[EBS 입트영] 제로 웨이스트 운동 영어표현 Zero-Waste Movement

Zero-Waste Movement
제로 웨이스트 운동

 

 

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plastic waste   플라스틱 쓰레기

disposable goods   일회용품

reduce, reuse, recycle   절감하다, 재사용하다, 재활용하다

 

pollute the environment   환경을 오염시키다

destroy the natural ecosystem   자연 생태계를 파괴하다

cut down on   절감하다

minimalist lifestyle   미니멀리스트 생활 방식

 

eco-friendly   친환경적인

green consumer habit   친환경 소비 습관

forward-thinking   앞날을 생각하는

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• it takes ages   시간이 매우 오래 걸리다

It takes ages for plastic to naturally disintegrate.

It takes ages to get there at this hour.

Back in the days, it took ages to send a parcel to someone.

 

 

• do damage to   피해를 입히다

Plastic does damage to the natural ecosystem.

Thankfully, the accident didn't do damage to our car.

The accounting scandal did damage to our company's image.

 

 

• figure out   ~을 파악하다, 이해하다

It is a process of figuring out what harms the environment.

I tried to figure out why she was so angry.

I still haven't figure out how to use all the new functions on my phone.

 

 

출처 - EBS 입이 트이는 영어 December 2020 (이현석, 제니퍼 클라이드)