BBC地道英語口語:Recycle 廢品回收
Neil: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m Neil.
Helen: 大家好，我是Helen，歡迎收聽地道英語。
Neil: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
Helen: 英語是在現實生活中不斷髮展的語言，所以我們需要隨時更新詞彙，最好的方法莫過於收聽 BBC Learning English 製作的地道英語。
Neil: That’s right, Helen.
Helen: 那好，今天我們學什麼呢？Neil?
Neil: Today’s new word is recycle. R.E.C.Y.C.L.E. Recycle.
Helen: Recycle. Recycle 的意思什麼呢？
Neil: This is a word that refers to how we dispose of the things we use in daily life.
Helen: What do you mean, Neil?
Neil: Well, in the past people just threw away things like glass bottles, empty tins and paper after they used them. But it is more common nowadays to use the thing again. So using something again instead of throwing it away is recycling.
Helen: 我明白了，去 recycle 就是回收再使用，那麼Neil，什麼樣的東西可以被回收再使用呢？
Neil: Well, I recycle plastic bags. When I go to the supermarket I take a plastic bag with me to use again. I don’t need to use a new one.
Helen: So Neil 說他每次去購物的時候都會隨身帶一個可以重複使用的塑料帶，那麼你爲什麼要回收再利用一些物品呢？
Neil: The main reason to recycle things is to help protect the environment. By using something again and again we use fewer resources.
Helen: 我知道了，回收再使用有利於環境保護，節省有限的資源。比如我們回收再使用一次性的方便筷， 就可以少砍伐一些樹木。
Neil: Exactly.
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A: Hey don’t throw that bottle in the rubbish bin.
B: Why not?
A: Because you should recycle it. You could use it again.
Helen: So is recycling common in the UK, Neil?
Neil: Yes, it is. In fact many local councils help people to recycle by giving them special bins to put glass, paper, plastic and metal in. Then the council collects the items for recycling.
Helen: 有意思，在英國，許多區政府協助居民回收可以重複使用的物品，負責管理廢品回收利用的全過程。
Neil: Well, looks like we’re out of time. So let’s recap.
Helen: Good idea. To recycle 就是回收再使用，而不是完全丟棄掉，這樣可以有利保護生態環境。
Neil: That’s all from Real English from BBC Learning English. Bye.
Helen: Bye.
