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We are constantly upgrading our devices, but what happens to the old devices that are left behind?
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As the technological revolution kicks into overdrive, the world is generating more electronic waste.
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Tonight in Earth Matters, one company is trying to reboot how we recycle our old tech.
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CBS's Evan Moon takes us inside the process.
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New phone, new laptop, new gadget.
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But what happens to the old ones?
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From smart watches to digital doorbells, millions of devices are sitting unused or heading for the trash.
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Each average American has about 25 devices.
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People used to think of them as trash.
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They're really a treasure.
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Electronics are the fastest growing waste stream in the world, according to the UN.
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ERI, Electronic Recyclers International, is working to reduce all that waste.
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We visited their New Jersey facility.
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Oh my goodness!
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Look how many phones!
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Since 2010, the growth of e-waste has outpaced normal single plastic recycling five times over.
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Right now, the world is generating more than 130 billion pounds of electronic waste.
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ERI's co-founder and CEO, John Shigarian.
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100% of your electronics, when responsibly recycled, could go back into the circular economy.
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All the steel, the gold, the silver, the lead, the copper, the aluminum.
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Not only does it go back to what he calls the SpaceX and NVIDIA economies, recycling old tech helps safeguard the environment.
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This is full of hazardous material, including lead.
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But the reality is only about 15 percent of electronics are being recycled in the U.S.
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What's keeping people from recycling?
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People are worried about their personal information, their data, their banking information, their social security number.
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That's why ERI makes military-grade data wiping part of the process.
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Shigerian says as the earth starts to run out of valuable materials, urban mining from discarded electronics can help bridge the gap.
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The technological revolution is still underway.
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We have to be just more thoughtful and more intentional.
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ERI is in every zip code, working with cities like New York to place drop-off bins in thousands of buildings, and with major retailers, including Best Buy, Staples, and Salvation Army.
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Evan Moon, CBS News.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這段影片共有 31 個句子、355 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 2:18。 說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 154 個詞，接近日常對話。 只有 81% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞發音釋義
electronics 名詞/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/電子學 /電子學
trash 名詞/tɹæʃ/垃圾, 廢物 /廢物
technological 形容詞/ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/技術性 /技術性
founder 名詞/ˈfaʊ̯n.dəː/創辦人 /創辦人, 創立者 /創立者
copper 名詞/ˈkɒpə/銅 /銅
laptop 名詞/ˈlæp.tɑp/手提電腦 /手提電腦, 手提計算機 /手提計算機
bin 名詞/ˈbɪn/垃圾桶
treasure 名詞/ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/珍寶 /珍寶, 寶藏 /寶藏
wipe 動詞/waɪp/擦, 擦拭
circular 形容詞/ˈsɜɹ.kjə.ləɹ/圓 /圓
underway 副詞/ʌndəɹˈweɪ/在進行中的 /在進行中的
thoughtful 形容詞/ˈθɔːtfəl/周到
retailer 名詞/ˈɹiteɪlɚ/零售商
intentional 形容詞/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/故意, 蓄意
reboot 動詞/ˈɹiːbuːt/重新啟動 /重新啟動

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞釋義
drop off 動詞掉落, 落下
leave behind 動詞遺棄 /遺棄

需要注意的發音

  • “sh” 和 “zh” 音: trash /tɹæʃ/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, intentional /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/
  • 長單詞——注意重音位置: electronics /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/, technological /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.dʒɪ.kəl/, aluminum /əˈlu.mɪ.nəm/, intentional /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/

如何用這段影片練習

  1. 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
  2. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
  3. 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 electronics, trash, technological 這類單詞。

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