趣味青春英语电台(MP3+文本) 第322期:Safe bet
日期:2016-05-15 08:56

(单词翻译:单击)

Idiom:

Safe bet ( very likely )


Hit the book:

Represent

Game-changing

Flimsy

Debris

Litter

Trump

Ecofriendly

Tote

Polyethylene

Decompose


Nonetheless, the ban represents what could be the start of a game-changing trend.

Supermarkets use layers and layers of flimsy plastic bags to pack purchases. The average American takes home about 1,500 plastic bags a year, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. So it's no surprise that the US figures in the list of top-20 offenders contributing to plastic debris in the oceans, according to a 2015 study. Plastic bags, in fact, are the fourth-most-commonly littered item on the coasts, as found by Ocean Conservancy.

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