Pre-reading

Question: Where do most drink bottles end up?

Intensive Reading

Coca-Cola is an American company. It makes soft drinks. It makes more than 500 different drinks. Most drinks come in plastic. Cans are from aluminum. People throw bottles and cans away. Many end up on streets, beaches, and in the ocean.

可口可乐是一家美国公司。它生产软饮料。它生产超过500种不同的饮料。多数饮料都是用塑料装的。罐子来自铝。人们把瓶子和罐子扔掉。很多瓶罐最后出现在街道、海滩和海洋里。

Coca-Cola hurts the natural world a lot. The company officially says that it is true. It is time to change it now. The company will recycle all its plastic by 2030.

可口可乐大大破坏了自然世界。该公司正式宣称这是事实。现在是时候改变它了。该公司会在2030年回收它的塑料。

Many people and companies are happy. Some say that it is not enough. It is more important to reduce plastic and not recycle it.

很多人和公司都很开心。有些表示这还不够。更重要的是减少塑料而不是回收它。

Notes:

1. aluminum：n. 铝，英式英语中也写作aluminium。

2. throw away：扔掉，丢弃。

3. end up：最后来到（某处），也可以说end up doing sth.意为“到头来……”

4. recycle：v. 回收，再利用，“可回收垃圾”可以用 recyclable waste表示。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

Why do some people say it’s not enough to recycle?