禁用塑膠袋 SHOULD PLASTIC BAGS BE BANNED?
Would the world be better off without plastic bags?
YES or NO？
凱西：你又知道了？
羅伊：一些研究調查已經在塑料汙染嚴重的地區進行過了；結果顯示塑膠袋僅占廢棄塑料的一小部分而已。
凱西：我們還是應該停止用塑膠袋；因為它們待在垃圾掩埋場裡數千年都不會分解！
羅伊：可是禁用塑膠袋可能會導致人們做出更糟的選擇。紙袋也不好，因為紙袋比塑膠袋要花更多能源及原料才能製作出來。
凱西：沒錯。但是人們可以使用能重複利用的環保袋啊。
羅伊：可是很多人會忘記隨身攜帶環保袋啊。
凱西：唉，那就是愚蠢哪。
羅伊：也許吧，不過這相當常見喔。付費塑膠袋可能是可以解決這個問題的方式。
凱西：那麼，你認為不應該禁用塑膠袋嗎？
羅伊：這很難說。好處是大家可以因為家戶用途重複使用塑膠袋。
凱西：這怎麼會是好事呢？
羅伊：重複使用塑膠袋能防止人們購買更多的塑膠垃圾袋，繼而減低塑膠廢物的產生。
凱西：也許……好啦，我們就同意這是一個複雜的議題吧。
羅伊： 然後，我想我們也都同意妳應該幫我整理這些食品雜貨吧。
Studies have been done in areas with heavy plastic pollution.
They showed that plastic bags make up only a small portion of plastic waste.
Casey: We should still stop using plastic bags. They stay in landfills for thousands of years!
Roy: But banning them might cause people to choose worse options. Paper bags aren't good because they require more energy and materials to make than plastic bags.
Casey: True. But people could use reusable bags.
Roy: But many people forget to take reusable bags with them.
Casey: Well, that's just silly.
Roy: Maybe so, but it's very common. A solution could be charging for plastic bags.
Casey: So do you think plastic bags shouldn't be banned?
Roy: That's hard to say. One good thing is that people reuse plastic bags for their
households.
Casey: How is that a good thing?
Roy: Reusing plastic bags prevents people from buying more plastic garbage bags, so it cuts down on waste.
Casey: Maybe... OK, let's just agree that this is a complex issue.
Roy: And I think we can also agree that you should help me with these groceries.
portion （n.）部分；一份
Fran only ate a portion of her dinner and saved the rest for the next day.
Bill’s portion of the rent is $500 a month. 要分擔的租金
Last night it rained over a large portion of the country. 大部分地區
option （n.）選擇；選項；選擇權
Do you have any options for lunch that do not contain meat? 不含肉類的午餐可供選擇
My boss told me that I had the option of quitting my job if I didn’t agree with her. 可以選擇辭職
optional （adj.）可選擇的；非強制的
My boss told me This week’s meeting is optional, so I don’t think I will attend.
to make up/ comprise
So that means there are lots of people who work in that company, and women make up a part of those people.
you could say that women comprise only a small percentage of that company.
biodegradable things break down natually
ban/ banish 禁止
Plastic is banished in this area.
smuggle 走私
contraband 對抗禁令
household （n.）一家人；一戶
There are eight people in Rose’s household.
Who is the household chores in your family? 家務事是誰在做?
While the price is cheap, the quality of the household goods in this store is quite poor.
issue （n.）問題；議題
No one could agree on how to handle the issue of homelessnes in the city. 意見不一 處理遊民的議題
Nick has several issue with Blake, so he doesn’t get together with him very often. 有些爭論 不常見面
issue （n.）報章雜誌的期號
Allen’s article has been published in the last issue of Time magazine.
to charge for ＋ （n.）
you are making someone pay for something
Let’s agree to disagree.
Besides bags, what are some other reusable things?
toys
cloth diapers
