河北加拿大版初中英语--Lesson 59

Lesson 59:
[00:03.40]Let's Look at Garbage!Sort¹ It!
[00:08.07]Jenny has emptied two bags of garbage onto the floor.
[00:14.03]"That's a lot of garbage!"says Danny.
[00:18.76]"Can I help you sort it?"
[00:22.70]"Yes,please,"says Jenny.
[00:27.38]"I'm putting the glass here,the metal here,the plastic here,and the paper here."
[00:36.34]"What are these other things?"asks Danny.
[00:41.48]"That's everything that isn't glass,metal,plastic or paper,"says Jenny.
[00:49.45]"Thanks for your help Danny!"
[00:52.90]"You're welcome!"A Mountain of Garbage
[00:59.53]How much garbage does a person in North America throw away each year?
[01:06.06]Every year,each person in North Americamakes about 1,000 kilograms² of garbage.
[01:15.13]That's the same weight as a small car!What's in it?
[01:21.37]160 kilograms of paper
[01:26.23]125 kilograms of grass and leaves
[01:32.19]50 kilograms of food
[01:36.16]45 kilograms of glass
[01:40.60]25 kilograms of metal
[01:45.46]25 kilograms of plastic
[01:49.90]20 kilograms of cardboard³
[01:54.26]10 kilograms of wood
[01:58.20]10 kilograms of diapers
[02:02.46]5 kilograms of clothes
[02:06.54]other things
[02:09.49]Babies wear diapers.
[02:13.15]Many families in North America use diapers made of paper and plastic.
[02:20.41]What makes the most garbage?Packaging⁴.What's packaging?
[02:27.28]When you buy something it might come in a box or a plastic bag.
[02:34.23]The box or bag might have words and pictures on it.
[02:39.90]That's packaging.About one-third of North American garbage comes from packaging!
[02:47.84]People don't even use packaging!People just throw it away!
[02:54.21]Why is packaging a problem?About ten percent⁵ of packaging is plastic.
[03:02.67]Most garbage turns into soil.
[03:06.93]But not plastic!Plastic is plastic for years and years after you throw it away.
[03:15.47]What does "turn into" mean?A boy "turns into" a man.
[03:22.55]Spring "turns into" summer.Now do you know?
[03:28.20]FASCINATING FACT
[03:31.67]In just one day,Americans throw out 136 million kilograms of packaging.
[03:40.32]This would fill about ten thousand trucks!
 

1 sort   

v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度

参考例句：

• She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
• I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。

2 kilograms   

n.千克( kilogram的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 2 kilograms of rice 2公斤大米
• Every tonne of coal contains,on average,30 kilograms of nitrogen. 每吨煤平均含30公斤氮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 cardboard   

n.硬纸板，卡纸板

参考例句：

• She brought the shopping home in a cardboard box.她将买的东西放在纸箱里带回家。
• There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。

4 packaging   

n.包装，包装业，包装术

参考例句：

• The packaging does not conform to EU rules.这种包装不符合欧盟规定。
• These materials can be recycled into other packaging products.可以回收这些材料制成其他包装产品。

5 percent   

adj./adv.百分之一，(与基数词连用)百分之...；n.百分之...

参考例句：

• The goal was missed by less than one percent.差不到百分之一就完成目标了。
• Forty percent of her money is spent on books.她把百分之四十的钱用来买书。