Ahhh, the beach is so nice.
The sun, the ocean, the shoes… What? Shoes?
Why are there shoes floating in the water?
海裡怎麼會有鞋子飄著呢？
How can they be floating in the ocean for so long, and still look almost new??!
鞋子為甚麼能在海上漂這麼久，看起來還這麼新？
It's because they are not biodegradable!
"Biodegradable" means something that turns back into nature after time.
因為它不能被生物分解！生物分解就是東西會隨著時間回歸大自然。
So, wood is biodegradable, many clothes are biodegradable, and even some kinds of metal are biodegradable.
木頭是會被分解的，有一些衣服也是，甚至有一些金屬也會被分解的。
Things that are not biodegradable can take hundreds and hundreds of years to break down into tiny pieces, and that's bad for the earth!
過了好幾百年都不會被分解的東西，對環境不好！
But now you can buy a new kind of shoe that is 100% biodegradable!
When you throw them away, they become part of the earth again in just one year!
但現在你能買得到百分百可以被生物分解的鞋子，他們被丟掉後，一年就會被分解！
We all need to think about what we buy and ask, "Is this biodegradable?"
Okay, let me get those shoes out of the ocean!
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Vocabulary
可以生物分解的鞋子，能減少垃圾量。
1. shoes 鞋子
I need a pair of sports shoes. 我需要一雙運動鞋。
There's this shoe store that sells biodegradable shoes. 有一家鞋店賣可以生物分解的鞋子。
2. break down 分解
I've heard about them. 我有聽說過。
But they break down easily, right? 但是它們很容易分解，對嗎？
Yeah, they usually break down in a year. 對，通常一年之內就會分解。
3. throw away 扔掉
You can then just throw them away. 然後你就可以把它扔掉。
But I don't want that to happen when I'm climbing mountains. 但是我可不想在爬山時發生那種事。
4. earth 地球
Well, look at the bright side. 要看好的一面。
Your shoes will become part of the earth again. 你的鞋子又變回地球的一部份了。
你今天學到哪些英文單字？
shoes 鞋子
break down 分解
throw away 扔掉
earth 地球
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Quiz
1. What is "biodegradable"?
A: Something that becomes part of nature
B: Something that lives for 400 years
C: Something for dogs
2. What can you buy now?
A: 100% biodegradable shoes!
B: Shoes for fish!
C: 100% plastic shoes!
3. When do biodegradable shoes go back to nature?
A: In one year
B: In 500 years
C: In ten years
Answers
1. A
2. A
3. A
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