Unit-3-recycling

L/O/G/OUnit3RecyclingbyCindy曾Importantwordsandphrases•1.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)•6.fad(para.8)•7.corrugate;scrap(para.9)•8.surge;diminish;discard(para.10)•9.denselypopulated(para.12)•10.viable-viability(practicability);surpass(para13)feasibilityContents1234BackgroundInformationPre-readingQuestionsLanguagePointsThemeGalleryisaDesignDigitalContent&ContentsmalldevelopedbyGuildDesignInc.WhatisExposition?WhatisExposition?•oneoffourrhetoricalmodesofdiscourse,alongwithargumentation,description,andnarration.•Thepurposeistoprovidesomebackgroundandinformthereadersabouttheplot,character,setting,andthemeoftheessay/storyormotionpicture.•Narrationtellswhathappened;•Descriptiontellshowsomethinglookedorfeltorsounded;•Expositionexplainssomething:itsproperties,functions,structures,etc.BackgroundInformation•WhatisRecycling?•Theprocessingusedmaterialsintonewproductstopreventwasteofpotentiallyusefulmaterials,reducetheconsumptionoffreshrawmaterials,reduceenergyusage,reduceairpollution(fromincineration)andwaterpollution(fromlandfilling)byreducingtheneedforconventionalwastedisposal,andlowergreenhousegasemissionsascomparedtovirginproduction.3-RConcept•Reduce,Reuse,Recyclewastehierarchy.Householdrecycling•WhatCANgointotherecyclingbin•Glassbottlesandjars•Aluminiumcans•Steelcans•Paper,newspaperandmagazines•Cardboard•Liquidpaperboard(milkandjuicecartons)•PlasticbottlesandcontainerswiththenumberedrecyclingsymbolsCurbsideRecyclingAsthetitleindicatesLandfill•alsoknownasadumporrubbishdump•asiteforthedisposalofwastematerialsbyburialandistheoldestformofwastetreatment.incinerator•Anincineratorisafurnaceforburningwaste.grassroots•thecommonpeopleasconstitutingafundamentalpoliticalandeconomicgroupPre-readingQuestions•1.Usesomefigurestodescribethesuccessofrecycling.•2.TheprofitabilityofrecyclingBenefitsofrecycling:•Economicandenvironmentalbenefits•BenefitsfromsolidwasterecyclingHistoryofRecycling•Recyclingbeforethemassproduction•RecyclingbetweenWWIand1960s•Recyclinginthe1970s•Recyclinginthe1980s•Recyclinginthe1990sInfluenceofRecycling•Experienceofcitiesandtowns,e.g.AnnArbor,MichiganLanguageNotes1.Today,curbsiderecyclingcollectionprogramsreachthemajorityoftheAmericanpopulation.(para.1)译文：今天，路边资源再生回收计划已经为大多数美国人所接受。•2.Recycling,includingcomposting,diverted57milliontonsmaterialawayfromlandfillsandincineratorsin1996,upfrom34milliontonsin1990---a67percentincreaseinjust6years.(para.1)•译文：再生资源，包括堆肥处理，从垃圾填埋场和垃圾焚烧场转来的物资，由1990年的3400万吨，增加到1996年的5700万吨：仅6年时间久增加了67%。•3.…filledwithrecoveredmaterialsstackedendtoend…(para.2)•Stack:pileup•Endtoend:首尾相连•译文：可设想将三英尺长（九立方英尺）盛满可再生物资的回收箱首尾相接……•4.Isrecyclingworthalltheeffort?Isprofitabilitytheonlybottomline?(para.3)•译文：资源再生值不值得如此兴师动众？盈利率是不是惟一的底线？•5.Thisperspectivefocusonsolely…,comparedtothealternativeofsendingeverythingto…（para.3）•Perspective:opinion,pointofview•Alternative:athingthatyoucanchoosetodoorhaveoutoftwoormorepossibilities:•E.g.findalternativemeansoftransport•译文：这一视角仅仅关注，和将所有的废弃物运到垃圾填埋场或垃圾焚烧场相比，单个的资源再生计划如何影响一个社区废弃物管理的总成本。•6.themostsuccessfulprograms…arereallycost-effectiveandindeed,profitable.(para.4)•Cost-effective:Producingthemosteconomicaloutcomeforconsumers.(划算)•译文：最成功的计划，包括许多转化率很高的计划，成本低廉，并且有盈利。•7.Manyofthesebenefitsmightnotbeapparenttocasualobservers,mightbecloudedbymunicipalaccountingandtaxpeculiarities…（para.5）•casual:happeningbychance.Eg.acasualencounter=achanceencounter邂逅•Cloud:tomakesomethingunclear•Peculiarity:characteristic•译文：而这些效益在许多组新的观察者看来也学并不明显，也许会被城市会计和课税特点所掩盖…•8.Thebenefitsfromsolidwasterecyclingalsoapplytowastestreamsotherthanthosemanagedbymunicipalities…(para.6)•Applyto:makepracticaluseofsth•译文：固体废弃物资源再生的益处也适用于市政府管理的废弃物以外的废弃物物流，如工业废弃物、建筑和拆迁残物、农业废弃物。•9.Thesurgeinenvironmentalactivismandawarenessthatbeganintheearly1970sledtoanewwaveoninterestinrecycling.（para.11）•译文：20世纪70年代初开始掀起的环境活动和意识，导致了对再生资源的新兴趣。•Massdestructiveweapons•10.increasedcollectionofrecyclablesinitiallycreatedagreatersupplyofrecoveredmaterialsthancouldbereadilyutilizedbyU.S.manufacturingcompanies.(para.13)•Readily:quickly;utilize:makeuseofsth.•译文：收集来的可循环再生物资多了,开始时提取出来的有用物资超出美国制造公司能立刻利用的数量。L/O/G/OThankYou!