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沙滩上的玻璃瓶
Why did we stop selling everything in glass bottles if Plastic is so bad?【译】如果塑料这么差，我们为什么停止用玻璃瓶销售所有东西？【单词】selling 原型：sell [sel][sel] v. 出售；卖【单词】glass [glas, glahs][ɡlɑːs] n. 玻璃；玻璃杯；玻璃制品【单词】bottles 原型：bottle ['bot-l]['bɒtl] n. 瓶子【单词】plastic ['plas-tik]['plæstɪk] n. 塑料；塑料制品
We used to get milk in glass bottles, and I remember my Grandma getting pop / soda in glass bottles that we could get money for when we returned them.【译】我们过去常常用玻璃瓶装牛奶，我记得我奶奶用玻璃瓶装汽水，我们可以去退瓶换钱。【短语】used to ... 过去一向，过去时常，过去曾（而现在不再）做某事; 例句：Young ladies used to have lessons in deportment. 少女们以前要上仪态课的。【单词】pop [pop][pɒp] n. 爆裂声【单词】soda ['soh-duh]['səʊdə] n. 汽水；苏打【专有名词】Grandma ['gran-mah]['ɡrænmɑː] n. (口语)奶奶；外婆
Now everything is bottled in plastic.【译】现在所有的东西都装在塑料瓶里了。【单词】bottled 原型：bottle ['bot-l]['bɒtl] vt. 把 ... 装入瓶内
Is it just more economical?【译】它只是更经济吗？【单词】economical [ek-uh-'nom-i-kuhl][ˌiːkə'nɒmɪkl] adj. 节俭的；经济的；合算的
If we went back to glass, would that be better for the environment?【译】如果我们用回玻璃，那对环境会更好吗？
Or is there a hidden cost in glass?【译】还是说玻璃有隐形的成本？【单词】hidden 原型：hide [hahyd][haɪd] v. 藏；隐瞒；遮避
塑料瓶装水
Costs.【译】成本。
Plastic is cheaper to mould and produce than glass.【译】塑料的模具和生产比玻璃便宜。【单词】cheaper 原型：cheap 形容词比较级 [cheep][tʃiːp] adj. 便宜的；廉价的【单词】mould [məʊld] n. 形状；模子 v. 模压；塑造
It's also a load lighter than glass so transportation costs are also lower as less fuel is required to deliver the product.【译】它的重量也比玻璃轻，因此运输成本也更低，因为运输产品所需的燃料更少。【语法】lighter than 形容词或副词比较级 than，是“比...更...”的意思；例句：He is younger than me. 他比我（更）年轻。He runs faster than me. 他比我跑得（更）快。【单词】load [lohd][ləʊd] n. 负荷；重担；装载量 v. 装载【单词】transportation [trans-per-'tey-shuh n][ˌtrænspɔː'teɪʃn] n. 运输；运输工具；运输系统【单词】fuel ['fyoo-uhl]['fjuːəl] n. 燃料【单词】required 原型：require [ri-'kwahyuhr][rɪ'kwaɪə] v. 要求；需要【单词】deliver [dih-'liv-er][dɪ'lɪvə] v. 递送；交付
Since the actual container is thinner too, I imagine for a specific cubic volume on a transport truck the ability to get more bottles in there is also pretty attractive.【译】由于实际的容器（瓶子）也更薄，我想对于运输卡车上的特定大小的容积，能够在那里装下更多的瓶子，这也是非常有吸引力的。【单词】actual ['ak-choo-uhl]['æktʃuəl] adj. 实际的；事实上的【单词】container [kuh n-'tey-ner][kən'teɪnə] n. 容器【单词】thinner 原型：形容词thin的比较级 [thin][θɪn] adj. 薄的；瘦的；稀的【单词】imagine [ih-'maj-in][ɪ'mædʒɪn] vi. 想像【单词】cubic ['kyoo-bik]['kjuːbɪk] adj. 立方体的；立方的【单词】transport ['trans-pawrt]['trænspɔːt] n. 运输【单词】truck [truhk][trʌk] n. 卡车；敞篷货车【单词】ability [uh-'bil-i-tee][ə'bɪləti] n. 能力；才能【单词】pretty ['prit-ee]['prɪti] adv. 相当地【单词】attractive [uh-'trak-tiv][ə'træktɪv] adj. 有吸引力的；有魅力的
Ah - thank you - I had been looking at it from a very narrow angle and missed all the logistics.【译】啊-谢谢你-我一直从一个非常狭窄的角度看它，错过了所有的物流方面的因素。【单词】Ah 原型：ah 语气词 [ah][ˌeɪ'eɪtʃ] int. 啊；哈 =aah.【单词】narrow ['nar-oh]['nærəʊ] adj. 有限的；狭窄的【单词】angle ['ang-guh l]['æŋɡl] n. 角度；角；观点【单词】logistics 原型：logistic [loh-'jis-tik, luh-][lə'dʒɪstɪkl] adj. 后勤的
I suppose the cost (when accounting for fuel / cargo space etc) probably balances out with plastic bottles being more cost effective than glass if it were used 3 times or more too.【译】我想，如果塑料瓶的使用次数达到或超过3次，其成本（在考虑燃料/货舱等因素时）可能会与玻璃瓶相比更具成本效益。【单词】suppose [suh-'pohz][sə'pəʊz] vt. 假设；假定；认为；想；推测【单词】cargo ['kahr-goh]['kɑːɡəʊ] n. 货物；船货【单词】etc ['etk] abbr. 及其他；等等(=Et cetera)【单词】balances 原型：balance ['bal-uhns]['bæləns] v. 权衡；使平衡
运输大卡车
Plastic also doesn't shatter and leave sharp hazards everywhere, like in the sand at the beach.【译】塑料也不会破碎，或到处留下扎伤的危险，就像海滩上的砂砾一样。【单词】shatter ['shat-er]['ʃætə] v. 粉碎；毁坏【单词】sharp [shahrp][ʃɑːp] adj. 锋利的【单词】hazards 原型：hazard ['haz-erd]['hæzəd] n. 危险；冒险；危害【单词】beach [beech][biːtʃ] n. 海滩；海滨；沙滩
It just kills all the sea life, but that's still better than a lot of humans bleeding out or losing their feet to infection.【译】它会杀死海洋生物，更坏的是很多人会因此感染而流血或失去双脚。【单词】bleeding 原型：bleed [bleed][bliːd] v. 流血【单词】infection [in-'fek-shuhn][ɪn'fekʃn] n. 传染；感染
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