外文翻译资料 2 Washing machines Let’s look inside one of today’s fully automatic washing machines that use swirling water to clean the clothes
There are many types of washing machines but this Figure shows you what most of them are basically made up of
The reason why a washing machine like this can wash and get the water out of the clothes at the same time is because it has a double layer drum
When washing and rinsing, the pulsator spins and makes the water swirl
To get the water out of the clothes, the inner wall f the drum spins and the water goes through the holes
These days, the “centrifugal force washing machines” are quite popular
This type of machine does not use a pulsator
Instead, the inner wall spins really quickly
When the drum spins, the dirty clothes get stuck to the wall