Helen: 大家好，我是Helen，歡迎收聽地道英語。

Neil: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Helen: 英語是在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中不斷發(fā)展的語言，所以我們需要隨時(shí)更新詞匯，最好的方法莫過于收聽 BBC Learning English 制作的地道英語。

Neil: That’s right, Helen.

Helen: 那好，今天我們學(xué)什么呢？Neil?

Neil: Today’s new word is recycle. R.E.C.Y.C.L.E. Recycle.

Helen: Recycle. Recycle 的意思什么呢？

Neil: This is a word that refers to how we dispose of the things we use in daily life.

Helen: What do you mean, Neil?

Neil: Well, in the past people just threw away things like glass bottles, empty tins and paper after they used them. But it is more common nowadays to use the thing again. So using something again instead of throwing it away is recycling.

Helen: 我明白了，去 recycle 就是回收再使用，那么Neil，什么樣的東西可以被回收再使用呢？

Neil: Well, I recycle plastic bags. When I go to the supermarket I take a plastic bag with me to use again. I don’t need to use a new one.

Helen: So Neil 說他每次去購物的時(shí)候都會(huì)隨身帶一個(gè)可以重復(fù)使用的塑料帶，那么你為什么要回收再利用一些物品呢？

Neil: The main reason to recycle things is to help protect the environment. By using something again and again we use fewer resources.

Helen: 我知道了，回收再使用有利于環(huán)境保護(hù)，節(jié)省有限的資源。比如我們回收再使用一次性的方便筷， 就可以少砍伐一些樹木。

Neil: Exactly.

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A: Hey don’t throw that bottle in the rubbish bin.

B: Why not?

A: Because you should recycle it. You could use it again.

Helen: So is recycling common in the UK, Neil?

Neil: Yes, it is. In fact many local councils help people to recycle by giving them special bins to put glass, paper, plastic and metal in. Then the council collects the items for recycling.

Helen: 有意思，在英國，許多區(qū)政府協(xié)助居民回收可以重復(fù)使用的物品，負(fù)責(zé)管理廢品回收利用的全過程。

Neil: Well, looks like we’re out of time. So let’s recap.

Helen: Good idea. To recycle 就是回收再使用，而不是完全丟棄掉，這樣可以有利保護(hù)生態(tài)環(huán)境。

Neil: That’s all from Real English from BBC Learning English. Bye.

Helen: Bye.