英語聽力小短文走遍全世界: 回收利用各種東西

所屬教程:英語聽力小短文走遍全世界

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2015年07月13日

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英語聽力原文：

You probably sort paper, plastic, and household metal on a daily basis — but what about the tough stuff? There are reasons to go beyond the usual recycling: Unwieldy household toss-outs take up tons of space in landfills. Worse, items such as computers and cell phones leach hazardous materials like mecury and lead into nearby water supplies. Now, thanks to environmental groups, retailers, and municipalities nationwide, doing the right thing is a lot easier. Here's how.

每天，可能你都要對紙屑、塑料和家具金屬制品進行分類——但是對難于分類的東西該怎么辦呢?這里有超出通?；厥绽玫脑颍罕恐氐募彝U棄物占用垃圾堆里太多空間。更糟的是，像電腦、手機這些東西會流出像水銀之類的危險物質(zhì)，污染附近的水質(zhì)?，F(xiàn)在，感謝環(huán)保團體、零售商和全國市民，做正確的事比較容易。下面是如何做。

Computers

電腦

·Give to a charity. If you have a computer or a component that still works, contact Share the Technology (sharetechnology.org), which will match you with a nonprofit organization that needs equipment.

送給慈善機構(gòu)。如果你有一臺電腦或一個組件可用，聯(lián)系Share the Technology 這個機構(gòu)(sharetechnology.org)，它會幫你找到一個需要該設(shè)備的非營利性機構(gòu)。

·If the computer isn't workiing, take it to a recycling center or a traveling electronics recycling fair. To locate a center in your area or to find out when a fair will visit your city, go to the Web site for Earth 911(earth911.org), click on Electronics, and put in your zip code.

如果這臺電腦壞了，把它放到回收站或者流動的電子產(chǎn)品回收交易會。要知道你周圍的回收站或交易什么時候在你所在的城市舉行，查看Earth 911網(wǎng)(earth911.org)，點擊Electronics，提交你的郵編。

Cell phones

手機

·National programs like Donate a Phone and Collective Good accept used phones and resell them, giving the proceeds to charities. To find links to these and other groups, visit Earth 911's Web site.

像 Donate a Phone 和 Collective Good 這些國家機構(gòu)回收二手手機再賣，把收益捐獻給慈善機構(gòu)。要搜索這些和其他組織的資料，訪問 Earth 911 網(wǎng)站。

Printer ink cartridges

打印機墨水盒

·Many branches of OfficeMax, Staples, and other office-supply stores have set up on-site drop-off recycling bins. Check your local stores.

很多像 OfficeMax, Staples 等其他辦公用品商店的分公司已經(jīng)成立了現(xiàn)場和下滑回收箱。檢查一下你當?shù)氐纳痰辍?/p>

Batteries

電池

·Most municipal collection centers allow you to bring in your used batteries for recycling and disposal.

大部分城市回收站允許你把用過的電池進行回收處置。

·If you're a heavy battery user, consider switching to rechargeables, which also save you money. But even these batteries eventually wear out. When they do, they need to be disposed of responsibly.

如果你是個大量使用電池的人，考慮轉(zhuǎn)用充電電池，這樣可以省錢。但是這些電池最終也會用壞。當它們被用壞了，就必須負責(zé)任地處理掉。

Old clothes and lines

舊衣服和亞麻制品

·Your best bet is a local Salvation Army. Anything in poor condition will be made into rags. And you'll get a tax write-off. Just be sure to ask for a receipt.

最好的辦法就是一個當?shù)氐木仁儡娚痰?。任何質(zhì)量不好的東西都會變成破布。你會得到稅務(wù)注銷。只是記得拿張收據(jù)。

英語詞匯整理：

1. household adj. 家庭的;日常的

eg: She raged against her husband for some household affairs.

她為一些家庭瑣事對丈夫大發(fā)雷霆。

短語：

household name 家喻戶曉的人(事)

household management 家務(wù)管理

household articles 日常家庭用品

head of household 戶主

2. unwieldy adj. 笨拙的;笨重的;不靈便的

eg: They came panting up to his door with their unwieldy baggage.