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Nearly 200 countries attended the talks in South Korea and were unable to agree on key issues, including reducing the amount of plastic made in the first place.
近200个国家和地区参加了在韩国举行的会谈，但未能在关键问题上达成一致，包括首先减少塑料的数量。
Some nations that produce large amounts of oil, which is used in the process of making plastic, also wanted a deal that wasn't as strict.
一些出产大量石油（用于制造塑料）的国家也希望达成一项不那么严格的协议。
The problem is that the world currently makes far more plastic than it can recycle, much of it ending up in the oceans, which can be harmful for marine life.
问题是，目前世界上生产的塑料远远超过了回收利用的能力，其中大部分最终进入了海洋，这可能对海洋生物有害。
Plastic isn't biodegradable, which means it doesn't break up over time like paper or food, so it can hang around in the environment for hundreds of years.
塑料是不可生物降解的，这意味着它不会像纸或食物那样随着时间的推移而分解，所以它会在环境中漂浮数百年。
When larger pieces of plastic do break down, they can turn into much smaller pieces called microplastics, which can be eaten by wildlife.
当较大的塑料碎片分解时，它们会变成更小的微塑料碎片，会被野生动物吃掉。
Nina is a teenage activist who cares a lot about plastic pollution.
尼娜是一名青少年活动家，她非常关心塑料污染问题。
She travelled from her home in Indonesia to South Korea to give a letter to world leaders, asking them to reduce plastic waste.
她从位于印度尼西亚的家中前往韩国，给世界各国领导人写了一封信，呼吁他们减少塑料垃圾。
"The letter is about the condition in my country, where we are already being a dumping ground for the developed countries.
“这封信是关于我的国家的情况，我们已经成为发达国家的垃圾场。
The plastic waste is everywhere in the riverbanks, in the roadside, in the landfill. It's everywhere.
塑料垃圾到处都是，在河岸，在路边，在垃圾填埋场。无处不在。
So it's really polluting our environment because it's being burned, being dumped to the river and polluting our communities.
所以它确实污染了我们的环境，因为它会被焚烧，被倾倒到河里，污染了我们的社区。
And the children's health is in danger. So I asked them to stop export plastic waste to my country and to developing countries, and to manage their own waste in their own country."
孩子们的健康受到威胁。所以我呼吁他们停止向我的国家和发展中国家出口塑料垃圾，并在他们自己的国家管理好他们自己的垃圾。”
The breakdown in talks comes two years after countries agreed that a global treaty was needed to tackle the issue of plastic pollution.
两年前，各国一致认为需要制定一项全球条约来解决塑料污染问题。
Countries are likely to meet again next year to try and reach an agreement.
各国可能会在明年再次会面，试图达成一项协议。
