一次性塑料”是“one-sex plastic”吗?——老夏考研

面对急剧的塑料污染，超市应该带头（lead the way）。有关塑料话题，在考试中可是“常客”。

老夏考研“每日一题”选自《卫报》文章。今天给的这种题型，如果能够作对，一定给自己恨恨点赞哟。 ......

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【题目】

The ultimate solution to the problem of overuse of single-use plastics will lie in ______  

[A] looking to their chemistry.

[B]reevaluating their durability.

[C] keeping up with the goal.

[D] reconsidering its functions.

【试题】

①The campaign to eliminate single-use plastics still has a long way to go.②The whole culture of plastic use has to change.③And it has to recognise the true nature of this material – it is not only amazingly malleable* and versatile*.④It’s durable too.⑤That is its strength and it’s a strength we should play to.⑥It makes no sense to use a material that lasts for hundreds of years just for a few days or weeks.⑦That is the essence of single-use plastics.⑧But if we repurpose plastic for durability and reuse, we immediately begin to solve the problem.

【参考译文】

①The campaign to eliminate single-use plastics still has a long way to go.消除一次性塑料的运动仍然任重道远。

②The whole culture of plastic use has to change.塑料使用的整个文化必须改变。

③And it has to recognise the true nature of this material – it is not only amazingly malleable* and versatile*.那必须认识到塑料的真正本质 —— 极度可塑性和万能性。

④It’s durable too.它还有耐用性。

⑤That is its strength and it’s a strength we should play to.那是一种优势，一种我们应该的发挥的优势。

⑥It makes no sense to use a material that lasts for hundreds of years just for a few days or weeks.就为了几天或几周而使用某种可以延续几百年的材料不太值当。

⑦That is the essence of single-use plastics.这便是一次性塑料的本质。

⑧But if we repurpose plastic for durability and reuse, we immediately begin to solve the problem.但是，如果我们从耐用性和重复性角度重新考虑塑料的目的，我们便马上开始解决了问题。 

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