环球慢速英语 塑料袋废物(2)

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Voice 1: Today's Spotlight¹ is on plastic bags. Some people are trying to solve the problem of plastic bag waste. Their ideas are very creative. And, these ideas are easy for any person to try.

声音1：今天重点报道节目的主题就是塑料袋。有些人正在试图解决塑料袋废物问题。他们的想法极具创意。而且，对任何人来说尝试这些想法都很容易。

Voice 2: There is a website that lists facts about plastic and paper bags. It is called myownbag.com. According² to this website people use fourteen trillion plastic bags each year. It is true that many people like to use plastic bags. They do not weigh very much. They are strong. They can hold many things. Plastic bags can help make carrying your purchases easier.

声音2：有一家网站列出了与塑料和塑料袋有关的事实。这个网站是myownbag.com。根据这家网站提供的数据，人们每年使用的塑料袋数量达到14兆。的确，许多人喜欢用塑料袋。因为塑料袋很轻，而且很结实。塑料袋还能装很多东西。塑料袋可以使携带东西这件事变得很容易。

Voice 1: But did you know it takes about one thousand years to break down one plastic bag? That is, it takes one thousand years for plastic material to return to a natural substance³.

声音1：但是，你知道分解塑料袋需要1000年的时间吗？也就是说，让塑料材料回归自然物质需要1000年的时间。

Voice 2: That is why many people are concerned about plastic. Plastic bags do more than create waste. Creating plastic bags uses a lot of energy and oil.

声音2：所以许多人对塑料感到担心。塑料袋不仅会产生废物。生产塑料袋要用到大量的能源和石油。

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 according   

adj.按照，根据

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。

3 substance   

n.物质，实质，主旨

参考例句：

• There isn't anything of real substance in her book.她的书中没有任何真正实质性的内容。
• How long will the substance take to salt out?这种物质需要多长时间来盐析？