地道英语对话：Trash and Recycling(3)

A: Where are the dumpsters located in this building?
B: Right now they are in the front of the building for pickup¹.
A: When do the dumpsters get emptied?
B: They usually get emptied Wednesday, unless there is a holiday in there somewhere.
A: Are there separate containers for recyclables?
B: We don’t mix our recyclables with regular trash.
A: What does the container for recyclables look like?
B: All of your recyclables go into the blue bin².
A: How about composting materials?
B: We have a great composting program that uses the bin with the green lid.

 

1 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

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。