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空中美語 EnglishDigest 2021年9月號Unit1-1【不再只是廢棄物！香蕉樹幹再利用】
IN UGANDA FARM WASTE BECOMES GREAT PRODUCTS
關鍵詞 stalk, abandon, household, durable, biodegradable, fertilizer
             莖稈,    廢棄,   家用品,   耐用,   可生物分解,   肥料
補充 ● generosity 慷慨 ● hesitation  猶豫 ● sympathy  同情

《練習本篇口語朗讀》

IN UGANDA FARM WASTE BECOMES GREAT PRODUCTS
不再只是廢棄物!
香蕉樹幹再利用
A common saying goes, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." In Uganda, a start-up is testing that idea out with the stalks of banana trees. The trees are easy to acquire in Uganda, where bananas are a common crop. It's rare to see the fibers of the stalk being used for much. The start-up, TexFad, is betting it can find many new uses for them.

Banana stalks can't be consumed, so after farmers harvest the bananas, the stalks are usually abandoned as waste. Before that can happen, TexFad gets hold of them and turns the natural fibers of the stalk into household items at its facility.

The fibers produced by a banana stalk can be used to make durable carpets. Another option is to use them as hair extensions after a special process makes them softer. The fibers are not only strong but also biodegradable. Because of that, if a product made from them is thrown away, it will positively impact the environment, as it can serve as fertilizer for the soil.

TexFad's work in Uganda might also hold potential for Taiwan. Here, too, bananas are a major established crop, and the fibers often go to waste. If someone follows TexFad's lead, you might eventually be able to purchase some green products made with Taiwanese banana fibers in stores near you!

不再只是廢棄物! 香蕉樹幹再利用
September 1
俗話說:「一個人的垃圾是另一個人的寶物。」在烏干達,一家新創公司正在用香蕉樹的莖桿試驗這個想法。這些樹在烏干達很容易取得,在造裡香蕉是常見的作物。很少見到的纖維被拿來使用。新創公司TexFad 敢肯定可為們找到許多新用途。
香蕉莖不能被食用, 所以農民收成香蕉後, 莖通常被當作廢物丟棄。在此之前,TexFad得到它們,將莖的天然纖維在其工廠變成家庭用品。香蕉產生的纖維可用於製作耐用的地毯。另一種選擇是在經過特殊處理過程使其軟化後,將它們做成接髮片。造些纖維不僅堅因,而且是可行生物分解的。正因如此,如果丟棄由它們製成的產品,將會對環境產生正面影響,因為它可以作為土壤的肥料。
TexFad在烏干達的成果也可能為臺灣帶來潛力。在這裡,香蕉也是著名的主要作物,而其纖維經常被浪費掉。如果有人效仿TexFad,你或許最終能夠在你附近的商店購買到一些用臺灣香蕉纖維製成的綠色產品!

《練習本篇口語朗讀一中英對照》

IN UGANDA FARM WASTE BECOMES GREAT PRODUCTS
不再只是廢棄物! 香蕉樹幹再利用
◎A common saying goes, "One man's trash is another man's treasure."
◎俗話說:「一個人的垃圾是另一個人的寶物。」

◎In Uganda, a start-up is testing that idea out with the stalks of banana trees.
◎在烏干達,一家新創公司正在用香蕉樹的莖桿試驗這個想法。
◎香蕉沒有樹幹trunk,只有莖stalk (可數)

◎The trees are easy to acquire in Uganda, where bananas are a common crop.
這些樹在烏干達很容易取得,在造裡香蕉是常見的作物。

◎It's rare to see the fibers of the stalk being used for much.
很少見到的纖維被拿來使用。

◎The start-up, TexFad, is betting it can find many new uses for them.
新創公司TexFad 敢肯定可為們找到許多新用途。

《練習本篇口語朗讀二中英對照》

◎Banana stalks can't be consumed, so after farmers harvest the bananas, the stalks are usually abandoned as waste.
◎香蕉莖不能被食用, 所以農民收成香蕉後, 莖通常被當作廢物丟棄。

◎Before that can happen, TexFad gets hold of them and turns the natural fibers of the stalk into household items at its facility.
◎在此之前,TexFad得到它們,將莖的天然纖維在其工廠變成家庭用品。

◎The fibers produced by a banana stalk can be used to make durable carpets.
◎香蕉產生的纖維可用於製作耐用的地毯。
● durable     (a) 耐用的
· The bag isn't very big, but it's durable, so it will last a long time.這個包包不是很大,但很耐用,所以能夠用很久。

◎Another option is to use them as hair extensions after a special process makes them softer.
◎另一種選擇是在經過特殊處理過程使其軟化後,將它們做成接髮片。

◎The fibers are not only strong but also biodegradable.
◎造些纖維不僅堅因,而且是可行生物分解的。
● 片語不僅～而且～ not only～but also  在同一篇中不要使用超過一次
● biodegradable (a) 可行生物分解的
· One supermarket is using biodegradable bags at check-outs. 有一家超市在收银台使用可生物降解的袋子。

◎Because of that, if a product made from them is thrown away, it will positively impact the environment, as it can serve as fertilizer for the soil.
◎正因如此,如果丟棄由它們製成的產品,將會對環境產生正面影響,因為它可以作為土壤的肥料。
● fertilizer   (n)肥料

《練習本篇口語朗讀三中英對照》
◎TexFad's work in Uganda might also hold potential for Taiwan.
◎TexFad在烏干達的成果也可能為臺灣帶來潛力。

◎Here, too, bananas are a major established crop, and the fibers often go to waste.
◎在這裡,香蕉也是著名的主要作物,而其纖維經常被浪費掉。
● established (a)既定的,公認的
· We were following what had been established custom and practice for many years. 我們當時遵從的是多年來一直被廣為接受的習俗和慣例。

◎If someone follows TexFad's lead, you might eventually be able to purchase some green products made with Taiwanese banana fibers in stores near you!
◎如果有人效仿TexFad,你或許最終能夠在你附近的商店購買到一些用臺灣香蕉纖維製成的綠色產品!

● generosity 慷慨
● hesitation  猶豫
● sympathy  同情