The traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tents made of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home.
传统的帐篷城市在类似格拉斯顿伯里这样的节日里可能不太一样。绿色商业的胜利肯定会吸引有环保意识的音乐爱好者，一名设计专业学生将获得资金支持，生产由纸板制成的环保帐篷，在乐队和观众散去后可以回收。
Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof.
每年活动结束时，格拉斯顿伯里等大型节日都会扔掉约10000顶废弃的帐篷。詹姆斯·邓洛普在西英格兰大学的毕业项目中，提出了一种可以回收的材料。为了应对英国的夏天，硬纸板做了防水处理。
Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, Mr. Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs.
邓洛普先生从一位日本建筑师那里获得了灵感，他用纸板建造了包括教堂在内的大型建筑。邓洛普将纸板材料用作帐篷，他称之为Myhab。
The design won an award at the annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr. Dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business.
邓洛普先生毕业于产品设计专业，并决定将其转化为一门生意，这项设计在一年一度的新设计师展上获奖。
To raise money for the idea, he toured the City’s private companies which fund new business and found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to four of Mint’s directors and won their support. Mint has committed around £500,000 to MyHab and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr. Dunlop’s business. The first Myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year.
为了筹集资金，他参观了纽约市资助新业务的私人公司，并在金融集团Mint找到了一位支持者。他向Mint的四位董事介绍了他的想法，并赢得了他们的支持。Mint承诺向MyHab提供约50万英镑，并在邓洛普的业务中占有30%的份额。第一批Myhabs应该在今年夏天的节日上进行测试，然后在明年全面上市。
Mr. Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics.
邓洛普先生说，这一设计可容纳两人，还可以有其他用途，例如用于救灾和伦敦奥运会住宿。
For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhab team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. They can be personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior advertising space.
对于音乐活动，Myhab团队将在线订购纸板屋，并在节日观众到达之前将其张贴在现场，之后由公司拆除。它们可以是个性化的，如果人们同意出售外部广告空间，公司将提供费用减免。
The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonbury having some 150,000 each year. Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK. The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.
格拉斯顿伯里这个最大的音乐节吸引了数以万计的参与者，每年约有15万人参加。英国每年大约有100场音乐节，人们在这里露营。这些活动越来越注重环保。
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