跳脫框架去思考precious(adj.)珍貴的value(n.)價值