01. uniform /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/ n. 校服,制服 📝讲解:一些常见的搭配:school uniform 校服,military uniform 军装,police uniform 警服,nurse's uniform 护士服。这个词的构词法也值得学习,uni- 就是个前缀,表示 one, 也就是一,独,form 是形式,所以 uni-form,只有一种形式,也就是制服了。 📍例句:We all had to wear uniforms back in school. 02. wardrobe /ˈwɔːrdroʊb/ n. 衣柜,衣橱 📝讲解:这个词就是 closet 的同义词,表示衣柜、衣橱。 📍例句:Now all kinds of school uniforms, from kindergarten, primary school, or middle school, have appeared in Africa and quietly entered the wardrobes of locals. 03. throw away /θroʊ/ 扔掉 📝讲解:单词的过去式是 threw /θruː/,过去分词是 thrown /θroʊn/,注意读音。 📍例句:In China, an estimated 26 million tons of clothes are thrown away every year, whereas less than 1% of that amount is reused or recycled. 04. discard /dɪsˈkɑːrd/ v. 丢弃 📝讲解:这个词也是丢弃的意思,to get rid of something that you no longer need or want. 📍例句:Every year, Chinese consumers discard 26 million tons of used clothing. 05. used clothes 二手衣服 📝讲解:这个词就是 use 的过去分词,使用过的,那就是二手的,所以二手衣服就是 used clothes or used clothing. 📍例句:Carol usually donates her used clothes to the shelter. 06. second-hand /sekəndˈhænd/ adj. 二手的 📝讲解:这个直译的 second-hand,也可以表示二手的,比如二手车 second-hand car,二手旧书店 second-hand bookshop. 📍例句:Due to association with poverty and the concept of mianzi, many Chinese people are unwilling to buy and wear second-hand clothing. donate /dəʊˈneɪt/ v. 捐赠 📝讲解:这个是动词,名词是 donation. 📍例句:Only 10% of the used clothes put in the green box went to donation. 08. export /ɪkˈspɔːrt/ v. 出口 📝讲解:这个词要注意名词动词的重音不一样,名前动后,所以名词重音在前面,动词重音在第二个音节上。 📍例句:The rest of the clothes were exported overseas, more than 60% of which went to Africa. 09. landfill /ˈlændfɪl/ n. 废物填埋场 📝讲解:land 是土地,fill 填满,把地填满,所以其实就是废物填埋场 an area of land where large amount of waste are buried under the earth. 📍例句:It's better than becoming waste accumulation in landfills.
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