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飲品的好友、環境的殺手: 吸管 Plastic Straw’s Time Has Come and Gone

Plastic Straw’s Time Has Come and Gone

作者 Angus Bain

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飲品的好友、環境的殺手: 吸管 Plastic Straw’s Time Has Come and Gone

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One of the most-watched viral videos several years ago was that of an unfortunate sea turtle having a plastic drinking straw removed painfully from its nostril. The video __1__ a discussion about the need for single-use plastic straws and their impact on the environment. The problems they create may be new, but straws as a drinking tool are not. While plastic straws themselves date back little more than six decades, people have been using straws in one form or another for thousands of years.

According to archaeologists, straws first appeared over 5,000 years ago when ancient Sumerians used them to drink beer from large, heavy casks. Up until the 19th century, straws were made from natural materials, such as reeds or different types of grass. The first __2__ drinking straws were invented and manufactured in the United States by Marvin Stone. He created straws by wrapping paper around a pencil. His invention __3__ very quickly, and paper straws remained in common use until the 1960s, when they were replaced by plastic straws. People generally found plastic straws __4__ their paper counterparts since they did not affect the flavor of the drink or become soft and soggy in liquid.

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Words in Use

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viral

[ˋvaɪrəl]

a. 網路上迅速流傳的；病毒式的；像病毒般瘋狂流傳的

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painfully

[ˋpenfəlɪ]

adv. 痛苦地

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impact

[ɪmˋpækt]

n. 影響，衝擊（常與介詞 on 並用）

vt. 對……產生影響

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invent

[ɪnˋvɛnt]

vt. 發明；捏造（= make up）

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manufacture

[͵mænjəˋfæktʃɚ]

vt. & n. （用機器大量）生產，製造

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counterpart

[ˋkaʊntɚ͵pɑrt]

n. 相對應的人 / 事 / 物

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altogether

[͵ɔltəˋgɛðɚ]

adv. 總共；完全地

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sip

[sɪp]

vt. & n. 啜飲

n. 小啜

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regulate

[ˋrɛgjə͵let]

vt. 規範；調節，調整；控制

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ban

[bæn]

vt. 下令禁止

n. 禁令，禁止

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nostril

[ˋnɑstrɪl]

n. . 鼻孔

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single-use

[ˌsɪŋgl̩ˈjuz]

a. （被設計來）單次使用的，用完即丟的

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archaeologist

[͵ɑrkɪˋɑlədʒɪst]

n. 考古學家

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cask

[kæsk]

n. （儲酒等的）圓木桶

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reed

[rid]

n. （管樂器的）簧片，蘆葦

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soggy

[ˋsɑgɪ]

adj. （尤指食物）溼軟的

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revert

[rɪˋvɝt]

vi. 恢復

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beverage

[ˋbɛvərɪdʒ]

n. . 飲料

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invention

[ɪnˋvɛnʃən]

n. 發明（不可數）；發明物（可數）

Practical Phrases

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go viral

在網路上爆紅／迅速流傳

Within days, Sandy's blog about helping people in need went viral.
短短幾天內，珊蒂那個關於幫助貧困者的部落格在網路上迅速流傳。

After his song went viral, Albert started to receive many interview requests.
亞伯特的歌曲爆紅後，他開始收到許多採訪邀請。

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date back + 一段時間

追溯至⋯⋯（一段時間）；行之有⋯⋯（一段時間）

This antique vase dates back hundreds of years.
這個古董花瓶可追溯至好幾百年前。

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fall / go / be out of favor

不再受歡迎

The actor fell out of favor because he made too many bad movies.
這名演員因為拍了太多部爛片而不再受影迷喜愛。

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do away with

廢除／擺脫⋯⋯

The protesters called on the government to do away with the death penalty.
抗議群眾呼籲政府廢除死刑。

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revert to N/V-ing

回復到⋯⋯

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