Fizzy Water on Tap 無限暢飲汽泡水
The French drink an average of 130 litres of bottled water a year.
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Background:對環境保護意識向來非常強的巴黎人現在可以從當地政府免費提供的公共飲水器中喝到汽泡水。
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The Jardin de Reuilly, a park east of Paris, has the first fountain of its kind in France - called La Petillante - thanks to the publicly owned water company Eau de Paris.
The fountain offers ordinary tap water, chilled to seven centigrade, and infused with carbon dioxide to give it bubbles. The supply is unlimited and there are separate taps for still, refrigerated or unrefrigerated.
The water company says it wants to show that the French love of bottled water - on average the French drink around 130 litres a year - does not need to involve large amounts of oil and packaging.
If the fountain in the Jardin de Reuilly is a success, the idea is to open more in other public spaces. The water company says Parisians no longer need to buy bottled water, though it's as yet unclear, when it comes to home consumption, whether the park will be preferable to the supermarket.
Glossary 詞匯表 (收聽發音, 請單擊英語單詞)
- of its kind同類之中
- publicly owned公有的
- tap water可飲用的自來水
- infused with加入，灌輸
- unlimited無限的
- still不起泡的水
- packaging包裝
- as yet到目前為止
- consumption喝（某物）
- preferable更好的，更適合的
