每日口說挑戰【CNN10】加州外海漏油汙染 / 電子垃圾回收商機 (California Coast Oil Leak / Recycling E-waste)

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[Transcript]

-California Coast Oil Leak-

A leak in an oil pipeline has shut down beaches, threatened wildlife, and triggered a large cleanup effort about five miles off the coast of southern California. The faulty pipe is 17 miles long; it belongs to a company called Amplify Energy. The CEO of the company claims that their employees were working at sea when they noticed a sheen in the water. Coast guards were soon contacted and they cleared out oil at both ends of the pipeline to try to keep additional crude from leaking. While officials say it looks like the leak has stopped, it still causes 3,000 barrels, a total of 126,000 gallons of oil to spill into the sea.

Local officials say natural wetland habitats in the area have been damaged and dead animals have washed up onshore. US government agencies are investigating the spill and helping with the cleanup, but what's still a mystery is how exactly this happened and where exactly the breach of the pipeline occurred.

-Recycling E-waste-

E-waste, or electronics waste, has been a major problem since 3C products such as phones, computers and other appliances have dominated our daily lives. What can be done with e-wastes? That’s right, we recycle them and turn them into something useful. All of the unwanted or broken microwave machines, printers, cables, and laptops are chopped up, and all sorts of new materials are picked out from the remains to be used in manufacturing once more.

According to statistics, we each produce an average of 7 kilograms of electronic waste per year. That's the equivalent to almost 4 laptops per person on the planet every year and is expected to double by 2050. Getting rid of all this stuff is not an easy job, and throwing e-waste to landfills is certainly not a solution but just idling for our future generations. Enviroserve, a company that collects e-waste from more than 10 countries across the Middle East and Africa is determined to provide an alternative solution. For now, the company is currently operating at only 7% capacity, but eventually, they hope to process 39,000 tons of e-waste every year.

For Enviroserve, there’s still a big opportunity out there. Around the world, less than 20% of electronic waste is properly recycled, and currently, only 10 billion US dollar worth of the raw materials are being recovered from e-waste, and nearly 50 billion are not recovered at all. Electronic waste, an example of how one man's trash can actually become another man's treasure.


[Sentence of the day]

A leak in an oil pipeline has shut down beaches, threatened wildlife, and triggered a large cleanup effort.

[Vocabulary words]

1. threaten
to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want

Ex: The robbers threatened the shopkeeper with a gun.

2. trigger
(n) the part of a gun where you press to fire
(v) to cause something to start

Ex: If you pull the trigger, you won’t know where the treasure is hidden.

Ex: Some people find that certain foods trigger their headaches.

3. effort
physical or mental activity needed to achieve something

Ex: It takes a long time to prepare the dish but the results are so good that it's worth the effort.



Alright, that’s all we have time for today.
Folks, what do you do with your old cell phones?
Do you recycle them or do you still use them sometimes?
Share with me in the comment section down below.
This is Ken Miao and I’ll see you guys again next time.

A leak(/liːk/漏洞) in an oil pipeline(/ˈpaɪp.laɪn/地下管線) has *shut down(關閉) beaches, threatened(/ˈθret.ən/危害到v.) wildlife(野生動物), and triggered(/ˈtrɪɡ.ɚ/引起v.) a large cleanup(/ˈklinˌʌp/清理n.) effort(/ˈef.ɚt/努力).
地下油管的漏油事件使得海灘關閉、野生動物受到生存威脅，(當局) 展開大規模清理。

【California Coast Oil Leak】A leak in an oil pipeline has shut down beaches, threatened wildlife, and triggered a large cleanup effort about five miles off the coast of southern California. The faulty(/ˈfɑːl.t̬i/有缺陷的) pipe(輸送管) is 17 miles long; it belongs(屬於v.) to a company called Amplify Energy. The CEO of the company claims that their employees were working at sea when they noticed a sheen(/ʃiːn/光澤n.) in the water. Coast guards(海岸防衛隊) were soon contacted(/kənˋtækt/聯繫v.) and they cleared(/klɪr/清除v.) out oil at both ends of the pipeline to try to keep additional crude(/kruːd/原油) from leaking. While officials say it looks like the leak has stopped, it still causes 3,000 barrels(/ˈber.əl/桶n.), a total of 126,000 gallons(/ˈɡæl.ən/加侖) of oil to spill(湧v.) into the sea. Local officials say natural wetland(濕地) habitats(/ˈhæb.ə.tæt/棲息地) in the area have been damaged and dead animals have washed up onshore(/ˈɑːn.ʃɔːr/向岸上adv.). US government agencies are investigating(調查v.) the spill(湧出n.) and helping with the cleanup, but what's still a mystery(謎n.) is how exactly this happened and where exactly the breach(/briːtʃ/分枝)of the pipeline occurred(發生v.).

【Recycling E-waste】E-waste, or electronics waste, has been a major problem since 3C products such as phones, computers and other appliances(/əˈplaɪ.əns/家電用品) have dominated(/ˈdɑː.mə.neɪt/控制,佔首要位置v.) our daily lives. What can be done with e-wastes? That’s right, we recycle them and turn them into something useful. All of the unwanted or broken microwave machines, printers, cables(纜線), and laptops are chopped up(切碎), and all sorts of new materials are picked out from the remains(/rɪˈmeɪnz/剩餘物) to be used in manufacturing(/ˌmæn.jəˈfæk.tʃɚ/製造v.) once more. According to statistics(統計n.), we each(每一個adv.) produce an average(平均n.) of 7 kilograms of electronic waste per year. That's the equivalent(相等n.) to almost 4 laptops per person on the planet every year and is expected(被預期) to double(兩倍n.) by 2050. Getting rid of(去除) all this stuff is not an easy job, and throwing e-waste to landfills(垃圾掩埋場) is certainly not a solution but just idling(/ˈaidlɪŋ/空轉的) for our future generations. Enviroserve, a company that collects e-waste from more than 10 countries across the Middle East and Africa is determined(決意的) to provide an alternative(替代的) solution. For now, the company is currently operating at only 7% capacity(生產力), but eventually, they hope to process 39,000 tons of e-waste every year. For Enviroserve, there’s still a big opportunity out there. Around the world, less than 20% of electronic waste is properly recycled, and currently, only 10 billion US dollar worth(值...金額的數量n.) of the *raw materials(原料) are being recovered(恢復v.) from e-waste, and nearly 50 billion are not recovered at all. Electronic waste, an example of how one man's trash can actually become another man's treasure.

1. threaten /ˈθret.ən/ (vt.) 威脅，恐嚇；揚言要 to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want:
The robbers threatened the shopkeeper with a gun. 搶匪用槍威脅店老闆。

2.1 trigger /ˈtrɪɡ.ɚ/ (n.)（槍的）扳機 the part of a gun where you press to fire:
If you pull the trigger, you won’t know where the treasure is hidden. 如果你開槍，你就無法得知寶藏被藏在哪裡。

2.2 trigger (vt.) 觸發，引起 to cause something to start:
Some people find that certain foods trigger their headaches. 有些人發現某些食物會引起頭痛。

3. effort /ˈef.ɚt/ (n.) 努力，盡力physical or mental activity needed to achieve something:
It takes a long time to prepare the dish but the results are so good that it's worth(值得的) the effort.

Alright, that’s all we have time for today. Folks, what do you do with your old cell phones? Do you recycle them or do you still use them sometimes? Share with me in the comment section down below. This is Ken Miao and I’ll see you guys again next time.

A leak in an oil pipeline has shut down beaches, threatened wildlife, and triggered a large cleanup effort.

☺A leak in an oil pipeline has shut down beaches, threatened wildlife, and triggered a large cleanup effort.
這次的輸油管漏油事件造成海灘關閉、大量野生動物死亡，美國當局為此展開大規模的清理工作，務求盡快恢復原狀。
【心得】油漏在海裡，要清理應該也很不容易吧!?
■threaten [ˈθrɛtn] (vt.) 威脅、恐嚇；揚言要[(+with)][+to-v][+that]；預示、是…的徵兆、有…的危險[+to-v]
(vi.) 威脅、恐嚇；似將發生、可能來臨
■trigger [ˋtrɪgɚ](n.C)(槍枝的)扳機；觸發器；啟動裝置；扳柄、閘柄；觸發(反應)的事情或器物[(+for)]
(vt.)觸發、引起[(+off)]
(vt.&vi.)扣扳機開槍；鬆開扳機；發射
■effort [ˋɛfɚt] (n.C or U)氣力、精力、努力[+to-v]
(n.C)努力的成果；成就；(尤指不理想的或難以確定的)結果
■pipeline [ˋpaɪp͵laɪn] 導管；輸油管；渠道；路線；(常指鋪設在地下的)管道、管線
(vt.) 用導管輸送

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A leak in an oil pipeline has shut down beaches, threatened wildlife, and triggered a large cleanup effort.

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好久以前台灣海域也有發生過漏油～真的好可怕