塑料污染无处不在Inthedeepestdiveinamannedsubmersible(载人潜水器),USexplorerVictorVescovospottedandvideo-recordedaplasticbagandapileofcandywrappersontheseabed.ChinaDailyreporterZhangZhouxiangcomments:乘坐载人潜水器深潜时,美国探险家维克多·维斯科沃(VictorVescovo)在海床上发现了一个塑料袋和一堆糖纸,他用摄影机录下了这一幕。《中国日报》记者张周祥(ZhangZhouxiang)评论道:comment['kɒment]vi.发表评论;发表
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Hisdiscoveryofplasticwaste11.2kilometersbelowsealevelintheChallengerDeepinthePacificOcean,thedeepestknownpointintheEarth’soceans,meansthereisnowhereonthisplanetplasticwastecannotreach,asithasbeenfoundonMountQomolangmaandinbothArcticandAntarcticwaters.他在太平洋“挑战者深渊”(地球海洋已知的最深处)深约11200米处发现了塑料垃圾,这意味着地球上的塑料垃圾已无孔不入,更别提珠穆朗玛峰及南北极水域都曾发现了塑料垃圾。Sincethepatentforplasticswasregisteredin1907,8.3billiontonsofplasticproductshavealreadybeenproduced,ofwhich6.3billionhavebeendisposedofwithoutprocessing.自1907年注册塑料专利以来,人类已生产83亿吨塑料制品,其中63亿吨塑料制品已成为废弃物。register['redʒɪstə]vt.登记;注册dispose[dɪ'spəʊz]vi.处理;安排process['prəʊses]vt.处理;加工Mostofthediscardedplasticproductsendupintheocean.InthePacificOcean,plasticgarbageandotherwastehavealreadyformedanislandthat’s1.6millionsquarekilometersinsize.ThatisthesizeofMongolia.大多数的塑料垃圾最终会流入海洋。在太平洋,塑料垃圾和其它废弃物已形成了一座面积为160万平方公里的岛屿,相当于整个蒙古。discarded[dis'kɑːdɪd]adj.丢弃的;废弃的Everyyear,about8milliontonsofplasticwasteflowintotheocean.Itisestimatedthatthetotalweightofplasticwastewillreach12billiontonsby2050,morethanthetotalweightofoceanicfish.每年大约有800万吨的塑料垃圾流入海洋。据估计,至2050年,塑料垃圾的总重量将达120亿吨,超过海洋鱼类的总重量。Thisplasticwastekillslifeintheoceansandonthelandalikebyfillingintheirstomachssotheycannoteat,orwindingaroundtheirbodiessotheycannotbreathe.塑料垃圾导致海洋动物和陆地动物死亡——塑料进入动物体内导致它们无法进食;塑料缠绕动物的身体导致它们无法呼吸。wind[waɪnd]vi.缠绕;卷缠;绕成团Itpollutestheearthandpreventsplants’rootsfromdiggingdeepintotheground.Plasticmicro-particlesalsojointhewatercycleandenterthebodiesofanimals,includinghumans.Ashumansareatthetopofthefoodpyramid,plasticmicro-particlesaccumulateinsideourbodies.塑料污染着地球,阻止植物的根深埋。塑料微粒还会进入水循环,从而进入到动物(包括人类)体内。由于人类处于食物金字塔的顶端,因此塑料微粒会在我们体内积聚。accumulate[ə'kjuːmjəleɪt]vi.累积;积聚Wanttodosomethingtochangethesituation?Don’tgetplasticbagsatthesupermarket;takeyourownreusableoneinstead.Giveupfastdeliverylunchesandcookorgototherestaurantinstead.Getintothehabitofsortingyourgarbage.想不想做出改变?超市购物时带上可重复使用袋,不使用超市的塑料袋。午餐不要点外卖,选择自己做或去餐厅。养成垃圾分类的习惯。Butthat’ssomucheasiersaidthandone.Environmentalists(环保主义者)havebeencallingforbehavioralchangesforatleastthreedecades,yetwecontinuetouseagrowingamountofplasticproducts.但说起来容易做起来难。过去三十年来,环保主义者一直都在呼吁我们做出行动上的改变,但我们使用的塑料产品还是在逐渐增多。