英语新闻听写 加拿大将禁止一次性塑料

 

Huff Post reports Canada may be rid of all single-use plastics in less than two years.

《赫芬顿邮报》报道，加拿大或将在两年内淘汰所有一次性塑料。

On Monday, Prime¹ Minister Justin Trudeau announced the country will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021,

周一，贾斯廷·特鲁多总理宣布加拿大将在2021年前禁止一次性塑料，

following similar announcements from California, Hawaii and New York.

此前加利福尼亚、夏威夷和纽约也发布了类似公告。

During a press conference at Quebec's Gault Nature Reserve, Trudeau said,

在魁北克高尔特自然保护区举行的一场新闻发布会上，特鲁多表示，

"As parents, we're at a point where we take our kids to the beach

“作为父母，我们带孩子去海滩时

and we have to search out a patch² of sand that isn't littered with straws, styrofoam or bottles. That's a problem."

我们必须找到一块没有乱扔吸管、泡沫塑料或瓶子的沙滩。这是一个问题。”

The European Union voted in March to ban single-use plastics including cutlery, straws, and stirrers, to take effect in 2021.

今年三月，欧盟禁止一次性塑料，包括餐具、吸管和调酒棒，该禁令将于2021年生效。

 

1 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

2 patch   

n.补丁；斑；一小块地；vt.补，修补

参考例句：

• This patch looks a bit unprofessional.这块补丁有点像出自外行之手。
• We managed to patch our quarrel.我们设法平息争吵。