Voice 1: Thank you for joining us for today's Spotlight. I'm Joshua Leo.
聲音1:謝謝大家收聽今天的重點報道節目。我是喬舒亞·里奧。
Voice 2: And I'm Rebekah Schipper. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
聲音2:我是瑞貝卡·席佩爾。重點報道節目用慢速英語的方式播報新聞。便于全世界各地民眾的理解。
Voice 1: In 1977 people began using a new, popular invention — the plastic bag. Clothes stores and food markets all over the world began giving plastic bags to people. Plastic bags were an easy way for people to carry their purchases.
聲音1:1977年,人們開始使用一項新的且備受歡迎的發明——塑料袋。全世界的服裝店和食品市場都開始為人們提供塑料袋。塑料袋是人們攜帶所購買物品的簡單方法。
Voice 2: But over the years the number of plastic bags has grown. And they have become a large waste problem. Plastic bags collect in the streets. The wind blows them through cities. Plastic bags are in the oceans. They can kill fish and birds. And plastic bags fill waste areas. Some waste materials can quickly decompose back to natural soil. But plastic bags do not turn into soil as easily as other waste materials. Are plastic bags a waste problem in your area?
聲音2:但是,多年以來塑料袋的數量一直在持續增長。塑料袋已經成為主要的廢物問題。塑料袋被丟棄在街上。風把它們吹去各個城市。塑料袋也會被扔在海中。這會殺死魚類和鳥類。人們也把塑料袋扔在廢棄地區。一些廢料可以快速分解,然后轉化成自然土壤。但是塑料袋不會像其他廢料那樣簡單地轉化成土壤。在你所在的地區塑料袋是廢物問題嗎?
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