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Hello. This is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil. And I'm Beth.
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Hello. This is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil. And I'm Beth.
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"Plastic is fantastic." This phrase was used a lot in the 1950s when mass-produced plastic items started to become part of our everyday lives.
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The following decades saw a revolution as plastic became the most commonly used material in modern life, found in everything from cars to furniture to packaging.
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Take a quick look around and you'll soon see how many everyday items contain plastic.
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But now our love of plastic is being questioned, mostly thanks to climate change and pollution caused by single use plastics – plastic products which are designed to be used just once before being thrown away. 11 million tonnes of plastic waste are dumped into our oceans every year.
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It's believed that single-use plastics make up 40% of all plastic pollution globally. What's more, it's not just land and water being polluted - tiny plastic pieces known as microbeads have even been found inside the human body and can be passed from mother to child through breast milk. And because plastic comes from fossil fuels, the process of making it creates problems at every stage, from burning coal, to transportation, to recycling. In this programme, we'll be asking: is it time to live without plastic? And, as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.
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But first I have a question for you, Beth.
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One reason why plastic became so popular is that it's a very flexible material.
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It can be formed into different shapes, making it useful for keeping food fresh, or holding liquid.
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Originally, plastic was invented to replace the decreasing supply of natural materials like metal, wood and glass. So which items did plastic first replace? Was it:
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a. snooker balls b. shopping bags or c. hairbrushes?
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Hmm, I guess the first thing to be made of plastic was a hairbrush.
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OK, Beth, I'll reveal the answer later in the programme.
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Dr Sherri Mason is Professor of Chemistry at Penn State University in the US, and a specialist in plastic pollution.
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Her award-winning 2017 research into microplastics in rivers led to the US Congress banning microbeads. Here, she explains the problem of plastics to BBC World Service Programme, The Real Story.
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Plastic is synthetic and, as a consequence of that, nature doesn't really know what to do with it.
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Like, a paper bag that's sitting on the side of the road – it's unsightly, but within weeks there are organisms in the soil they can use that paper bag as a food source, right...
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They have evolved to basically chew up that paper bag and turn it back into soil, turn it back into carbon and nitrogen and oxygen.
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But with regard to plastic, because it is a synthetic material, you don't have that evolution.
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There are some organisms that can use it as a food source, but they're few and far between, especially when you're talking about water systems, aquatic systems and the temperatures that exist, and so they can't really use it as a food source so plastic doesn't biodegrade...
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Plastic is a synthetic material, meaning that it's made by combining manmade chemicals, instead of existing naturally.
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Natural materials like paper decay and harmlessly turn back into soil – they biodegrade. But plastic is not like this.
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It doesn't decay and get broken down by microbes and bacteria.
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In fact, some plastic-eating microbes and bacteria do exist, but these are few and far between, they're rare – they don't happen very often. It is the fact that plastic doesn't decay which is responsible for the waste we see in the environment. Waste which is often unsightly, meaning ugly and unpleasant to look at. Fortunately, help is at hand.
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The plastic-eating microbes Neil mentioned, especially one called Rhodococcus ruber, have been tested by scientists and seemed capable of breaking down plastic into its basic components.
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What's also needed is an emphasis on reducing plastic production, especially packaging and other single-use products, rather than simply recycling. Action like this should help plastic achieve its original purpose – to help preserve, not pollute, our natural resources. And speaking of the origins of plastic, isn't it time to reveal the answer to your question, Neil?
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Right. I asked you which object made of natural materials was the first to be replaced by plastic?
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You said it was a hairbrush which was... the wrong answer, I'm afraid Beth.
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In fact, the first plastic-moulding machine was used in 1872 to produce snooker balls.
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OK, let's recap the vocabulary we have learned from this programme, starting with single-use plastics – plastic products which are designed to be used just once, before being thrown away.
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Microbeads are tiny plastic particles found in products like toothpastes and body scrubs, which can enter and pollute rivers, seas and the human body.
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The adjective synthetic describes a non-natural material made by combining chemicals.
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To biodegrade means to decay naturally in a way that is not harmful to the environment. The phrase few and far between means very rare or not happening very often.
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And finally, if something is described as unsightly, it's ugly and unpleasant to look at. Once again our six minutes are up.
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Join us next time for more trending topics and useful vocabulary here at Six Minute English. Goodbye for now.
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Goodbye!
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关于本课

欢迎来到这节引人深思的英语口语练习课！本期视频来自BBC Learning English的《六分钟英语》，主持人Neil和Beth将带我们深入探讨“塑料污染”这一全球性议题。视频回顾了塑料从“神奇材料”到“环境公敌”的转变，详细解释了一次性塑料、微塑料颗粒如何危害环境和人体健康，并从科学角度阐述了塑料为何难以生物降解。同时，视频也提到了应对塑料污染的潜在解决方案。

通过本课学习，你将：

  • 掌握一系列与环境、污染和材料科学相关的实用英语词汇和表达。
  • 练习如何用清晰的语言解释复杂概念，有效提升你的英语流利度。
  • 提升你参与环保话题讨论的口语能力，这对于日常交流和像雅思口语这类考试都非常有益。

重要词汇和短语

  • single-use plastics: (名词) 一次性塑料（制品），指设计成只使用一次便丢弃的塑料产品。
  • microbeads: (名词) 微塑料颗粒，在牙膏、磨砂膏等产品中发现的微小塑料粒子，会进入水系统并污染环境。
  • synthetic: (形容词) 合成的，人造的。指通过化学方法而非自然方式制造的材料。
  • biodegrade: (动词) 生物降解。指物质在微生物作用下自然分解，且对环境无害。
  • few and far between: (短语) 稀少的，不常发生的。表示某事物非常罕见。
  • unsightly: (形容词) 难看的，不雅观的。形容外观令人不悦。
  • mass-produced: (形容词) 大规模生产的。指商品以工业化方式大量制造。
  • climate change and pollution: (名词短语) 气候变化和污染。视频中提及的塑料问题的主要驱动因素。

本视频练习技巧

要充分利用这段视频进行英语口语练习，我们推荐以下跟读技巧和方法：

  • 模仿BBC口音和语调： 视频中的两位主持人发音清晰，语速适中，是绝佳的发音练习素材。尝试完全模仿他们的标准英式发音、自然连读、语调和节奏。特别留意他们在解释复杂概念时使用的停顿和重音，以及提问和回答时的语气变化。
  • 关注专业词汇的表达： 视频中出现了大量与环境科学相关的专业词汇，如“single-use plastics”、“microbeads”、“synthetic”、“biodegrade”等。练习这些词汇的准确发音和用法，有助于你在讨论环保话题时更加专业和自信，这对于提升雅思口语分数非常有帮助。
  • 练习解释复杂概念： 视频详细解释了塑料为何难以生物降解，以及Dr. Sherri Mason的科学解释。暂停视频，尝试用自己的话复述这些科学概念。这能锻炼你清晰、简明地表达复杂信息的能力，有效提升英语流利度。
  • 拓展思考与表达： 暂停视频，思考主持人提出的问题，例如“Is it time to live without plastic?”（是时候摆脱塑料了吗？）。尝试用英语组织你的观点和论据，然后继续播放，与视频内容进行对比，学习新的表达方式。
  • 分段跟读，逐步加速： 对于初学者，可以先听懂一句话，暂停，然后清晰地跟读。熟练后可以尝试同步跟读。如果语速对你来说有点快，可以利用播放器的减速功能。通过反复练习，你的目标是最终能以正常语速流利跟读，掌握演讲者的语流。

什么是跟读法？

跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。

如何在ShadowingEnglish上有效练习

  1. 选择您的视频： 挑选一段语音清晰、自然的YouTube视频。TED演讲，BBC新闻，电影片段，播客或雅思口语范例都很好。将URL粘贴到搜索栏中。从较短的视频（短于5分钟）以及您真正感兴趣的内容开始——兴趣是最重要的导师。
  2. 先听，理解上下文： 第一次听的时候，将速度保持在1倍速并仅仅倾听。还不要尝试重复。专注于理解其含义，收集新词汇，并注意讲话人如何强调单词，连读声音及使用停顿。
  3. 设置跟读模式：
    • 等待模式：选择 +3s 或 +5s ——在每句话播放完毕后，视频会自动暂停以便您有时间大声重复它。如果您想完全控制并在每次重复后由您自己点击下一步，请选择 手动。
    • 字幕同步：YouTube字幕有时会在音频前或后略微出现。使用 ±100ms 使它们完美对齐以助您准确跟读。
  4. 大声跟读（核心练习）： 这是真正发生改变的一步。当一个句子播放出来立刻——或在暂停期间——大声、清晰且自信地重复出来。千万不要只是张张嘴：要模仿说话者的准确节奏、重音、音高和连读。力求听上去就像说话者的影子，而不仅是逐字背诵。使用重复功能多次练习同一个句子，直到感觉自然为止。
  5. 提高难度： 当练习段落变得相对舒适后，就去挑战自我。将速度增加至 <code>1.25x</code> 或甚至 <code>1.5x</code> 以训练高速语言反射。或者将等待模式调整为 <code>关闭</code> 以进行连续跟读——这是最进阶同样收益最大的模式。持续的每日15–30分钟的练习将可以在几周内产生可见的效果。

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