英语四级听力 063 Plant Your Phone.pdfVIP

063 Plant Your Phone A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? It may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in the garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower. Recently, a biodegradable mobile phone was introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers of recycle. Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and able to change shape. Over time it can also break down into the soil without giving out any toxic chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms nitrates. These feed the seed and help the flower grow. Engineers have designed a small transparent window to hold the seed. They have mode sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into covers so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time,” said one scientist. Translation: 向日葵是向日葵，手机是手机，但可以把二者结合起来为改善当 地环境做些贡献呢？ 这大概是可行的。当你淘汰手机时，你可以把它埋在花园或者花 盆里，然后等着它开花。 今日，科学家推出了一种可生物降解的手机，这种新型手机有望 鼓励消费者进行循环再利用。 在过去五年间，科学家研发出一种新型材料。这种材料看起来像 塑料，质地或坚硬或柔软，还可以改变形状，而且随着时间的推移它 还可以降解，并不会产生任何有毒的化学物质。英国研究人员用这种 新型材料制成了一种含有向日葵种子的手机壳。这种新型手机壳在降 解时会生成硝酸盐，这些硝酸盐正是有助于种子生长的养分。 工程师们设计了一个用于存放种子的透明小窗口。他们保证，种 子只有在手机废弃之后才会发芽。 一位科学家说：“到目前为止，我们的手机壳中只放过向日葵种 子。但我们正在与植物专家一起努力研究哪些花卉种子的效果最好。 下一次也许我们可以用玫瑰的种子。” Words: biodegradable [ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈgreɪdəbl] perform[pəfɔ:m]履行，执行 生物所能分解的 recycle[ˌri:saɪkl] 使再循环，反复利用 combine[kəmbaɪn] 使结合 s