Plastic problem 塑料带来的问题
<p>随身英语<span word="Plastic">Plastic</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> 塑料带来的问题 </p><p>塑料是我们生活中不可缺少的一种原材料。我们用它制作像购物袋、瓶子或包装等等的日常用品。但那些被我们丢弃的塑料制品最后往往会被倒入海洋中，而事实证明此做法给野生动植物的生存带来极大的挑战。本集《随身英语》讨论塑料给环境带来的影响和问题。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> 词汇: 环境 <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cupboards">cupboards</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span>! <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ubiquitous">ubiquitous</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="material">material</span>, <span word="plastic">plastic</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="unfortunately">unfortunately</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="easiest">easiest</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recycle">recycle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. </p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span>, <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rot">rot</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="blows">blows</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="blighting">blighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harming">harming</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span>. <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uninhabited">uninhabited</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="littered">littered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="density">density</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Henderson">Henderson</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>, <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Pitcairn">Pitcairn</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 37.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Proceedings">Proceedings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>, <span word="described">described</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="sink">sink</span>' <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="toothbrushes">toothbrushes</span>, <span word="cigarette">cigarette</span> <span word="lighters">lighters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="razors">razors</span>; <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> <span word="Lavers">Lavers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tasmania">Tasmania</span> <span word="says">says</span> "<span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="impacted">impacted</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>."</p>
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