职业技术英语口语 第81期:环境问题 再循环利用

 　　Recycling

　　再循环利用

　　A: Recycling is big business these days, isn't it?

　　A:近来再循环是一项巨大的业务，是吗？

　　B: Yes, it's definitely a growing business.

　　B:是,它的确是一项欣欣向荣的业务。

　　A: What do you recycle in your plant?

　　A:你们工厂循环利用什么?

　　B:Mainly plastics. Plastics aren’t bio degradable - they don’t break down easily in the environment - so they shouldn't be thrown away.

　　B:主要是塑料制品。塑料制品不能生物降解，它们在外界不容易分解，因此不应该扔掉。

　　A: How is plastic recycled, then?

　　A:那么是怎么对塑料制品进行循环利用的？

　　B: Well, there are basically two methods. One is to break down the chemicals in the plastic into smaller chemical particles. These can then be used in the production of new chemicals.

　　B:哦，基本上有两种方法。一种方式是将其塑料中的化学材料分解成小的化学微粒。然后这些微粒就可以用来生产新的化工品。

　　A:Is that the method you use here?

　　A:你们这里使用这种方式吗？

　　B: No, we don't do that here. We recycle polyethylene and we make it into other products.

　　B:不，我们这里不这样做。我们对聚乙烯再循环利用，而且我们将其做成其他产品。

　　A: How do you do that?

　　A:那你们怎么做？

　　B:By melting it down and then reforming it. Our main products are bin¹ liners for kitchen bins² and carrier bags for supermarkets.

　　B:将其融化并重新造型。我们的主要产品是厨房料斗用的衬垫和超市的购物袋。

1 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 bins   

n.大储藏箱( bin的名词复数 )；宽口箱（如面包箱，垃圾箱等）v.扔掉，丢弃( bin的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Garbage from all sources was deposited in bins on trolleys. 来自各方的垃圾是装在手推车上的垃圾箱里的。 来自辞典例句
• Would you be pleased at the prospect of its being on sale in dump bins? 对于它将被陈列在倾销箱中抛售这件事，你能欣然接受吗？ 来自辞典例句