Hospitals started using automatic faucets about ten years ago.

大约十年前医院开始使用自动水龙头。

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She says the automatic faucets contain more parts, so there are more areas where bacteria could grow.

她表示，自动水龙头含有更多部件，因此也存在更多能让病菌滋长的地方。

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But the results have persuaded Johns Hopkins Hospital to replace its automatic faucets with manual ones.

但研究结果却说服美国约翰·霍普金斯医院用手动水龙头替换了自动水龙头。

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Automatic faucets use an electronic sensor to start and stop the flow of water when people wash their hands.

VOA: special.2011.04.06

Dr.Emily Sydnor says the automatic faucets contain more parts, so there are more areas where bacteria could grow.

VOA: special.2011.04.06