The capital of the Philippines, Manila, has banned disposable plastic shopping bags because rubbish adds to the city's flooding problem.
菲律宾首都马尼拉推出禁止塑料购物袋的法令，因为塑料袋垃圾堵塞城市水道系统从而导致了洪水加剧泛滥。
People near a rubbish dump in Manila, Philippines. Photo: Photo: Getty Images/ Noel Celis
今日小常识
今日短语
我们可以把低质量的或是不真实的东西称为 a load of rubbish.
例句
Did you see that England football match? It was a load of rubbish. They will never win the World Cup.
I was really excited about seeing Justin Bieber in concert but he was two hours late. What a load of rubbish.
请注意
“Rubbish 垃圾”这个词通常用于英式英语中。在北美，人们通常说 'garbage' 或 'trash'.
Make sure the garbage is out. The truck picks it up today.
The trash really smells. Can you take it outside?
人气排行
