带着自豪冲马桶
<p>"<span word="IF">IF</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Crapper">Crapper</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="toilets">toilets</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Victorian">Victorian</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sanitary">sanitary</span> <span word="ware">ware</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="functions">functions</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="advances">advances</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="handles">handles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="rolls">rolls</span>." <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="S">S</span>-<span word="traps">traps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="odours">odours</span>, <span word="flush">flush</span> <span word="toilets">toilets</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Harington">Harington</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Richmond">Richmond</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="I">I</span>.</p><p>比尔盖茨提起卫生洁具制造商维多利亚时说道："如果今天汤马斯·克拉普在这里，他一定会发现我们的马桶很熟悉。"一谈起维多利亚时代汤马斯·克拉普这个名字，就很容易联想到身体的最基本功能之一。比尔盖茨还谈到："与汤马斯·克拉普时代相比，这些马桶除了在把手和厕纸卷筒上有所改进，其他并没有太多改进。"事实上，除了应用<span word="s">s</span>形下水管存水弯存储臭气，抽水马桶自约翰·哈灵顿爵士为女王伊丽莎白一世在里士满宫安装了抽水马桶起几乎未发生改变。</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="considers">considers</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="August">August</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="charitable">charitable</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> & <span word="Melinda">Melinda</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>-, <span word="silver">silver</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span>-<span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Reinvent">Reinvent</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Toilet">Toilet</span> <span word="Challenge">Challenge</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="sustainable">sustainable</span>" <span word="loos">loos</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="sanitation">sanitation</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1.5<span word="m">m</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="diarrhoea">diarrhoea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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