英新规引发“血案”，eBay惊现1000英镑塑料袋

 　　Enterprising entrepreneurs looking to take advantage of the plastic bag 'chaos¹' are now selling the 'rare' items on eBay.

　　有点经营头脑、想趁塑料袋“骚乱”捞上一笔的创业者，现在都纷纷在eBay上贩卖“稀有”塑料袋。

　　Several plastic bags 'deals' have been listed on the auction² site since the Government introduced the 5p charge on October 5.

　　英国政府10月5日出台新规，对塑料袋征收5便士的费用。自那以后，拍卖网站eBay上已出现好几笔出售塑料袋的交易。

　　One eBay seller is offering the chance for you to grab an Asda carrier bag, with bids starting at 99p.

　　有位eBay卖家挂出了一只阿斯达公司（英国连锁超市集团，于1999年被沃尔玛收购）的购物袋，起拍价为99便士。

　　"Grab a piece of history - from the good old days when you didn't have to get a 5p thick plastic bag or get your kids to carry the shopping. Handles are still intact," the listing reads.

　　宝贝详情上是这么写的：“快点抓住过去那些不必为塑料袋付费，也不用孩子帮忙拿东西的好时光吧。袋子的提手仍然完好无损。”

　　"These have a variety of uses- can be used on your bike seat to keep it dry. Or you could use them at home in your small bins³ to collect rubbish. Or you could just shop with it- fits better in your pockets than the new bags- shop in retro style!"

　　“这种塑料袋的用途很多：可以套在自行车车座上防潮，也可以套在家里的小垃圾桶上装垃圾，或者仅用它以复古的方式来购物也是好的。它装在兜里的大小也正合适，比新的强。”

　　Meanwhile, another seller is offering you the chance for you to get your hands on five random⁴ plastic bags for ￡1,000.

　　与此同时，另一位卖家以1000英镑的价格随机发售五只塑料袋。

　　"No shopping included, may contain traces of nuts and the odd receipt - if you are lucky you may get a bag within a bag - it's like bagception," the listing reads.

　　宝贝详情上写着：“塑料袋内不含任何商品，但可能还有一些坚果和奇怪的收据。幸运的话，你收到的袋子里面可能还有个袋子——就像塑料袋版的盗梦空间。”

　　Another user is attempting to sell a Tesco carrier bag for just 1p, although the 99p delivery fee might put off perspective buyers.

　　另一位eBay用户想要以1便士的价格出售一只特易购超市（全球三大零售企业之一）的塑料袋，但99便士的运费可能会让潜在买家望而却步。

　　"Tesco carrier bag. Yes, one of the ones that was free a couple of weeks ago. Only used once!" it says.

　　其宝贝详情上写着：“特易购超市的塑料袋，只用过一次。对，这就是那种几周前还免费的塑料袋！”

　　"Don't feel ripped off at the till by having to buy one."

　　“不要觉得被‘宰了一刀’，因为现在要用塑料袋就是得买。”

　　The plastic bag charge has outraged⁵ many Twitter users since it was introduced, here's a round-up of the best reactions.

　　塑料袋收费制度出台以来，已惹恼了不少推特用户，下面就是其中一条最精彩的回复。

　　Is there anything more annoying than having to fork out 5p for a plastic bag?

　　还有比花5便士买个塑料袋更郁闷的事吗？

　　Vocabulary

　　retro：复古的，（服装式样等）重新流行的

　　ripped off：敲竹杠

　　fork out：支付

1 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

2 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

3 bins   

n.大储藏箱( bin的名词复数 )；宽口箱（如面包箱，垃圾箱等）v.扔掉，丢弃( bin的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Garbage from all sources was deposited in bins on trolleys. 来自各方的垃圾是装在手推车上的垃圾箱里的。 来自辞典例句
• Would you be pleased at the prospect of its being on sale in dump bins? 对于它将被陈列在倾销箱中抛售这件事，你能欣然接受吗？ 来自辞典例句

4 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

5 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。