英语新闻听写 被忽视的可回收物品

 

We all know that plastic water bottles, soda¹ cans, and cardboard boxes are recyclable,

我们都知道塑料水瓶、汽水罐和纸箱都可以回收，

but there are some more obscure items that we might be tossing out when they could be recycled. According to Business Insider, you can recycle your old toilet.

但是还有很多其他可能被我们扔掉的物品也是可以回收的。《商业内幕》消息称用过的马桶也可以回收。

Recycling facilities use the porcelain² and turn it into concrete for roads or sidewalks.

废品循环站将马桶的陶瓷变成道路或人行道用混凝土。

Either find a recycling facility that takes porcelain, or bring the toilet to a Habitat for Humanity center.

要么找一个回收陶瓷的废品循环站，要么将马桶带去仁爱之家。

And while your standard toothbrush can't be recycled directly, you can mail used toothbrushes for free to TerraCycle,

虽然你的标准牙刷无法直接回收，但是你可以将用过的牙刷邮寄赠与TerraCycle，

which will recycle them into useful school supplies. Another overlooked recycle item is electronics.

TerraCycle会将它们回收制成有用的学校用品。另一种被忽视的可回收物品是电子产品。

Americans throw away 9.4 million tons of electronics each year, but phones, computers, printers, and other electronic equipment are actually recyclable.

1 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

2 porcelain   

n.瓷；adj.瓷的，瓷制的

参考例句：

• These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
• The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。