下面一句是 2021 年高考英语全国乙卷(全国卷Ⅰ)阅读理解C文章中的一句:
Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint.
请问其中的plastic footprint 是什么意思?我查《牛津词典》,footprint的意思如下:
footprint
1. [usually plural] a mark left on a surface by a person’s foot or shoe or by an animal’s foot 脚印;足迹
2. (also ecological footprint) a measure of the amount of the earth’s resources used by a person or a population that lives in a particular way 脚印;足迹
3. the amount of space that something fills (某物所占的)空间量,面积
4. the area on the earth in which a signal from a communications satellite can be received (通信卫星)覆盖区
好像没有一个用法符合上面句子中footprint 的用法相吻合。
确实,你的句子中的 plastic footprint 用上面的解释好像都不太符合汉语通常的表达习惯。但你如果经常阅读外刊或新闻的话,相信你一定见过 carbon footprint:
carbon footprint:碳足迹,碳耗用量(Your carbon footprint is a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by your activities over a particular period)。例句如:
We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint. 我们都需要寻求降低碳排放量的方法。
Flying is the biggest contribution to my carbon footprint. 乘坐飞机在我的碳足迹中占有的比例最大。
Vow have to work out the size of your family's carbon footprint and find ways to reduce it. 你需要算出你家的碳足迹,并想办法减少它。
▲网友句子中的plastic footprint 用法与 carbon footprint 用法类似,可理解为“塑料足迹”“塑料耗用量”。如:
Roy, how are you reducing your plastic footprint? 罗伊,你要怎么减少你的塑料耗用量?
I'm really impressed you care about plastic footprint. 你对塑料足迹(塑料耗用量)的关心给我留下了深刻的印象。
I've tried to avoid buying things that use too much plastic packaging because I'm very aware of my plastic footprint. 我尽量避免购买那些使用太多塑料包装的东西,因为我非常清楚我的塑料足迹。
Well, you should always make sure that the tea bags you use are biodegradable if you want to reduce your plastic footprint. 那么,如果你想减少你的塑料耗用量,你应该确保你使用的茶叶袋是可生物降解的。
▲另外,如果你在平时的阅读中细心的话,一定还见过 digital
footprint,也可按类似思路理解。
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