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This is Scientific American's 60-second Science, I'm Christopher Intagliata.

这里是科学美国人——60秒科学系列,我是克里斯托弗·因塔格里塔。

You never know if your loved ones are going to like what you bought 'em for the holidays. But one thing you can count on? A huge p?ile of paper trash, the detritus1 from unwrapping presents.

你永远不知道你爱的人会不会喜欢你买的节日礼物。但有件事你可以确定。一大堆废纸——拆开礼物包装后留下的碎屑。

Americans spend more than 8 billion dollars a year on wrapping paper, according to a recent report by Sundale Research. And we toss millions of pounds of that precious paper in the garbage.

根据圣代尔研究所的最新报告,美国人每年在包装纸上的花费超过80亿美元。我们把数百万磅的珍贵纸张扔进了垃圾桶。

Truth is, it's not that easy to recycle. Metallic2 or shiny wrapping papers can't be recycled. Neither can bows or ribbons. And tissue paper doesn't have long enough fibers3 for recycling. One municipal recycler suggests composting tissue instead.

事实上,回收这些纸并不容易。金属或有光泽的包装纸不能回收。蝴蝶结和丝带也不能回收。棉纸因为纤维不够长而不能回收。一位市政回收商建议用堆肥纸代替棉纸。

Though we're spending a lot of money on wrapping paper and ribbons today, Grand View Research forecasts we'll be buying more decorative4 boxes, pouches5 and bags in the future—which is a more sustainable choice, because those items can be used year after year. Wrapping gifts in fabric—a Japanese tradition—is also growing in popularity.

现在,尽管我们在包装纸和丝带上花了很多钱,但大观研究所预测,我们未来将购买更多装饰盒、袋子和包,这些物品是更可持续的选择,因为这些东西可以年复一年地使用。用布料包装礼物的日本传统也越来越流行。

And if you're wondering whether you should even bother wrapping next year's presents, a 1992 study in the Journal of Consumer Psychology6 found that people were happier with their gifts when they got to unwrap them. Here's an idea: instead of spending money on wrapping paper, maybe use money as wrapping paper. That should just about put a bow on it.

如果你想知道明年你是否还会为礼物包装而烦恼,1992年《消费者心理学期刊》上的一项研究可能会给你答案,该研究发现,人们拆开礼物包装时,会对礼物感到更满意。有个主意:与其花钱买包装纸,不如直接用钞票包装礼物。这样一来,应该直接在上面放个蝴蝶结就可以了。

Thanks for listening for Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata.

谢谢大家收听科学美国人——60秒科学。我是克里斯托弗·因塔利亚塔。


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1 detritus J9dyA     
n.碎石
参考例句:
  • Detritus usually consists of gravel, sand and clay.岩屑通常是由砂砾,沙和粘土组成的。
  • A channel is no sooner cut than it chokes in its own detritus.一个河道刚被切割了不久,很快又被它自己的碎屑物质所充塞。
2 metallic LCuxO     
adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的
参考例句:
  • A sharp metallic note coming from the outside frightened me.外面传来尖锐铿锵的声音吓了我一跳。
  • He picked up a metallic ring last night.昨夜他捡了一个金属戒指。
3 fibers 421d63991f1d1fc8826d6e71d5e15f53     
光纤( fiber的名词复数 ); (织物的)质地; 纤维,纤维物质
参考例句:
  • Thesolution of collagen-PVA was wet spined with the sodium sulfate as coagulant and collagen-PVA composite fibers were prepared. 在此基础上,以硫酸钠为凝固剂,对胶原-PVA共混溶液进行湿法纺丝,制备了胶原-PVA复合纤维。
  • Sympathetic fibers are distributed to all regions of the heart. 交感神经纤维分布于心脏的所有部分。
4 decorative bxtxc     
adj.装饰的,可作装饰的
参考例句:
  • This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility.这种器皿中看不中用。
  • The style is ornate and highly decorative.这种风格很华丽,而且装饰效果很好。
5 pouches 952990a5cdea03f7970c486d570c7d8e     
n.(放在衣袋里或连在腰带上的)小袋( pouch的名词复数 );(袋鼠等的)育儿袋;邮袋;(某些动物贮存食物的)颊袋
参考例句:
  • Pouches are a peculiarity of marsupials. 腹袋是有袋动物的特色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Under my eyes the pouches were heavy. 我眼睛下的眼袋很深。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 psychology U0Wze     
n.心理,心理学,心理状态
参考例句:
  • She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
  • He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

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