夏说英语新闻晨读 第408期:隐形眼镜不可冲进下水道

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Researchers in the US have been investigating the final journeys taken by disposable contact lenses. They found 15-20% of US users simply flick¹ these fiddly lenses down the drain via the bathroom sink or toilet. The study suggests that much of the plastic material then ends up in waste water treatment plants. The lenses are consequently spread on farmland as sewage sludge, increasing plastic pollution in the environment.

investigate: vt. 调查；研究
disposable: adj. 一次性的；用完即可丢弃的
contact lens: 隐形眼镜
flick: vt. 轻轻一弹
fiddly: adj. 需要手巧的；高精度的；琐碎的
fiddle²: n. 小提琴
via: prep. 经由；通过
plant: n. 工厂
farmland: n. 农田
sewage sludge: 污水淤泥

1 flick   

n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动

参考例句：

• He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
• By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。

2 fiddle   

n.小提琴；vi.拉提琴；不停拨弄，乱动

参考例句：

• She plays the fiddle well.她小提琴拉得好。
• Don't fiddle with the typewriter.不要摆弄那架打字机了。