初中英語河北加拿大版學生用書 59

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[by:喜歡tingclass.net，請把tingclass.net告訴你QQ上的5位好友，多謝支持！] [00:00.00]聽力課堂網 Lesson 59: [00:03.40]Let's Look at Garbage!Sort It! [00:08.07]Jenny has emptied two bags of garbage onto the floor. [00:14.03]"That's a lot of garbage!"says Danny. [00:18.76]"Can I help you sort it?" [00:22.70]"Yes,please,"says Jenny. [00:27.38]"I'm putting the glass here,the metal here,the plastic here,and the paper here." [00:36.34]"What are these other things?"asks Danny. [00:41.48]"That's everything that isn't glass,metal,plastic or paper,"says Jenny. [00:49.45]"Thanks for your help Danny!" [00:52.90]"You're welcome!"A Mountain of Garbage [00:59.53]How much garbage does a person in North America throw away each year? [01:06.06]Every year,each person in North Americamakes about 1,000 kilograms of garbage. [01:15.13]That's the same weight as a small car!What's in it? [01:21.37]160 kilograms of paper [01:26.23]125 kilograms of grass and leaves [01:32.19]50 kilograms of food [01:36.16]45 kilograms of glass [01:40.60]25 kilograms of metal [01:45.46]25 kilograms of plastic [01:49.90]20 kilograms of cardboard [01:54.26]10 kilograms of wood [01:58.20]10 kilograms of diapers [02:02.46]5 kilograms of clothes [02:06.54]other things [02:09.49]Babies wear diapers. [02:13.15]Many families in North America use diapers made of paper and plastic. [02:20.41]What makes the most garbage?Packaging.What's packaging? [02:27.28]When you buy something it might come in a box or a plastic bag. [02:34.23]The box or bag might have words and pictures on it. [02:39.90]That's packaging.About one-third of North American garbage comes from packaging! [02:47.84]People don't even use packaging!People just throw it away! [02:54.21]Why is packaging a problem?About ten percent of packaging is plastic. [03:02.67]Most garbage turns into soil. [03:06.93]But not plastic!Plastic is plastic for years and years after you throw it away. [03:15.47]What does "turn into" mean?A boy "turns into" a man. [03:22.55]Spring "turns into" summer.Now do you know? [03:28.20]FASCINATING FACT [03:31.67]In just one day,Americans throw out 136 million kilograms of packaging. [03:40.32]This would fill about ten thousand trucks!

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