Earth is becoming 'Planet Plastic' 地球正在变成“塑料星球”
<p><span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> '<span word="Planet">Planet</span> <span word="Plastic">Plastic</span>' 地球正在变成“塑料星球”</p><p> 据一组美国科学家们计算，迄今为止，人类共制造了约83亿公吨塑料。而产出如此惊人重量的塑料产品仅用了65年左右。83亿公吨相当于两万五千座纽约帝国大厦或十亿头大象的总重。然而，重要的问题是，像包装材料等类似的塑料制品往往只在很短的使用过后就被人们丢弃。请听报道。</p><p><span word="Plastics">Plastics</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mass">mass</span>-<span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="incorporated">incorporated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> – <span word="from">from</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="packaging">packaging</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aeroplane">aeroplane</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="retardants">retardants</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acceleration">acceleration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="that">that</span> 8.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span>, <span word="half">half</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 13 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recycled">recycled</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span>.</p><p><span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="biodegradable">biodegradable</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="urgently">urgently</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>. <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>.</p><p>词汇表 <span word="define">define</span> 定义</p><p><span word="mass">mass</span>-<span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> 大规模生产</p><p><span word="incorporated">incorporated</span> <span word="into">into</span> 用于…，掺入…</p><p><span word="aeroplane">aeroplane</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> 飞机部件</p><p><span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="retardants">retardants</span> 阻燃剂</p><p><span word="acceleration">acceleration</span> 加速、加快</p>
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