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The ban was hailed by the United Nations Environment Programme as a breakthrough.
這個禁令被聯(lián)合國環(huán)境規(guī)劃署視為重大突破，推崇備至。
“Our oceans are being turned into rubbish dumps,” says Erik Solheim, the head of the agency.
艾麗奇·索爾海姆作為規(guī)劃署署長講道：“我們的海洋正在變成垃圾場?！?/div>
As Kenyans get richer and move to cities, the amount of plastic they use is growing.
當(dāng)肯尼亞人變得富有并搬到城市之后，他們所使用的塑料袋數(shù)量也逐步上升。
By one estimate, Kenya gets through 24m bags a month, or two per person. (Americans, by comparison, use roughly three per person. )
據(jù)估計，肯尼亞一個月可以消耗掉2400萬個袋子，平均一人消耗兩個。（相比較而言，美國大約每人消耗三只袋子。）
Between 2010 and 2014 annual plastic production in Kenya expanded by a third, to 400,000 tonnes.
從2010年到2014年，肯尼亞塑料年產(chǎn)量增加了三分之一，達(dá)到了40萬噸。
Bags made up a large part of the growth.
其中塑料袋的增長占了很大一部分。
Kenya has tried to ban polythene bags twice before, in 2007 and 2011, without much success.
在2007年和2011年，肯尼亞曾經(jīng)兩度禁止聚乙烯袋子的使用，但是并沒有取得明顯成效。
This latest measure is broader, but few are ready for it.
這項新措施涉及廣泛，但是人們大多沒有準(zhǔn)備好。
The Kenyan Association of Manufacturers says it will cost thousands of jobs.
肯尼亞制造協(xié)會稱這會減少上千個就業(yè)崗位。
Some worry that supermarkets will simply switch to paper bags, which could add to deforestation.
有人擔(dān)心超市僅僅會換用紙袋，這樣會導(dǎo)致森林砍伐現(xiàn)象加重。
And then there is the question of whether Kenyan consumers will accept it.
還有人考慮到肯尼亞的消費者是否會接受。
In Rwanda, since its ban was imposed, a thriving underground industry has emerged smuggling the bags from neighbouring Congo.
在盧旺達(dá)，自從禁令實行以來，從鄰國剛果走私袋子的地下產(chǎn)業(yè)繁榮起來。
Packing in the plastic may be harder than it seems.
終止塑料袋似乎并沒有看起來那樣簡單。
譯文來源考研英語時事閱讀
