Unit 3 More practice
The journey of a plastic bottle
一个塑料瓶的旅程
I am a plastic bottle. A week ago, I was on a supermarket shelf.
我是一个塑料瓶。一个星期前,我在一家超市货架上。
I had a normal life, the same as all my brothers and sisters-other bottles full of water. I felt really happy.
同我所有的兄弟姐妹——其他装满水的瓶子——一样,有一个正常的生活。我觉得真开心。
Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her basket! The woman took me home and put me in the fridge.
后来,一个高个子的女人拿起我,把我放在了她的篮子里!女人把我带回家,把我在冰箱里。
It was cold, but I soon make friends with the cans and bottles in it.
好冷,但我很快和里面的其它瓶瓶罐罐成了朋友。
However, only a few hours later, she took me out of the fridge and drank the water inside me. Then she threw me into a dustbin.
可是,仅仅几个小时后,她把我从冰箱中取出来,把我装的水喝了,然后把我扔进垃圾桶。
I have never felt so empty and alone in my life.
我从来没有感到我的生活是如此的空虚寂寞。
Early the next morning, a man took me out of the dustbin.
第二天一大早,一个男人带我从垃圾箱里倒出来。
He threw me and the other rubbish in to the back of a truck. There were so many horrible smells.
把我和其他垃圾一起投入到一辆卡车的后箱里。这里的气味太难闻了。
Then I was pushed together with the rest of the rubbish. Soon I was completely flat. I cannot believe how thin I became.
接着,我与其他垃圾堆在了一起,很快我就完全挤扁了,我简直不敢相信我能瘦成这样了。
I slept for a while. When I woke up, I found myself in a terrible place.
我睡了一会儿,当我醒来时,发现自己在一个可怕的地方。
Everything around me was ugly and had horrible smells. I felt afraid.
我周围全是丑陋的东西,而且散发着难闻的气味。我很害怕。
I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else. Then huge trucks came and covered us with a layer of soil.
我一直想我会被移到其他什么地方。接着一辆巨大的卡车开过来,把我们覆盖到了一层土壤下面。
I asked another bottle what would happen to us.
我问另一个瓶子接下来我们将会怎么样。
He said that we would never leave this horrible crowded place, but would have to stay here for thousands of years.
他说,我们永远无法离开这个可怕而拥挤的地方,必须在这里呆上几千年。
“Why can't they reuse or recycle us?” I cried.
“为什么他们不能重复使用或回收利用我们呢?”我哭了。