【个人手工制作】中学生VOA英语阅读之封闭式房屋可降低能源消耗.docxVIP

中学生VOA英语阅读 之 封闭式房屋可降低能源消耗 Airtight Houses Lower Energy Costs We may not be aware of it, but ordinary family homes in the U.S. and, indeed, the rest of the world are not energy-efficient. 我们可能还没有意识到，但是美国的普通家庭以及世界其它地区的家庭的确没能够有效利用能源。 Most of their energy goes to heating and cooling, and a lot of it is wasted,as warm and cool air escape through fireplace chimneys and thin and poorly fitting windows and doors,and because of inadequate insulation. 他们的能源大多应用在了供热制冷上面，大部分都浪费掉了，热气和冷气从壁炉的烟囱、薄窗或有缝儿的窗户和门冒出，由于隔离装置欠缺。 A passive house loses almost none. 被动式节能屋不会浪费掉任何能源。 “Imagine a thermos, you have insu