Unit3

Recycling

byCindy曾

1/29Importantwordsandphrases1.recycling;compost;landfill;incinerator;divert-diversion(para.1)2.stack(para.2)3.differfrom;diversionrate;insulate;replicate(para.4)4.apparent;municipal;peculiarity(para.5)5.demolition;debris;enhance;sustainability(para.6)2/296.fad(para.8)7.corrugate;scrap(para.9)8.surge;diminish;discard(para.10)9.denselypopulated(para.12)10.viable-viability(practicability);surpass(para13)feasibility3/29Contents1234BackgroundInformationPre-readingQuestionsLanguagePointsThemeGalleryisaDesignDigitalContent&ContentsmalldevelopedbyGuildDesignInc.WhatisExposition?4/29WhatisExposition?oneoffourrhetoricalmodesofdiscourse,alongwithargumentation,description,andnarration.Thepurposeistoprovidesomebackgroundandinformthereadersabouttheplot,character,setting,andthemeoftheessay/storyormotionpicture.5/29Narrationtellswhathappened;Descriptiontellshowsomethinglookedorfeltorsounded;Expositionexplainssomething:itsproperties,functions,structures,etc.6/29BackgroundInformationWhatisRecycling?Theprocessingusedmaterialsintonewproductstopreventwasteofpotentiallyusefulmaterials,reducetheconsumptionoffreshrawmaterials,reduceenergyusage,reduceairpollution(fromincineration)andwaterpollution(fromlandfilling)byreducingtheneedfor"conventional"wastedisposal,andlowergreenhousegasemissionsascomparedtovirginproduction.7/293-RConcept"Reduce,Reuse,Recycle"wastehierarchy.8/29HouseholdrecyclingWhatCANgointotherecyclingbinGlassbottlesandjarsAluminiumcansSteelcansPaper,newspaperandmagazinesCardboardLiquidpaperboard(milkandjuicecartons)Plasticbottlesandcontainerswiththenumberedrecyclingsymbols9/29CurbsideRecycling10/29Asthetitleindicates11/29Landfillalsoknownasadumporrubbishdumpasiteforthedisposalofwastematerialsbyburialandistheoldestformofwastetreatment.12/29incineratorAnincineratorisafurnaceforburningwaste.13/29grassrootsthecommonpeopleasconstitutingafundamentalpoliticalandeconomicgroup14/29Pre-readingQuestions1.Usesomefigurestodescribethesuccessofrecycling.2.Theprofitabilityofrecycling15/29Benefitsofrecycling:EconomicandenvironmentalbenefitsBenefitsfromsolidwasterecycling16/29HistoryofRecyclingRecyclingbeforethemassproductionRecyclingbetweenWWIand1960sRecyclinginthe1970sRecyclinginthe1980sRecyclinginthe1990s17/29InfluenceofRecyclingExperienceofcitiesandtowns,e.g.AnnArbor,Michigan18/29LanguageNotesToday,curbsiderecyclingcollectionprogramsreachthemajorityoftheAmericanpopulation.(para.1)譯文：今天，路邊資源再生回收計(jì)劃已經(jīng)為大多數(shù)美國人所接收。19/292.Recycling,includingcomposting,diverted57milliontonsmaterialawayfromlandfillsandincineratorsin1996,upfrom34milliontonsin1990---a67percentincreaseinjust6years.(para.1)譯文：再生資源，包含堆肥處理，從垃圾填埋場和垃圾焚燒場轉(zhuǎn)來物資，由1990年3400萬噸，增加到1996年5700萬噸：僅6年時(shí)間久增加了67%。20/293.…filledwithrecoveredmaterialsstacked

endtoend…(para.2)Stack:pileupEndtoend:首尾相連譯文：可構(gòu)想將三英尺長（九立方英尺）盛滿可再生物資回收箱首尾相接……21/294.Isrecyclingworthalltheeffort?Isprofitabilitytheonlybottomline?(para.3)譯文：資源再生值不值得如此興師動(dòng)眾？盈利率是不是惟一底線？22/295.Thisperspectivefocusonsolely…,comparedtothealternativeofsendingeverythingto…（para.3）Perspective:opinion,pointofviewAlternative:athingthatyoucanchoosetodoorhaveoutoftwoormorepossibilities:E.g.findalternativemeansoftransport譯文：這一視角僅僅關(guān)注，和將全部廢棄物運(yùn)到垃圾填埋場或垃圾焚燒場相比，單個(gè)資源再生計(jì)劃怎樣影響一個(gè)小區(qū)廢棄物管理總成本。23/296.themostsuccessfulprograms…arereallycost-effectiveandindeed,profitable.(para.4)Cost-effective:Producingthemosteconomicaloutcomeforconsumers.(劃算)譯文：最成功計(jì)劃，包含許多轉(zhuǎn)化率很高計(jì)劃，成本低廉，而且有盈利。24/297.Manyofthesebenefitsmightnotbeapparenttocasualobservers,mightbecloudedbymunicipalaccountingandtaxpeculiarities…（para.5）casual:happeningbychance.Eg.acasualencounter=achanceencounter邂逅Cloud:tomakesomethingunclearPeculiarity:characteristic譯文：而這些效益在許多組新觀察者看來也學(xué)并不顯著，可能會(huì)被城市會(huì)計(jì)和課稅特點(diǎn)所掩蓋…25/298.Thebenefitsfromsolidwasterecyclingalsoapplytowastestreamsotherthanthosemanagedbymunicipalities…(para.6)Applyto:makepracticaluseofsth譯文：固體廢棄物資源再生益處也適合用于市政府管理廢棄物以外廢棄物物流，如工業(yè)廢棄物、建筑和拆遷殘物、農(nóng)業(yè)廢棄物。26/299.Thesurgeinenvironmentalactivismandawarenessthatbeganintheearly1970sledtoanewwaveoninterestinrecycling.（para.11）譯文：20世紀(jì)70年代初開始掀起環(huán)境活動(dòng)和意識(shí)，造成了對(duì)再生資源新興趣。Massdestructiveweapons

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