day 26rubbish

rubbish

Argue whether cities should fine people who don’t sort their rubbish, with 凡是……都…… and 无论……都……; retell an explainer about why city centres are hotter; read a two-paragraph reflection aloud.

words to say

• 分类 fēnlèi · to sort, classify
• 回收 huíshōu · to recycle, collect back
• 罚款 fákuǎn · a fine; to fine
• 资源 zīyuán · resources
• 循环 xúnhuán · to circulate; cycle
• 再生 zàishēng · to regenerate; renewable
• 制度 zhìdù · system (of rules)
• 措施 cuòshī · measure, step
• 监督 jiāndū · to supervise, oversee
• 垃圾 lājī · rubbish, trash

sentences

• 凡是能回收的东西，都不应该随便扔。 · Nothing that can be recycled should be thrown away carelessly.
• 无论多忙，他都会把垃圾分好类。 · However busy he is, he always sorts his rubbish.
• 这个城市对不分类的人罚款。 · This city fines people who don’t sort.
• 用过的纸可以再生。 · Used paper can be recycled into new paper.
• 光有制度不够，还需要有人监督。 · Rules alone aren’t enough; someone also has to check.

say it after the voice

• 凡是能回收的纸、塑料瓶和玻璃瓶，都要先洗干净，再放进回收的桶里。 · Paper, plastic bottles and glass bottles that can be recycled all need washing first, then go in the recycling bin.
• 无论住在哪个小区，大家每天都要把厨房里的垃圾和其他垃圾分开。 · Whatever estate you live on, everyone has to separate kitchen waste from other rubbish every day.
• 有人觉得垃圾分类太麻烦，可是分好以后，很多东西都能变成新的资源。 · Some people find sorting rubbish a nuisance, but once it’s sorted, a lot of it can become new resources.
• 光靠罚款是不够的，更重要的是让每个人明白，垃圾分类跟自己有关系。 · Fines alone aren’t enough; what matters more is getting everyone to see that sorting rubbish concerns them.

questions to answer

• 为什么很多人不愿意给垃圾分类？ · Why are many people unwilling to sort their rubbish?
• 你怎么看用塑料袋买东西？ · What do you think about using plastic bags for shopping?
• 超市该不该免费提供塑料袋？ · Should supermarkets give out plastic bags for free?

a passage to retell

• On summer evenings the city centre is often several degrees hotter than the suburbs. That’s because roads and buildings soak up a great deal of the sun’s heat during the day. At night they slowly let the heat out again, so the city stays hot. On top of that, cities have lots of cars and lots of air conditioners, which push the temperature even higher. Experts advise more trees in cities, and roofs in lighter colours.

a passage to read aloud

每天早上，我都把喝完的牛奶盒洗干净，压平，放进回收的桶里。有时候我也会想：一个小小的盒子，对这么大的城市来说，又能改变什么呢？垃圾那么多，处理起来那么难，我一个人做不做，好像都没有什么不同。所以有时候，我也想偷个懒。

可是，城市正是由千家万户组成的。如果每个人都这样想，就没有人去做；如果每个人都做一点儿，资源便能循环起来，城市也会慢慢变干净。一个人走一小步，成千上万的人一起走，就是一大步。制度和监督当然重要，但真正的改变，往往是从一个小小的习惯开始的。小事不小，这也许就是生活教给我们的道理。