Name: 家庭用水效率｜《國家地理》雜誌 (Water Efficiency at Home | National Geographic)
Uploaded: 2020-10-24T18:52:16.000Z
Duration: 3 min

我們正面臨著全國性的缺水問題。

half of the freshwater basins may not meet our demands.

一半的淡水流域可能無法滿足我們的需求。

For this story I'm in my home state of Florida.

這個故事我是在我的家鄉佛羅里達州。

This is Silver Springs, almost half of Florida's freshwater

這裡是銀泉，幾乎佔了佛羅里達州一半的淡水。

wet season rainfall in the south of the state fell by 45%.

州南部的雨季降雨量下降了45%。

我們的水資源狀況是不可持續的。

for conserving water and hoard of culture.

up to half of Florida's residential water

What can we do to make that more efficient.

我們該如何做才能提高工作效率。

- We have about six months out of the year

- 我們一年中大約有六個月的時間

and six months where we have drought conditions.

和六個月，我們有乾旱的條件。

If you do that we can really cut down on irrigation.

如果你這樣做，我們真的可以減少灌溉。

That's really climate friendly gardening.

這才是真正的氣候友好型園藝。

- 有沒有什麼事情我們可以在家裡做

to collect our water, protect our water and reuse it.

收集我們的水，保護我們的水，並將其再利用。

- Yeah, so in my own home I have rain barrels.

- 是啊，所以在我自己的家裡，我有雨桶。

but really the things we do in our own homes,

但其實我們在自己家裡做的事情。

- But it's not just outside where we can make a difference.

- 但不僅僅是在外面，我們也可以有所作為。

On average, American families use more than

I'd love to see how my family could save water at home.

我很想看看我的家人如何在家裡節約用水。

- From dripping toilets or faulty facets leaks in our homes

- 從滴水的馬桶到我們家中的漏水面，都是如此

can loose nearly a trillion gallons of water every year.

每年可以流失近萬億加侖的水。

on a faucet can save up to 3,000 gallons of water per year.

在一個水龍頭上，每年可節省多達3000加侖的水。

rinse our dirty dishes under a running faucet

Because you actually need the dishes to be dirty

latch on to food particles to work effectively.

鎖住食物顆粒，才能有效發揮作用。

But the minute we realize that every drop is valuable,

但當我們意識到每一滴水都是寶貴的時候。

we begin to change our behavior for the better.

我們開始改變我們的行為，使之變得更好。

Whether that's creating a climate friendly garden,

或者只是不預先沖洗我們的餐具。

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