美国举办口罩设计大赛

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the $500,000 "Mask Innovation Challenge" to find new and effective masks people will find more comfortable to wear.
为设计出防护效果更好、佩戴更舒适的新款口罩，美国卫生与公众服务部发起奖金高达50万美元的口罩设计大奖赛。

If you have a unique idea that follows the required safety guidelines, you can submit your idea by 5 pm on April 21.
在初选阶段，如果参赛者有一个独特的想法，并且符合安全指南要求，可以在4月21日下午5点前提交口罩设计方案。

Up to 10 winners will be chosen in the first phase of the challenge and will split a $100,000 prize, with each person taking home up to $10,000.
第一阶段主办方将在参赛作品中选出10个获奖作品，平分10万美元奖励。

During the second phase of the contest, participants can submit prototypes.
在第二阶段，参赛者可提交口罩原型产品。

The prototypes will be tested to see if they meet filtration and airflow resistance criteria. And five winners will be chosen to split a $400,000 prize.
主办方将对这些原型产品进行测试，看其是否符合过滤和气流阻力标准，并选出5个优胜作品，而这5个作品将平分剩余40万美元的奖金。