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备战2021高考英语原汁原味外刊热点话题阅读特辑
day9: The Marine plastic problem is bound to get worse
海洋塑料问题注定会越来越严重
课前导读：
《科学》杂志上发表的一项新研究表明，流入世界海洋的塑料数量将急剧上升，对于这一趋势，那
些试图减少塑料垃圾的努力将无济于事。
精彩英文
The annual inflow of plastic could nearly triple from 2016 to 2040, the study found, and even if
companies and governments meet all their commitments to tackle plastic waste, it would reduce
the projection for 2040 by only 7%, still a more-than twofold increase in volume.
The study’s authors, the nonprofit Pew Charitable Trust and sustainability consulting firm Systemiq
Ltd., set out a range of measures to stem the flow and called on businesses and governments to do more to
reduce the use of plastic.
They developed what they say is a first-of-its-kind model of the global plastics-supply chain—from
production to consumption to disposal—using data and input from 17 experts from various regions.
Consumer and regulatory pressure has prompted many of the world’s biggest consumer-goods companies to
commit to making all their packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable within the next five
years. Businesses have also pledged to use more recycled content in their packaging, often touting such
promises to woo shoppers.
Waste-reduction advocates say those commitments aren’t enough because they focus on recycling plastic,
rather than making and using less of it. Companies like Walmart Inc.,Nestle and Procter & GambleCo. say
they plan to eliminate unnecessary packaging and use more refillable containers, but few have set measurable
targets for doing so.
【报刊词汇预习】
1. annual每年的 adj
2. triple三倍的 adj.
3. inflow流入 n.
4. commitment承诺 n.
5. tackle处理 vt.
6. projection投影 n.
7. volume体积 n.
8. twofold双重的 adj.
9. nonprofit非营利性adj.
10. sustainability持续性/səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti/
11. consulting咨询的adj.
12. stem阻止vt
13. a first-of-its-kind首创的 adj.
14. plastics-supply塑料供应的adj.
15. disposal处置n
16. data数据n
17. input~ (into/to sth)~ (of sth)投入资源（指时间、知识、思想等）；投入；输入vt/n
Her specialist input to the discussions has been very useful. 她在这些讨论中提供的专家建议很有
助益。
I'd appreciate your input on this. 我将感激你在这方面的投入。
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