兔寶寶學回收
Emory CHN302
郭明茹(Janice Kuo)
在一個炎熱的星期六，兔寶寶和他的朋友一起在公園玩足球。踢完一場足球後，大家又累又渴。兔寶寶和他的朋友決定一起去便利商店買飲料喝。兔寶寶買了一瓶冰冰涼涼的汽水，喝下去好舒服啊！
回家之後，兔寶寶把他喝完的空汽水瓶丟到垃圾桶裡。兔媽媽看到了，走過來跟兔寶寶說：「寶寶，你的汽水瓶不能丟在垃圾桶裡啊！」
兔寶寶覺得很奇怪，於是就問：「媽咪，為什麼空的汽水瓶不能丟在垃圾桶裡？您不是告訴我垃圾不能亂丟，一定要丟到垃圾桶嗎？」
兔媽媽笑著說：「沒錯，垃圾不能亂丟。不過裝汽水的這個瓶子比較不一樣。這種瓶子叫做寶特瓶，是塑膠做的。它是一種特別的垃圾，不能和其它的垃圾丟在一起，要回收。」
兔寶寶還是不太懂。「媽咪，回收是什麼意思啊？」
「寶寶，回收的意思就是把舊的垃圾拿去做成新的東西，可以重新使用啊！」看著兔寶寶似乎沒有完全了解，兔媽媽繼續說：「像你這個寶特瓶，回收場會把它跟其它的寶特瓶熔在一起。這些熔化的塑膠，有的會做成新的寶特瓶，有的則可能會用來做成一個塑膠的溜滑梯。這樣反覆利用塑膠就可以減少資源的浪費，也減少垃圾引起的污染。」
兔寶寶的眼睛亮了起來。「老師說大家都要盡可能幫忙減少污染。他說這叫環保！」
兔媽媽拍了拍兔寶寶的頭，說：「很好！環保就是環境保護的意思。」
「媽咪，我也要保護環境！我應該怎麼做呢？」
「寶寶，只要你記得媽媽今天說的話把該回收的垃圾丟到回收桶裡，你就是在幫忙保護環境喔！」
「真的嗎？那哪些垃圾該回收呢？只有寶特瓶嗎？」
兔媽媽回答：「還有啊！鋁罐和紙也可以回收。造紙是造成世界樹林消失的重要原因，所以不要浪費紙喔！」
「媽咪，我知道了！既然這麼簡單，我就一定要做環保。我還要告訴我的
朋友！」
兔媽媽聽了高興極了！
詞匯（Vocabulary）
| 1. 炎熱 | yán rè | scorching hot (adj.) |
| 例句：在一個炎熱的星期六，兔寶寶和他的朋友一起在公園玩足球。 | ||
Example: On a scorching hot Saturday, Bunny and his friends played soccer in the park.
2. 便利商店 biàn lì shāng diàn convenience store (n.)
例句：兔寶寶和他的朋友決定一起去便利商店買飲料喝。
Example: Bunny and his friends decided to go to a convenience store to buy drinks.
3. 垃圾桶 lè sè tǒng trash can (n.)
例句：兔寶寶把他喝完的空汽水瓶丟到垃圾桶裡。
Example: Bunny threw his empty soda bottle into the trash can.
4. 亂 luàn carelessly (adv.)
例句：垃圾不能亂丟。
Example: Trash cannot be carelessly thrown away.
5. 寶特瓶 bǎo tè píng PET bottle (n.)
例句：這種瓶子叫做寶特瓶，是塑膠做的。
Example: This kind of bottle is called a PET bottle, and it’s made of plastic.
6. 塑膠 sù jiāo plastic (n.)
例句：這種瓶子叫做寶特瓶，是塑膠做的。
Example: This kind of bottle is called a PET bottle, and it’s made of plastic.
7. 回收 huí shōu to recycle (v.)
例句：它是一種特別的垃圾，不能和其它的垃圾丟在一起，要回收。
Example: It is a special kind of trash, and cannot be thrown in with other trash. It needs to be recycled.
8. 重新使用 chóng xīn shǐ yòng to reuse (v.)
例句：回收的意思就是把舊的垃圾拿去做成新的東西，可以重新使用啊！
Example: Recycling means using old trash to make new things. It can be reused!
9. 似乎 sì hū apparently (adv.)
例句：兔寶寶似乎沒有完全了解。
Example: Bunny apparently did not completely understand.
10. 熔 róng to melt (v.)
例句：像你這個寶特瓶，回收場會把它跟其它的寶特瓶熔在一起。
Example: Like your PET bottle, the recycling plant will melt it with other PET bottles.
11. 溜滑梯 liū huá tī slide (n.)
例句：這些熔化的塑膠，有的會做成新的寶特瓶，有的則可能會用來做成一個塑膠的溜滑梯。
Example: Of this melted plastic, some will be made into new PET bottles, and some may be used to make a plastic slide.
12. 反覆利用 fǎn fù lì yòng to repeatedly utilize (v.)
例句：這樣反覆利用塑膠就可以減少資源的浪費。
Example: Repeatedly utilizing this plastic can reduce the waste of resources.
13. 資源 zī yuán resources (v.)
例句：這樣反覆利用塑膠就可以減少資源的浪費。
Example: Repeatedly utilizing this plastic can reduce the waste of resources.
14. 浪費 làng fèi waste (n.)
例句：這樣反覆利用塑膠就可以減少資源的浪費。
Example: Repeatedly utilizing this plastic can reduce the waste of resources.
15. 污染 wū rǎn pollution (n.)
例句：老師說大家都要盡可能幫忙減少污染。
Example: The teacher says everyone should do their best to help reduce pollution.
16. 環保 huán bǎo environmental protection (n.)
例句：老師說大家都要盡可能幫忙減少污染。他說這叫環保！
Example: The teacher says everyone should do their best to help reduce pollution. He says this is called environmental protection!
17. 鋁罐 lǚ guàn aluminum can (n.)
例句：鋁罐和紙也可以回收。
Example: Aluminum cans and paper can be recycled too.
18. 造紙 zào zhǐ papermaking (n.)
例句：造紙是造成世界樹林消失的重要原因。
Example: Papermaking is a major cause of the world’s forests vanishing.
19. 消失 xiāo shī to vanish (v.)
例句：造紙是造成世界樹林消失的重要原因。
Example: Papermaking is a major cause of the world’s forests vanishing.
20. 極 jí to the greatest extent (adv.)
例句：兔媽媽聽了高興極了！
Example: Mother Rabbit was extremely happy when she heard this!
讨论的问题：
1. 兔宝宝为什么买了瓶汽水？
Why did Bunny get a bottle of Soda?
2.兔宝宝喝完汽水把瓶子丢在哪里了？
What did Bunny do with his bottle after he finished the soda?
3. 为什么兔妈妈说兔宝宝的这个汽水瓶不能丢到垃圾桶里 ？
Why did Bunny’s mom tell him not to throw his bottle into the trashcan?
4. “回收”是什么意思？
What does “recycle” mean?
5. 反复利用塑料的好处是什么？
What’s good about reutilizing plastic?
6. 除了宝特瓶还有哪些垃圾可以回收？
Besides a PET bottle, what else can be recycled?
Transcript:
On a scorching hot Saturday, Bunny and his friends played soccer in the park. After the game, everyone was tired and thirsty. Bunny and his friends decided to go to a convenience store to buy drinks. Bunny had a bottle of ice cold soda, which was quite satisfying.
After getting back home, Bunny threw his empty soda bottle into the trash can. Bunny’s mom came up to him and said: “Baby, you shouldn’t throw the bottle into the trashcan.”
Bunny didn’t understand why, so he asked: “Mommy, why shouldn’t I throw the bottle into the trashcan? Didn’t you tell me that trash cannot be carelessly thrown away and that it has to go into the trashcan?
Bunny’s mom smiled and said: “Yes, trash cannot be carelessly thrown away. However, in this case it is a little different. This kind of bottle is called a PET bottle, and it’s made of plastic. It is a special kind of trash, and cannot be thrown in with other trash. It needs to be recycled.
Bunny looked a little confused. “Mommy, what does ‘recycling’ mean?”
“Baby, recycling means using old trash to make new things so that they can be reused.”Bunny still didn’t understand completely, so his mom went on: “Like your PET bottle, the recycling plant will melt it with other PET bottles. Of this melted plastic, some will be made into new PET bottles, and some may be used to make a plastic slide. Repeatedly utilizing this plastic can reduce the wasting of resources.”
Bunny looked enlightened. “The teacher says everyone should do their best to help reduce pollution. He says this is called environmental protection.”
Bunny’s mom petted him on the head and said: “Very good, environmental protection means to protect the environment.”
“Mommy, I want to protect the environment. What should I do?”
“Baby, as long as you remember what I said today—put all the trash that can be recycled into the recycling bins, you are already contributing to environmental protection.”
“Really? What kinds of trash can be recycled? Only the PET bottles?”
Mommy said: “There is more. Aluminum cans and paper can be recycled too. Papermaking is a major cause of the world’s forests vanishing, so we shouldn’t waste any paper.”
“I get it mommy. Since it is so simple, I have to protect the environment ,and I will tell my friends about it as well.”
Bunny’s mom was extremely happy when she heard this!