【英语趣味课堂】垃圾处理原则-Trash Rules

 Todd: Marion, can you tell me about the trash? How do I take out the trash?

 

Marion: OK, let's see. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, you can leave your burnable trash outside.

 

Todd: What is burnable trash?

 

Marion: Burnable trash is for example, milk cartons, other paper things, and food as well. You can put all the remains¹ of your food in the burnable bin².

 

Todd: OK, so burnable trash is Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

 

Marion: That's right.

 

Todd: OK, what about the other trash?

 

Marion: OK, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, you can leave your unburnable trash outside your door.

 

Todd: OK, what is unburnable trash?

 

Marion: Unburnable trash is for example, plastic. So you can't burn plastic, so non³ burnable, or unburnable. So plastic for example, other things that would harm the environment, if you were to burn them.

 

Todd: OK, what about plastic bottles?

 

Marion: That's on Saturday, as well, so you can leave plastic PET bottles and also glass bottles, but in a separate⁴ bin. You can leave all those bottles on Saturday, as well.

 

Todd: OK, anything else, like batteries⁵, or clothing?

 

Marion: Yes, for batteries and clothing there are special days every month, so you have to keep them until maybe one day, or two days in the month when you can leave out things like batteries or clothes, or bigger things.

 

Todd: OK, and where do I put the trash?

 

Marion: You have to put all the trash in clear plastic bags and leave them just outside your apartment. Just over there, on the left.

 

Todd: OK. Thanks Marion.

 

Marion: You're welcome.

 

Todd: I might have to ask you again, but thanks.

 

Marion: Don't worry. That's fine.

 

学习内容：

 

take out the trash

 

Can you tell about how to take out the trash? 

When you 'take out the trash' you remove it from your house and put it in a place where it will be collected or where you can't smell it. Notice the following:

 

If you don't take out the trash before you go on vacation your house will smell when you come home.

We have to take out the trash at our house every Wednesday.

burnable trash

 

Burnable trash are things like milk cartons, other paper things, and food as well. 

'Burnable trash' is garbage that can be burned without causing a lot of problems for the environment. Some things will burn, but you shouldn't burn them because of the chemicals they will put in the air. Notice the following:

 

There is a huge pile of burnable trash that needs to be taken away.

Bring all of your burnable trash here tomorrow.

remains of your food

 

You can put all the remains of your food in the burnable bin. 

The parts of your food that you don't eat are the 'remains.' Notice the following:

 

After every meal we have some remains of food.

Over time the remains of your food will disintegrate⁶.

things that would harm the environment

 

You can't burn plastic or other things that would harm the environment. 

To 'harm' something means⁷ to hurt it in some way. Something that would 'harm the environment' would cause problems for nature. Notice the following:

 

The modern world is full of things that harm the environment.

People are angry because the factory is harming the environment.

in a separate bin

 

You can leave the plastic bottles on that day, and also the glass bottles, but in a separate bin. 

A 'bin' is a large container where you put many little objects. In the example it talks about having many different bins⁸ for different kinds of material. Notice the following:

 

Remember to put the food remains in a separate bin.

To encourage people to recycle, the government has to put separate recycling bins around the city.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

3 non   

adv.非，不

参考例句：

• a policy of non-aggression 互不侵犯政策
• Can I have something non-alcoholic? 给我来杯软饮料好吗？

4 separate   

n.分开，抽印本；adj.分开的，各自的，单独的；v.分开，隔开，分居

参考例句：

• Are they joined together or separate?它们是合在一起还是分开的？
• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering.洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。

5 batteries   

n.电池；（蓄）电池（组）( battery的名词复数 )；一系列；排炮；层架式鸡笼

参考例句：

• to replace the batteries 更换电池
• He is certain that this TV set will operate on batteries. 他肯定这个电视机可以用电池。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 disintegrate   

v.瓦解，解体，（使）碎裂，（使）粉碎

参考例句：

• The older strata gradually disintegrate.较老的岩层渐渐风化。
• The plane would probably disintegrate at that high speed.飞机以那么高速飞行也许会四分五裂。

7 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

8 bins   

n.大储藏箱( bin的名词复数 )；宽口箱（如面包箱，垃圾箱等）v.扔掉，丢弃( bin的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Garbage from all sources was deposited in bins on trolleys. 来自各方的垃圾是装在手推车上的垃圾箱里的。 来自辞典例句
• Would you be pleased at the prospect of its being on sale in dump bins? 对于它将被陈列在倾销箱中抛售这件事，你能欣然接受吗？ 来自辞典例句