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疫情期间,大家都很自觉地减少了出门,不过宅在家里,生活垃圾总会产生的,有网友调侃说:
“现在下楼倒垃圾成了的运动”
“扔垃圾”用英语怎样表达?
“Throw the rubbish”??
可千万别这样说!!
throw the rubbish
会给别人一种你要“高空抛物”的感觉
如果你在家里,“扔垃圾”可以说:
▲ take out the trash /rubbish/garbage
扔垃圾
【在美式英语中大家惯用 garbage 和trash,在英式英语中大家惯用rubbish】
☆ I should take out the trash, but I am not going to.
我应该把垃圾拿出去扔掉,可我不想去。
☆ Twice a week I have to take out the rubbish.
我每周不得不倒两次垃圾。
如果你在大街上,手里有“垃圾需要扔”可以说:
▲ put it in the dustbin
扔垃圾
☆ If you find rubbish, please put it in the dustbin.
如有垃圾,请扔在垃圾桶里。
☆ Where can I put it in the dustbin?
哪儿可以扔垃圾?
关于垃圾分类
▲ household food waste
湿垃圾
【湿垃圾主要指厨余(食物)垃圾】
☆ Most of kitchen household food waste was treatmented.
厨余湿垃圾大部分都处理了。
▲ residual waste
干垃圾
【比如:砖瓦陶瓷,尘土,已污染的卫生纸/纸巾、难以回收以及暂无回收利用价值的废弃物等都属于干垃圾】
☆ In some cases, residual waste has also been compacted to serve as fuel.
在有些情况下,干垃圾也可压制成燃料。
▲ hazardous waste
有害垃圾
【例如电池、针剂等】
☆ Every year, major health problems result from hazardous waste.
每年,有害垃圾造成了许多重大健康问题。
▲ recyclable waste
可回收垃圾
【可回收物有纸类(Paper),塑料(Plastic),玻璃(Glass),织物(Textile),金属(Metal)等】
☆ Around the world, hundreds of millions of tons of recyclable waste are produced annually.
每年全球产生的可回收垃圾达数亿吨。