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of the hottest environmental issues abroad is bottled
1 When thinking about the environment, the Japanese
should take time to reconsider their lifestyles. Today, one
bottled [bá:tld]
ds Ales os
issue(s) [ju:(z)]
industry[indastri]
water. Not only does the bottled water industry cost tne
deal [di:1]
planet a great deal in energy and materials, it has beCome
a symbol of First World excess.
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excess [iksés]
ironic [airá:nik]
wealthy[welli]
willing[wilig)
2 It is ironic that, although consumers in wealthy
Countries have safe drinking water, they are willing to pay
up to 100 times more for bottled water because of clever
packaging and attractive names. All the development that o
has brought drinkable tap water to everyone in Japan
packaging [pékidzig)
drinkable [drigkabl]
tap [tep]
seems somehow wasted. Why people prefer to buy small
amounts of water in PET bottles remains a mystery..
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3 The bottled water industry makes large profits while
mystery[místri]
profit(s) [prá:fat(s)]
refrigerated
[rifridsarèitid]
shelves [felvz]
<shelf
consuming, large amounts of energy. Vending machines 15
and refrigerated store shelves run 24 hours a day. PET
bottles require costly disposal. Bottled water is an
costly [ks:stli
disposal [dispóuzl
developed (divelapt]
ecological [:kalá:dgikl]
impact [impackt]
example of how industries in developed countries increase
consumer choice while ignoring the ecological impact of
their actions.
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9. 100 times moreとは, 何と比較してですか。
ggy
6. *First World
11. *tap water
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4. Not only does the bottled ~, (but) it has : not onlyが文頭に来た倒置
13. PET [pét] ポリエチレンテレフタレート
18. developed country → develonin