Wind and Sun

Wind and Sun In school, we are learning about the environment. Yesterday, we talked about solar energy. Solar energy is when you catch the rays of the sun and use them to power homes. We also learned about wind energy. This is when big windmills catch the wind and turn it into electricity. Sure, wind and solar power are really good. But it takes a lot of money to set up a wind mill or a sun collector. One day, I told my grandma about all of this. She smiled. I know that when Grandma smiles, she has a plan,

风和太阳 在学校里，我们学习环境知识。 昨天，我们谈到了太阳能。太阳能是当你捕捉太阳光并使用它们为家庭供电。 我们还学习了风能。这是大型风车捕捉风力并将其转化为电能。 当然，风能和太阳能确实很好。但是建立一个风力发电厂或太阳能收集器需要很多钱。 有一天，我把这一切都告诉了奶奶。她笑了。我知道当奶奶笑的时候，她有一个计划。

“ When I was a girl, we had a great sun-and wind-powered clothes dryer, " she said. " All you need is a good rope and two places to attach it to. Hang the clothes, and let the sun and wind dry them. If you want, I can help you make a clothes line. " Cool! I can't wait to tell my teacher about the new clothes dryer that we put in our house. And it all cost less than 15 dollars!

“当我还是个小女孩的时候，我们家有一个很棒的太阳能和风力驱动的干衣机，”她说。“你所需要的只是一根好绳子和两个固定它的地方。把衣服挂起来，让太阳和风把它们晒干。如果你愿意，我可以帮你做一个晾衣绳。 太酷了!我等不及要告诉老师我们家里新装的干衣机了。而且全部花费不到15美元!