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Shopping the Unpackaged Way 現在流行「U商店」？！(上)
Are these unique stores a new way to shop or a passing fad一時的流行？
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hello friends
my name is Anne Marie
and today is a great day to learn something new
so let’s do that together. I’m David
and this is Studio Classroom.
We are so glad you’ve joined us for our lesson today,
friends, and we have a question for you. Are you ready?
I’m so ready. Okay, here we go.
Have you ever shopped at a zero-waste store before?
I have not shopped at a zero-waste store, Anne Marie,
but I have shopped at stores that have a zero-waste section.
For example, we were talking off the air
a little bit about a store in the U.S. called Whole Foods
that has parts of the store that work just like that.
Actually, another store that I would shop at in Philadelphia
had a zero-waste section where you could buy herbs—
different things that you could use to make
tea or seasonings.
And then you would bring your own bags, fill them up,
and pay by weight.
Well, shopping the zero-waste way or the unpackaged way
is a trend that has been going on for some time.
We’re going to explore it
today in our lesson as we get into our lesson called
Shopping the Unpackaged Way.
Shopping the Unpackaged Way
Are these unique stores a new way to shop or a passing fad?
When plastic became the go-to at grocery stores,
people would arrive home with large numbers of plastic bags
after just one use.
Some people would throw these bags away,
but that was only the tip of the plastic iceberg.
Many food items are wrapped in sheets of plastic,
and as most people know, plastic is harmful to the environment.
Hi everyone, welcome to Language Lab. I’m Jack.
我們先來看名詞 grocery，意思是雜貨。
我們來看例句：
Making a grocery list before shopping can help you save time and stay on budget.
購物前列一份雜貨清單可以幫助你節省時間，並且不超出預算。
或者是：
Pick up some groceries on your way home or we’ll have nothing to eat.
回家的路上買些雜貨，不然我們就沒有東西吃了。
如果把 grocery 字尾的 y 去掉，
就變成另一個名詞 grocer，意思就是雜貨商。
例如：
We all enjoy chatting with our local grocer because he knows so much about organic foods and even shares recipes with us.
我們都很喜歡和當地的雜貨店老闆聊天，因為他對有機食品非常了解，甚至還會跟我們分享食譜。
Okay, thank you so much, Jack. Friends,
we are getting right into our lesson and we see here:
Are these unique stores a new way to shop or just a passing fad?
Now first, we have this phrase “a passing fad.” Can you explain this to us, Dave?
Sure! So, a passing fad is just
a trend or idea that’s popular for a short time.
Okay, here’s an example of how you can use “passing fad” in a sentence:
People wondered if the new diet was just a passing fad.
A lot of times with these kinds of fads,
you see that they come for a short time,
and maybe a lot of people join in,
but what happens in the end?
It just disappears without
a trace. You don’t hear about it anymore.
That’s right. So,
that’s what we’re talking about
when it comes to these stores
that have an unpackaged
way of shopping. Now,
what does that mean?
How does our lesson continue?
Well, we see that when plastic became the go-to at grocery stores,
people would arrive home with
large numbers of plastic bags.
Okay, this definitely happens to me, friends.
Sometimes I forget my canvas bag
when I go to the store and I end up
having to buy
those plastic bags to bring my groceries home in.
Yeah, me too. I go to the store to buy one thing,
and suddenly I’m standing at the checkout with ten things,
and I don’t have a bag.
And all that plastic is pretty wasteful
and it’s not good for the environment.
That’s right. After just one use,
some people would just throw these bags away.
Okay, now if something is just used one time,
we have a couple of different ways we can talk about that.
We can say that that thing is single-use or
one-time use.
And this is talking about a product that is intended to be
discarded after you only use it once.
We say that these things are disposable.
That’s right. For example,
straws have been outlawed
or are no longer used in many drink shops and restaurants
because using single-use plastic objects is wasteful.
That’s right. Now,
we have another interesting phrase in this next sentence.
Can you read it for us, Dave?
Absolutely.
But that was only the tip of the plastic iceberg.
Okay, so we have this phrase “the tip of the iceberg,” and usually
we don’t use it with the word “plastic.” In fact,
it can be used in a lot of different ways.
That’s right. Sometimes
we just say that something is just the tip of the iceberg,
and that phrase generally just means
a small part of a much bigger problem—usually,
it’s a problem, right?
that’s right
Here’s an example of how you could use it in a sentence:
The waste in the park is just the tip of the garbage iceberg.
In this example,
we’re saying that there’s garbage everywhere,
and the waste in the park is just part of a larger problem.
That’s right. Now,
speaking of this plastic iceberg,
many food items are wrapped in sheets of plastic,
and as most people know,
plastic is harmful to the environment.
Okay, let’s talk about what we mean by sheets of plastic.
Now here, the word sheet is a measure word.
A lot of times, we talk about things like
sheets of paper.
Here specifically,
we’re talking
about these thin layers of plastic
that are used for wrapping or covering things.
That’s right. For example:
The sandwiches were wrapped in sheets of plastic.
Or:
I used a sheet of baking paper
to put my cookie dough on before putting it in the oven.
So sheets, as you can see,
friends, is a measure word for things that are very thin
and very flat.
But plastic, as we see in our article,
is not good for the environment. In fact,
it is harmful to the environment.
What can we do about it?
Let’s find out in our next reading:
Shopping the Unpackaged Way
Today you can help the environment
at shops known as zero-waste grocery stores.
The idea for these stores began in Europe
more than 15 years ago.
These shops, also called unpackaged stores
and package-free stores,
are gaining international popularity.
The goal is to eliminate plastic waste
in grocery stores by getting rid of all packaging.
接下來看動詞 eliminate，意思是消除或是淘汰。
譬如：
The doctor advised him to eliminate spicy food from his diet, but he was resistant to change.
醫生建議他從飲食中排除掉辛辣食物，但是他拒絕改變。
或者：
The team was eliminated from the competition after being caught cheating.
這支隊伍作弊被抓後，被淘汰出局。
eliminate 的名詞是 elimination，也是消除的意思。
例如：
Though the elimination of global poverty by 2030 may be unlikely, we should keep striving for it.
儘管在2030年前消除全球貧窮的可能性不大，但是我們仍應繼續努力。
All right, friends,
we already talked
about how plastic is a huge problem. It’s terrible
for the environment.
In fact, it is harmful to the environment.
So what can we do about it? Well,
today you can help the environment at shops known as
zero-waste grocery stores.
Okay, so we see here this phrase “to be known as something.”
Now if something is known as something else,
it means that
it is called by or referred to by a specific name.
For example:
Some of you may know that the city of Philadelphia
is known as the City of Brotherly Love.
That’s right. Its actual name is Philadelphia,
but it also has a nickname that it is known by.
So these shops are known as
zero-waste grocery stores,
and let’s learn more about them now.
The idea for these stores began in Europe
more than fifteen years ago.
These shops, also called
unpackaged stores and package-free stores,
are gaining international popularity.
Okay, friends,
you are going to see the word package in this section
a lot, and this is one of our key terms for our lesson today.
So first of all,
let’s talk about what it means if something is unpackaged.
Well, if something is unpackaged,
it just means that it does not have a container
or any kind of wrapping on it.
Okay, so a lot of fruit that you buy in
the grocery store is unpackaged. It doesn’t come in a
bag of plastic or something like that.
That’s right. Now
we see that these are unpackaged or package-free stores.
Now in the next sentence,
we see that the goal is to eliminate plastic waste
in grocery stores by
getting rid of all packaging.
Okay, so we see another great phrase here, friends,
that we need to talk about.
If you’re going to get rid of something,
it means that you are going to remove it
or you’re going to completely throw it away.
Exactly. For example:
Many students get rid of all their old textbooks
during the summer between different years.
Okay, and I think that this is a really great idea.
So if plastic is the problem,
how can we solve the plastic problem?
We can just totally get rid of packaging.
That’s right. Although
it might be a little bit difficult for some objects,
it seems like stores like this are really doing their best.
That’s right. This
makes me think of a few questions:
How are you going to carry your things home?
And what about things like beans or rice?
How are you going to take them or buy them
if they’re not in a package?
Well,
we might get into this in the next part of our article,
but there is a way—
it’s just that you have to make that way yourself.
Okay,
and I think that is what we are going to learn
about in a moment,
friends. So yes,
as we have said, packaging is the material
that’s used to wrap or protect goods.
And how can we get away from using packaging at all?
We’re going to talk about that in just a moment,
right after today’s Info Cloud.
Hello friends, welcome to Info Cloud.
Hey Rex,
I’m trying to quit eating junk food,
but I’m finding it difficult to do.
Do you know of a good way to change bad habits?
Sorry, no. I tried to do the same with potato chips, but I failed.
You know what they say—
old habits die hard.
Hmm, that is a great expression.
Let’s talk about it today.
The saying “old habits die hard”
describes how challenging it is to break old habits,
especially bad ones, or to adopt new routines.
For example:
Someone who has been smoking for many years might
find it extremely hard to quit,
even if they know it’s bad for their health.
Another example
could be someone who has always been a night owl.
Even if they try to go to bed early, they might struggle
because they are used to staying up late.
So true.
The saying really highlights
the power of habits
and how deeply they can be ingrained in our daily lives.
Yes,
while change is possible,
it often requires a lot of effort and persistence
to overcome old habits.
It’s a reminder that we need to be patient with ourselves
and others when trying to make changes.
old habits die hard 舊習慣很難改掉
old habits die hard 舊習慣很難改掉
建立良好的習慣非常不容易，因為 old habits die hard。
這句話的意思就是舊習慣很難改掉。
一個習慣晚睡的人，突然改變睡覺時間，可能會睡不著；或是抽菸的人如果戒菸，可能會經歷一段很痛苦的戒斷期。
Old habits die hard通常指的是一些人們想要改變的壞習慣。
雖然改變是可能的，但通常需要大量的努力和毅力來克服舊習慣。
這就是今天的 Info Cloud，那麼下次雲端見！
Shopping the Unpackaged Way
Shopping the Unpackaged Way
Shopping in package-free stores is fairly easy,
but it involves planning ahead.
Should you decide to try unpackaged shopping,
be sure to take containers.
You’ll find items such as rice, beans,
tea and coffee in various dispensers.
Measure the amount you want, weigh it,
and pour it into your container.
Place a label on your item that displays its weight,
and head off to the checkout area.
今天的 Usage Tip 要來看以 should 或had 為句首的條件句。
課文裡這一句：
Should you decide to try unpackaged shopping, be sure to take containers 是一個倒裝句。前半句可以還原為：
If you should decide to try unpackaged shopping。
這是一個 if 的假設語句型。倒裝之後省略連接詞 if，但是動詞和主詞要互換。
結構是：should + 主詞 + 動詞。
本句是在表達未來可能發生的情況。但是如果表達與過去事實相反的 if 句型，條件句是 had + 主詞 + 過去分詞，結果句是 would + have + 過去分詞。
來看個例句：
Had the candidate won the presidential election, he would have strengthened economic cooperation with neighboring countries.
如果候選人有贏得總統大選的話，他會加強與鄰國的經濟合作。
All right friends,
let’s continue learning about how in the world
we can avoid using plastic when shopping.
We read here:
Shopping in package-free stores is fairly easy,
but it involves planning ahead.
Now the term we want to look at in this sentence is
planning ahead.
What does that mean, Dave?
If you’re planning ahead,
it means that you’re thinking and preparing
for the future.
That’s right.
So planning ahead helps you avoid
last-minute problems.
This usually requires a little bit of
time. You have to think about
what you might need,
or what you need to do,
before you actually have to do it.
I’ve always thought it’s kind of a funny phrase.
If you’re planning, you’re already thinking about the future,
but you’re planning ahead,
so you’re planning before
you really would need to plan, to make sure
you’re a hundred percent ready.
That’s very interesting. So you’re not only thinking ahead,
but you’re planning to think ahead.
Something like that, okay.
This is a really interesting phrase
now that I think about it.
But how does our lesson continue?
Well, we see that shopping in package-free stores is fairly easy,
but it involves planning ahead.
Should you decide to try unpackaged shopping,
be sure to take containers.
Ah, containers—here is the answer to the problem!
A container is a box,
a jar, or another type of item,
and it’s used to hold things.
That’s right. For example,
when I go to the beach,
I like to bring a container to hold any
seashells or pieces of sea glass
that I find in the ocean.
Now, containers come in all shapes and sizes,
and there are a lot of different kinds of containers.
Can you think of some examples, Dave?
Sure! One of the most popular containers in
my part of the world in Pennsylvania is a glass jar.
Sometimes you call it a Mason jar,
and many people use these jars to store jam—
like the jellies and jams that they make themselves.
Another type of container I’m thinking of
is a bucket.
A bucket has a handle on the top,
and they come in all different shapes and sizes.
So a bucket could be pretty small,
like the type that you use to gather seashells,
or it could be really large, like the kind you use to carry water.
I’m not sure if a bucket is
the right kind of container to bring to a zero-waste store.
How does our lesson continue here?
Well, we see that you’ll find items such as rice, beans,
tea, and coffee in various dispensers.
All right, dispensers—we see that this is our
More Information word, friends.
Now a dispenser is a type of machine
or device,
and it releases a specific amount of product at a time.
That’s right. For example, when you go to a public restroom,
there are soap dispensers next to the sink
that give you soap
you can use to wash your hands.
At my house, we have a cat food dispenser
for my cats. It lets a certain amount of cat food out
at certain times for my cats.
That’s very handy—
so that you don’t have to wake up
early in the morning to feed your hungry cats.
That’s right!
So we have these dispensers here, and different
types of things that you might want to buy
come out of them—
coffee beans or rice.
You measure the amount you want,
you weigh it, and then you pour it into your container.
That’s right. After you pour it into your container,
you place a label on your item that displays its weight,
and head off to the checkout area.
All right.
The word we want to take a look at in this sentence,
friends, is that word label.
Now a label is a tag or a sticker,
and it usually has information on it
that is about the item it is on.
Exactly. For example,
if I have a piece of clothing and I want to wash it first,
I will look at the label on the clothing
to make sure it’s safe to put into my washing machine.
Okay, so what are we putting on this label?
We’re putting the weight and the information
about the product
on the label before we go to pay.
All right, friends,
we’ll be right back after today’s Fun Fact.
Hello fact friends!
I am Detective Ernest Finder, and I have a fun
fact for you today.
Did you know that the first modern grocery store was called
Piggly Wiggly, founded in the USA in 1960?
Piggly Wiggly? Well,
Piggly Wiggly was the first store
where customers picked the food themselves.
Oh, I didn’t know you were alive!
And that is today’s fun grocery store fact.
All right friends,
as we end our lesson today, we have a Talk About It question
for you and for Dave.
All right, I’m ready for it. Here it is:
What are some reasons not to shop at a zero-waste store?
You know, honestly,
I can only think of kind of selfish reasons like:
It’s hard
to remember to bring containers when I go shopping,
or I don’t want to have to
carry all these things around the store while I shop.
I mean, those are
some considerations, but it’s mostly kind of
things that would maybe make me feel inconvenient.
I think that overall,
shopping at zero-waste stores is a really good thing.
I definitely agree, and we’ll talk more about it tomorrow, friends.
Well,
that’s all the time we have for today.
My name is Anne Marie.
And I’m David.
And we’ll see you next time right here on Studio Classroom.
Bye!
Shopping the Unpackaged Way 現在流行「U商店」？！(下)
Shopping the Unpackaged Way 現在流行「U商店」？！(下)
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hello friends
my name is Anne Marie
and today is a great day to learn something new
so let’s do that together. I’m David,
and this is Studio Classroom, friends.
You are just in time for day two of our article called
Shopping the Unpackaged Way.
What are we talking about here?
Dave, we’re talking about special stores which
got their start in Europe about 15 years ago
that don’t use any kind of plastic
wrapping or packaging to keep the food fresh in the store.
Instead, they use lots of different dispensers
throughout the store that contain things like rice,
beans, coffee,
or other things, I’m sure.
In order to shop,
you take your container, fill it up with whatever
it is you want,
put a label with the weight
and the contents of that container,
and then
take that to check out, where they will
charge you based upon
the item’s weight.
This is a very neat idea, friends,
and I, for one, would definitely like to visit an
unpackaged store sometime.
But we’re not done talking about them,
so let’s get into our first reading for the day:
Shopping the Unpackaged Way
The large number of return customers
who shop the zero-waste way
clearly believe that the benefits outweigh the challenges.
Environmental benefits topped the list for many people.
Indeed, people have been raising the alarm
about the tremendous amount of plastic
in our environment for years.
Welcome to Language Lab, I’m Jack.
我們先來看「benefit」這個名詞，它的意思是「利益」或是「好處」。
來看例句：
The magazine article explained the benefits and drawbacks of electric vehicle ownership, addressing financial, environmental, and practical implications.
這篇雜誌文章解釋了擁有電動車的優缺點，談到對財務、環境和實際的影響。
「Benefit」的形容詞是「beneficial」，意思是「有益處的」。
比如：
Daily exercise and stretching are especially beneficial for older adults to help them maintain mobility.
日常鍛鍊和伸展對年長者特別有益處，可以幫助他們保持活動能力。
名詞「beneficiary」則是指「受益人」，
例如：
My children are the beneficiaries of my wealth when I die, and I hope they will not have any arguments about it.
我死後，我的子女是我的財產受益人，我希望他們不會為此而爭吵。
Okay, thank you so much Jack. Let’s continue learning
about zero-waste unpackaged stores, friends.
We read here:
The large number of return customers
who shop the zero-waste way
clearly believe that the benefits outweigh the challenges.
There are a few things we want to take
a look at in this sentence. First,
we want to talk about the idea of a return customer.
A return customer is a person who comes
back to shop at the same place.
There are a few places around
here in Dodger that I’m definitely a return customer of.
Oh? Why is that?
Because I love their noodles.
There’s a place that has really good fried rice—
I am definitely a return customer there.
Oftentimes,
the store’s product or good service will keep return
customers coming back. The same people go back
many times, and it sounds like these zero-
waste stores have a lot of return customers.
They certainly do.
We see that:
The large number of return customers
who shop the zero-waste way
clearly believe that the benefits outweigh
the challenges.
Okay,
we see this word outweigh here, friends,
and we need to talk about it.
If something outweighs something else,
it means that it is more
important or valuable than that other thing.
That’s right. For example:
The benefits of studying hard outweigh the time
and the effort that it takes.
Okay, so we’ve mentioned benefits here—there are a lot of
benefits to shopping this way.
Environmental benefits top the list for many people.
Now, if something tops the list,
it just means that it is at the top of the list—
it is the most important thing to a lot of people.
That’s right. Now on the subject of this
plastic iceberg, as we said yesterday,
indeed, people have been raising the alarm
about the tremendous amount of plastic in our environment
for years.
All right,
I see a great
phrase that we need to talk about here, friends,
and that is the idea of raising the alarm.
What does this mean?
If you raise the alarm about something,
it means that you’re warning others about a serious problem.
A lot of times, if you’re raising the alarm,
the idea is that there are a lot of people
who don’t know that something is a problem,
so you need to be really loud about it and tell as
many people as you can.
For example,
now scientists are raising the alarm about climate change.
This might be something that a lot of people
didn’t think about in the past, or a lot of people
weren’t aware of.
So now scientists need to raise the alarm
and let people know.
It reminds me of when I lived in Saint Louis, Missouri.
They would have tornadoes there,
which are very big, scary storms, and every now and again
they would have to test
the alarm. They would have to raise the
alarm for the tornadoes
just to make sure that it would
work in case there was a real tornado.
And boy, let me tell you—that was a scary sound.
They are very, very
loud alarms. I remember that from growing up as well.
Now, there’s something else in this sentence
that we need to talk about.
It is the word
tremendous. That’s right. If something is tremendous,
it is very large or great.
Now, tremendous can mean a couple of different things. Here,
it means “a lot” or “great,” as Dave just said. For example:
The storm caused tremendous damage to the area.
But tremendous could also mean “great” or “awesome.”
Some people use this as an exclamation.
That’s right. For example:
My wife makes tremendous fried rice.
That fried rice must be
really, really
good.
It sure is, let me tell you.
All right, friends.
We have more to learn,
so let’s continue on with our next reading right now.
Shopping the Unpackaged Way
Shopping at unpackaged stores
decreases plastic and other waste,
which helps lower pollution
and the need for single-use items.
Unpackaged stores
also promote environmentally friendly products
that are often produced locally and made sustainably.
This supports responsible brands and producers
and encourages environmentally friendly habits.
接下來看名詞 pollution，意思是「污染」。
例如：Land-based pollution has harmed the coral reefs.
陸地污染已對珊瑚礁造成了危害。
Pollution 的動詞是 pollute，
例如：
Dumping waste into rivers and streams will pollute our waterways.
將廢物倒入河川和溪流會污染我們的水道。
與 pollution 相關的名詞是 polluter，是指「造成污染者」或是「污染源」。
例如：
The energy sector is the world’s top polluter, followed by the transportation industry.
能源產業是全球最大的污染源，其次就是運輸業。
Okay, friends. Before we start this next section,
I want to remind you of a term we learned
about yesterday.
We talked all about one-time use
or single-use items.
These are things that you can only use one time,
and then they’re meant to be discarded.
We’re going to see that term
here in this next sentence.
That’s right.
Shopping at unpackaged stores
decreases plastic and other waste,
which helps lower pollution
and the need for single-use items.
Okay, so we see here—
single-use items are terrible for the environment.
Imagine if everyone you know
uses a single-use item at lunch
every single day. That is a lot of waste.
Now of course,
here the types of single-use items we’re talking about
are packaging for food or plastic bags.
Going on in our reading,
we see that unpackaged stores also
promote environmentally friendly
products that are often
produced locally and made sustainably.
All right, there are a lot of great terms for us to look at
in this sentence. First,
we want to talk about this word promote.
This means to support or encourage something to happen.
That’s right. For example:
Maybe the teacher
works hard to promote a love for reading in her class.
Exactly. So here,
what we’re seeing is these unpackaged stores
are promoting products.
So this is another
benefit of an unpackaged store.
Now, we also see this word locally, friends.
And we’re talking about the idea that these
products are grown or produced
from a nearby area—
not from far away.
That’s right. For example:
The store sells food that is grown locally.
I have found that
locally grown produce tastes a lot better than imported products.
It sure does. I remember going to
Chinatown in Philadelphia,
and the durian fruits—
boy, they already have a very strong smell.
But after they’ve been put
on a boat and in a freezer and shipped
all the way from
Asia to the eastern part of the United States,
by that time, they really have a smell—
and it’s not fresh,
because they can’t be produced or grown locally.
I also have heard that locally grown
honey is really, really good for you.
A lot of times,
the products that are
made or grown nearby
are very healthy for you,
and they don’t always have a lot of chemicals on them,
because they don’t need to be shipped
all across the world.
That’s right.
We also say that these products are being made sustainably,
which is a really great word. It just means that something is
made in a way that does not harm the environment or
the different resources that are used to make it.
Exactly. Here’s an example of
how you could use sustainably in a sentence:
Using solar energy is living sustainably.
Now, there’s one more term that we need to take a look at
in this section,
friends, and it appears in the next sentence.
Can you read it, please, Dave?
I would love to.
This supports responsible brands and producers
and encourages environmentally friendly habits.
Okay,
what we want to talk about here
is the idea of a responsible brand.
This is a hot topic recently in the news—
brands that are being responsible
with their processes, with their manufacturing.
Now, what responsible brand is talking about is a company
that makes a product in an ethical or eco-friendly way.
That’s right. To use this in
a sentence, you could say that:
Buying from responsible brands
helps support the environment.
Exactly.
Friends, we have a little bit more to learn in just a moment,
but first let’s go to today’s Info Cloud.
Welcome to Info Cloud, everyone.
Do you do a lot of online shopping?
Sometimes you can find
really good deals on different websites,
but the products aren’t always as nice as you expect.
I guess you get what you pay for.
That’s true.
The phrase “you get what you pay for” means that
if you only spend a little money,
you shouldn’t expect too much.
Does that mean that the more money you spend, the higher
quality something will be?
It could. High-quality things tend to cost
more than low-quality things.
So for a purse or
messenger bag,
real leather costs more and is also more durable.
So in that case,
you do get what you pay for—
the more expensive material is better quality, right?
But not all expensive things are high quality.
That’s true. When it comes to luxury brands,
you are not just paying for the materials.
Yeah,
you are also paying for the brand name
attached to the product
or the reputation associated with it.
You are paying to present a certain image—
the image of someone who can afford to shop for
luxury items.
That’s right.
But in general, quality costs more,
so you get what you pay for.
you get what you pay for 一分錢一分貨
you get what you pay for 一分錢一分貨
在網路上購物經常可以找到相當便宜的產品，但也可能會「踩到雷」，因為 you get what you pay for——
你付什麼樣的錢，就會得到什麼樣的東西。
如果你只花很少的錢，可能沒辦法期望太高，因為「一分錢一分貨」。
高品質的產品通常會用更貴的材料製作。
You get what you pay for.
雖然並不是所有昂貴的東西都是好的，因為商家可能花更多錢在廣告宣傳上，但一般來說，品質是和價格成正比的。
因為 you get what you pay for。
這就是今天的 Info Cloud，下次雲端見！|
Shopping the Unpackaged Way
Shopping the Unpackaged Way
Unpackaged shopping can also save you money in the long run.
By buying in bulk and bringing your own containers,
you avoid the packaging costs
often included in an item’s price.
You can buy only the amount you need,
reducing food and product waste.
And another reason for shopping the unpackaged way
is that many zero-waste stores
prioritize quality,
offering natural and organic products.
This can be healthier for you too,
not just the environment.
Will the unpackaged shopping trend catch on with everyone?
Only time will tell.
今天的 Usage Tip 要來看主詞 + 動詞 one + 動詞 two 加 -ing 的句型。
課文的句子：
You can buy only the amount you need, reducing food and product waste.
後面的分詞構句 reducing food and product waste是前面主要句子的附加資訊。
動詞 two 加 -ing 在描述動詞 one 的後續行動或結果。
譬如本句中的「只購買需要的量」就會帶來「減少浪費」的結果。
另外，動詞 one 和動詞 two + -ing
也可能同時發生，這時候現在分詞的作用是為主詞補充細節或背景資訊。
來看一個例句：
The protesters yelled at the politician, treating him as an enemy.
抗議者對這位政治人物大吼大叫，把他視為敵人。
All right friends, we have one last section in our article,
so let’s take a look together.
Unpackaged shopping can also save you money in the long run.
Let’s talk about what in the long run means.
If something is happening in the long run,
it means that it’s happening over a long period of time.
Here’s an example:
If you exercise regularly,
it will help you stay healthy in the long run.
Exercising doesn’t just benefit you that day
or that time that you exercise.
It will make you even healthier over time.
In many years down the road,
it will also help.
That’s right. It kind of gives me the image of a marathon—
a really long race, not a short sprint.
But a really long race. Further on in your life,
you will still
get the benefits of the things
that you have wisely chosen to do today.
Exactly. So unpackaged shopping
isn’t just good for the environment—
it can also
save you money
in the long run.
That’s right.
By buying in bulk and bringing your own containers,
you avoid the packaging costs
often included in an item’s price.
All right.
Buying in bulk is something that my family loves to
do. We do this at Costco mainly.
This is when you purchase a large amount of something at
one time.
That’s right. And you end up saving money that way as well.
As we go on in our reading,
we see that you can buy only the amount you need,
reducing food and product waste—this is a big one, right?
That’s right. So we see here that that was our
usage tip for today, friends.
And there’s another term that we want to look at,
and that is the word reducing.
If you are reducing something,
it means that you are making it less,
or you are cutting back on something.
For example:
If you have a problem with ants in your house,
you can reduce the amount of ants in your home
by cleaning up every night and not leaving crumbs on the table.
Oh, that’s a great tip.
All right, friends. Well, let’s continue reading here.
We read:
Another reason for shopping the unpackaged way
is that many zero-waste stores prioritize quality,
offering natural and organic products.
That’s right. Organic is such a great word.
It just means something is grown
naturally and without chemicals.
That’s right. For example:
At a farmers market,
you might find a larger selection of organic vegetables.
Now,
a lot of times
when we’re talking about organic fruits and vegetables,
we’re also talking about a price difference.
Usually these things are more expensive.
But that’s because it is harder to grow
these things without
pesticides.
That’s right. You end up having
sometimes a smaller crop
because
a large part of it got eaten by animals or insects.
Exactly.
All right.
But we see here at these zero-waste stores that organic
produce is a lot more plentiful,
and you can find things
that are grown organically there.
This can be healthier for you too,
not just the environment.
That’s right.
So,
will the unpackaged shopping trend catch on with everyone?
Only time will tell.
Catch on—this is another good phrase for us to know, friends.
This means to become
popular or understood.
That’s right. I think one of the great things about having
a reduction in the amount of things that you’re buying
is that if you live
alone or you’re trying to cook for yourself,
you don’t have to buy a big bag of something—
you can just get
as much
as you need.
I really hope that this trend will catch on
to make it easier for people
who are single
to cook healthy meals for themselves.
That’s a really great point.
I hope that it will catch on as well.
Friends, we’ll be right back after today’s fun fact!
Hello fact friends!
I am Detective Earnest Finder,
and I have a fun fact for you today.
Did you know that electric price scanners—
barcode scanners—were first used in grocery stores?
It’s true!
A pack of gum was the first thing to be scanned in 1974
in Ohio, USA.
So every time you hear that noise—beep beep—remember,
it started with a pack of gum in a grocery store.
And that’s today’s fun fact.
Waste Way
We have learned a
lot of great reasons to shop at these unpackaged stores.
Can you help us review a few of these reasons, Dave?
Yeah, absolutely.
One of the big ones is it will reduce the amount of food
that you buy, which will then reduce waste.
The other thing is that
even though organic food tends to be more expensive,
if you cut out the cost of packaging,
it actually reduces the overall cost of the food.
So then you’re buying healthier and cheaper.
Exactly.
Friends, is shopping at an unpackaged store
something you would like to do?
Talk about that in English!
Well, that’s all the time we have for today.
My name is Anne Marie.
And I’m David, and we’ll see you next time right here on
Studio Classroom.
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