Tips for getting rid of old clothes

河北 胡金瑩

主題語境：舊衣服處理 篇幅：343詞 建議用時：7分鐘

1Need to get rid of old clothes? You're not alone:With fast fashion, it's easier than ever to buy into trends.But cheap clothes aren't made to last and that excess often ends up in a long chain of carbon- and labor-intensive reselling and recycling,if not directly into a landfill.

2Donating is a popular alternative, but you should also know that only about 10 to 20 percent of donated clothing gets sold at thrift shops.

3Deciding where to donate makes a big difference not only to your environmental footprint but also to your community. When you drop off clothes for donation, they are first sorted so the most valuable garments are sold online and in thrift shops.

4The best way to ensure your good, usable clothing doesn't become waste is to increase the chances that it ends up with someone who wants it.First,don't wait too long if you choose to donate clothing to an organization, big or small. The sooner folks donate their unwanted items,the more demand there is for them.

5Wherever you donate, ensure clothes are clean and dry. If it's damaged or stained,don't send it to thrift shops. They don't have the capacity to do repairs and it just creates a financial burden in addition to the eco-burden, and defeats the purpose of the charitable action.

6You can also deal directly with people looking to use your clothes.This could be in a yard sale, your local Buy Nothing Project, or a local online giveaway group. You can also sell, swap, or rent individual pieces on apps like ReSuit or Vinted. It can take time and there's a carbon cost: shipping is required to get to the buyer, or to the warehouse then to the buyer.

7Clothes that are stained or damaged beyond repair will likely never be re-worn but can still be diverted from landfills. You can send your clothes directly to recycling companies.Old clothes can be downcycled into stuffing,carpet padding,and wipers for car washes,and even generated into new textiles.

Reading Check

Detail1.How can we efficiently avoid clothes waste?

A.By finding those who need them.

B.By donating them to organizations.

C.By ensuring them to be clean and dry.

D.By choosing suitable apps for them.

Detail2.What's the suitable way to deal with the damaged clothes?

A.Transporting them to landfills.

B.Sending them to recycling companies.

C.Repairing them before finding buyers.

D.Donating them to those in need of them.

Inference3.Where is the text probably taken from?

A.A popular magazine.

B.A research paper.

C.An advertisement.

D.A textbook.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Difficult sentence in the text

The best way to ensure your good, usable clothing doesn't become waste is to increase the chances that it ends up with someone who wants it. 確保你的好的、可用的衣服不被浪費的最好方法是增加它最終被想要它的人擁有的機會。

【點石成金】本句中，to ensure your good,usable clothing doesn't become waste 為動詞不定式作定語；to increase the chances that it ends up with someone who wants it 為動詞不定式作表語；that it ends up with someone who wants it 為that 引導的同位語從句；who wants it為修飾someone的定語從句。

Ⅱ.Translate the sentences by using the given phrases.

1.我多么希望我能擺脫這種沮喪的感覺。（get rid of）

How I wish_____________________________________.

2.每個人都可以對世界產生很大的影響，如果他盡他最大的努力這樣做的話。（make a big difference）

_____________________________________if he tries his best to do so.

3.晚會在一首優美的歌曲中結束，這首歌給我留下了深刻的印象。（end up with）

_____________________________________which made a deep impression on me.

4.除了崎嶇不平的路，惡劣的天氣也增加了我們爬山的困難。（in addition to）

_____________________________________, the bad weather added to our difficulties of climbing the mountain.

5.他很高興自己能獨自處理這么棘手的問題。（deal with）

He was delighted that_____________________________________.