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本期内容
'Microplastics' Are Pervasive. 无孔不入的“微塑料”
学习要点：
有关“Microplastics（微塑料）”的词汇
阅前问题：
How many grams of microplastic are needed for a credit card?
正文内容：
In April 2017, scientists confirmed for the first time that microplastics have entered the terrestrial food chain by finding them in soil, in earthworms, in hen droppings and in stomachs.
2017年4月，科学家在土壤里、蚯蚓体内、母鸡粪便和胃里发现微塑料，首次证实微塑料已进入陆地食物链。
When scientists dissected a 90-day-old chick, they found 276 pieces of plastic in its body. Plastic accounted for 15 percent of its body weight, which equates to six to eight kilograms of plastic in the human body.
科学家解剖一只90天的雏鸟，体内发现了276块塑料，塑料的重量占它体重的15%，这相当于人体内有6到8公斤塑料。
Even if you don't eat seafood, there's no escaping microplastics, which are found in many foods and in our drinking water.
即使你不吃海鲜，也难逃微塑料的入侵，因为在许多食物里，以及我们的饮用水里，都能检测出微塑料的踪迹。
As these contaminants accumulate in different organisms and travel through the food chain, they may eventually have harmful effects on human health and, when absorbed by the body, can cause health problems of varying severity, including cancer.
这些污染物随着在不同的生物体内富集和食物链的传递，最终可能会对人类健康造成有害影响，身体吸收后，会带来不同严重程度的健康问题，包括癌症。
Microplastic pollution has made its way into the human body, with the average person globally ingesting nearly five grams of microplastic per week, the same amount as a credit card, research shows.
研究显示，微塑料污染已经侵入到人类体内，全球人均每周摄入将近5克的微塑料，这等同于一张信用卡所用的微塑料。
92.6 percent of Americans over the age of 6 have detectable levels of bisphenol A, A compound used to make plastic products, and children ages 6 to 11 have twice as much as adults.
92.6%6岁以上的美国人都有可探测浓度的双酚A（被用来制作塑料用品的化合物），6岁到11岁儿童体内的成分是成年人的两倍。
Today is Earth Day, we should also start from ourselves, as soon as possible to take action to reduce the production of plastic waste. There is only one earth, to protect the earth is to protect ourselves
今天是世界地球日，我们也要从自己做起，尽快采取行动，减少塑料废物的产生。地球只有一个，保护地球就是保护我们自己
词汇
microplastics 塑料微粒（一种直径小于5毫米的塑料颗粒，是一种造成污染的主要载体）
food chain 食物链
equates to 相当于；等同于
escaping v.逃逸；逃离；溢出（escape的现在分词）
accumulate vi.积累；积聚 vt.积攒
问题答案
A credit card requires 5 grams of microplastic.
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本期内容
'Microplastics' Are Pervasive. 无孔不入的“微塑料”
学习要点：
有关“Microplastics（微塑料）”的词汇
阅前问题：
How many grams of microplastic are needed for a credit card?
正文内容：
In April 2017, scientists confirmed for the first time that microplastics have entered the terrestrial food chain by finding them in soil, in earthworms, in hen droppings and in stomachs.
2017年4月，科学家在土壤里、蚯蚓体内、母鸡粪便和胃里发现微塑料，首次证实微塑料已进入陆地食物链。
When scientists dissected a 90-day-old chick, they found 276 pieces of plastic in its body. Plastic accounted for 15 percent of its body weight, which equates to six to eight kilograms of plastic in the human body.
科学家解剖一只90天的雏鸟，体内发现了276块塑料，塑料的重量占它体重的15%，这相当于人体内有6到8公斤塑料。
Even if you don't eat seafood, there's no escaping microplastics, which are found in many foods and in our drinking water.
即使你不吃海鲜，也难逃微塑料的入侵，因为在许多食物里，以及我们的饮用水里，都能检测出微塑料的踪迹。
As these contaminants accumulate in different organisms and travel through the food chain, they may eventually have harmful effects on human health and, when absorbed by the body, can cause health problems of varying severity, including cancer.
这些污染物随着在不同的生物体内富集和食物链的传递，最终可能会对人类健康造成有害影响，身体吸收后，会带来不同严重程度的健康问题，包括癌症。
Microplastic pollution has made its way into the human body, with the average person globally ingesting nearly five grams of microplastic per week, the same amount as a credit card, research shows.
研究显示，微塑料污染已经侵入到人类体内，全球人均每周摄入将近5克的微塑料，这等同于一张信用卡所用的微塑料。
92.6 percent of Americans over the age of 6 have detectable levels of bisphenol A, A compound used to make plastic products, and children ages 6 to 11 have twice as much as adults.
92.6%6岁以上的美国人都有可探测浓度的双酚A（被用来制作塑料用品的化合物），6岁到11岁儿童体内的成分是成年人的两倍。
Today is Earth Day, we should also start from ourselves, as soon as possible to take action to reduce the production of plastic waste. There is only one earth, to protect the earth is to protect ourselves
今天是世界地球日，我们也要从自己做起，尽快采取行动，减少塑料废物的产生。地球只有一个，保护地球就是保护我们自己
词汇
microplastics 塑料微粒（一种直径小于5毫米的塑料颗粒，是一种造成污染的主要载体）
food chain 食物链
equates to 相当于；等同于
escaping v.逃逸；逃离；溢出（escape的现在分词）
accumulate vi.积累；积聚 vt.积攒
问题答案
A credit card requires 5 grams of microplastic.
考研英语线上培训班哪个好？当然选【华慧考研】！这里有海量考研真题资料、配套的考研英语辅导书，更有专门的辅导老师一对一辅导，让你研途不再迷茫!点击下方图片链接了解详情，也可联系客服，在线为您答疑~
