学个词Learn a Word 第969期 Recycling

今天我们要学的词是recycling。 Recycling, 意思是回收。随着近年来人们环保意识的加强， "Recycling has come a long way," 废物回收也取得了显著进展。

为了庆祝星期四的世界地球日四十周年， "There will be many electronics recycling events around the country this weekend," 这个周末全国很多地方都会举办电子产品回收的活动。根据消费者电子产品零售商百思买的统计， "Washington is ranked fifth out of 26 regions around the country in recycling those toxic¹ items," 在全国26个地区里，华盛顿在回收这些有害物品方面的表现排第五位。好的，今天我们学习的词是recycling...

 

1 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。