环球慢速英语 塑料袋废物(4)

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Voice 1: Anita and her friend made the first new handbag using many old plastic bags. First, they washed the plastic with water. Then they let the plastic dry. Next, they connected¹ many pieces together with small, thin pieces of colourful rope. The end result was a very strong, colourful hand bag! These are bags that people want to use again and again. They have a very modern look.

声音1：安妮塔和她的朋友用许多旧塑料袋制作出了第一个全新的手提包。首先，他们用水清洁塑料。然后他们将塑料晾干。接下来，他们把许多块塑料用又小又细的彩色线连接起来。这样他们制造出了一个又结实又多彩的手提包！这些是人们想要多次使用的包。它们看起来非常时尚。

Voice 3: "I showed (the handbag) to my friends. They liked it very much. That was the time that (I understood) that it (could work)."

声音3：“我把这个手提包拿给我的朋友们看。他们非常喜欢这个包。那时我知道这个方法可行。”

Voice 2: So, the Ahujas started their own company called Conserve². At Conserve they make new handbags out of old plastic bags. The company began small. But now, they employ³ three hundred people! The employees⁴ walk through the streets and waste areas of Dehli. They collect wasted plastic bags. They collect thousands of bags a day! Then workers turn those bags into new modern hand bags.

声音2：所以，阿费加一家成立了他们自己的公司——Conserve。这家公司用旧塑料袋制作新的手提包。该公司一开始规模很小。不过现在，这家公司的员工已经有300人了！他们的员工在街上和新德里的废弃区收集被丢掉的塑料袋。他们一天可以收集数千个塑料袋！然后员工会将这些塑料袋制作成时尚的新手提包。

1 connected   

adj.连接的，有关系的，有联系的；连贯的；有血统[婚姻]关系的v.连接( connect的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The towns are connected by train and bus services. 这些城镇由火车和公共汽车连接起来。
• This leads to the inescapable conclusion that the two things are connected. 这就必然得出一个结论：这两件事互有关联。

2 conserve   

vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭

参考例句：

• He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
• Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

3 employ   

vt.雇用，用，使用；n.雇用

参考例句：

• How many worker do you employ at your factory?你们厂雇用多少工人？
• We only employ female workers. 我们只雇用女工。

4 employees   

n.雇工，雇员( employee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She is always polite and considerate towards her employees. 她对待雇员总是客客气气，关心体谅。
• The company has a strict dress code—all male employees are expected to wear suits. 公司有严格的着装规定—所有男职员都要穿西服。