慢速英语:Plastic Recycling

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1. And we tell about the effect a tax on plastic bags is having in the nation’s capital.   

tell about 谈及；讲述
例句：What would he tell about now?
他现在会说些什么？

2. But for papers, plastics, cardboards and cans, it is the beginning of a trip thousands of kilometers long.

but for 要不是
例句：But for her help, I should have failed.
如果不是她帮忙的话，我失败了。

3. It goes to the first screen where the cardboard and the rest of (the) material is sorted out.

sort out 分类；整理; 解决
例句：We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later.
我们敦促他们及早解决那个问题。

4. From the store to the recycling bin, and from there to just about anywhere you can imagine, plastic bottles spend a lot of time on the road.

a lot of 许多的；诸多
例句：I subscribed to a lot of periodicals last year.
去年我订了诸多期刊。

5. Add up the numbers -- almost one kiloton of plastic flake waits to be changed into something new.

add up 加起来； 总计
例句：Add up all the money I owe you.
把我应付你的钱都加在一起。

6. Plastic bottles spend their lives on the move. Machines mold and fill them with our favorite drinks.

fill with (使)充[挤]满；使满怀(某种情感等)
例句：My eyes fill with tears so that the sad tears flow.
我的眼睛充满了泪水而泪水伤心地流下。