Microplastics are in everything Posted on 2019-11-26 @ http://bit.ly/2Y4bW7p
Narrator: I wish stores wouldn't wrap everything I buy in so much plastic. I already brought a bag with me! I don't need another one, especially not a plastic one.
There is too much plastic in everything we use. 世界上有太多塑膠了。
Plastic is everywhere. It's in our toys, our wrappers, our clothes, in the ocean, and even in our food!
連食物裡面都有塑膠!
But how did plastic get into the things we eat?
This plastic in our food comes from all the plastic things that people use everyday.
When these things are thrown away, the plastic parts break apart, sometimes into very, very small pieces.
Sometimes the pieces become so tiny that they aren't large enough for people to see with just their eyes. 小到我們的眼睛都看不到。
They are so small we need a microscope to see them! 需要用顯微?才看的到!
These plastic parts are called microplastics. "Micro" means very, very small.
These microplastics sometimes end up in nature and in the ocean,
and it is eaten by animals and people.
It's very bad for animals when they eat too much plastic.
It hurts their bodies, and it eventually kills them.
Scientists aren't sure what microplastics will do to people though. But they think microplastics are probably not very good for our health.
吃塑膠應該對身體不太好。
Eating plastic hurts animals, so it probably hurts us too!
Scientists say it's important to avoid using plastic where you can,
我們應該不要使用塑膠了。
Then there will be less plastic thrown away and broken down into microplastics in our environment, oceans … and in our food!
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Vocabulary
Do you know that plastic will break apart in the sea?
1. Break apart分解。Break打破，分裂。(玻璃碎裂)
He broke my glasses! 他打破了我的眼鏡!
Oh no, the strawberry cake is breaking apart!
糟了，草莓蛋糕四分五裂!
2. Piece片段。 A piece of lemon pie一片檸檬派，a piece of paper一張紙。
3. Tiny很小的。Plastic breaks into tiny pieces.塑膠分裂成小顆粒。
What a tiny baby! 好小的小嬰兒!
4. Avoid避免。The air is really bad today, 今天空氣真壞，
You should avoid going outdoors.你應該避免出門。
I think Kevin is avoiding me. I haven't seen him all day.
我覺得凱文在躲著我，我整天沒見到他。
5. Wrap包起來。The birthday gift is wrapped with a lot of plastic and paper.
生日禮物包在一堆紙跟塑膠裡面。
Here are the words we learned today.
Break apart分解 break打破 piece片段 tiny很小的 avoid避免 wrap包起來
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Quiz:
1. What are microplastics?
a. Very tiny pieces of plastic
b. Very large pieces of plastic
c. Special plastic that animals can eat
2. What do scientists say eating microplastics does to people?
a. They are not sure
b. People will think food is tastier
c. Nothing happens
3. What do scientists say we should do?
a. Use less plastic
b. Use more plastic
c. Look for plastic in our food before we eat
Answers:
1. A 2.A 3.A
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