夏说英语新闻晨读 第446期:快时尚与环保

 本期内容：

Young people's love of fast fashion is coming under the scrutiny¹ of Britain's law-makers. MPs say the fashion industry is a major source of the greenhouse gases that are overheating the planet. Discarded clothes are also piling up in landfill sites and fibre fragments are flowing into the sea when clothes are washed. The retailers³ admit more needs to be done, but say they are already working to reduce the impact of their products.

fast fashion: 快时尚
scrutiny: n. 审查；审视
law-maker: n. 立法者
greenhouse gas/effect: 温室气体/效应
carbon dioxide: 二氧化碳
global warming: 全球变暖
discard: vt. 丢弃
pile up: 堆积
landfill site: 垃圾填埋场
fibre: n. 纤维 (美式拼写 fiber)
fragment: n. 碎片
retailer²: n. 零售商
impact: n. 影响；冲击力

1 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

2 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

3 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。