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Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world.29billion bottles of water are drunk each year.It takes 17 million barrels of crude oil to make there bottles.That's enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months. So why don't more people drink water from the tap in the kitchen?Some people drink bottled water because they think it is better for them than water out of the tap,but that's not true.In the United States,the government makes sure water from the tap is safe. People love bottled water because it is convenient to take with them.But maybe if they understand the problems it makes,they will try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a reusable bottle instead of a plastic one.Although plastic water bottles can be turned into some other useful things,only a small number of them are reused.The rest are taken away in rubbish trucks,or even worse,they end up as rubbish on the land and in rivers,lakes,and the ocean.Plastic bottles take hundreds of years to break down. Water is good for you,so keep drinkingit.But think about how often you use plastic water bottles,and see if you can make a change.If you take one to school.don't throw it away----bring it home and put tap water in it for the next day.

Answer 1

美国人比世界上任何一个国家的人买的瓶装水都多。他们每年要喝掉290亿瓶水。做这些水瓶需要消耗1700万桶原油。这些油足够一百万辆汽车用一年了。那么为什麽没有更多的人喝自来水呢?有些人认为喝瓶装水比喝自来水好,其实不尽然。在美国,政府确保自来水是安全的。人们喜欢喝瓶装水是因为它方便携带。但也许他们了解了瓶装水造成的危害后,会在家喝玻璃杯中的水或携带一个可循环使用的水瓶,而不用塑胶瓶。尽管塑料水瓶可以变成其他一些有用的东西,但只有少量可以被回收再利用。其余的都被垃圾车运走,更糟的结果是,他们最终被随意扔在地上,倾倒进河流、湖泊和海洋。塑胶瓶要几百年才能分解。水对人有好处,所以要每天喝水。但要想一想你是否经常用塑料水瓶,看看你是否改掉这一习惯。如果你把一个塑料瓶带到学校，不要把它扔掉——把它带回家,第二天再用它来装自来水喝。

Answer 2

美国人购买更多的瓶装水比任何其他国家在水world.29billion瓶醉每个year.It需要17万桶原油，以使有bottles.That的足够的石油来保持万辆汽车十二个月。那么为什么没有更多的人在厨房里喝水从水龙头？有些人喝瓶装水，因为他们认为这是为他们更好地比水的自来水，但是这不是true.In美国政府确保自来水是安全的。人们喜欢瓶装的水，因为它很方便可能采取与them.But如果他们了解的问题，它使，他们将尝试在一个可重复使用，而不是塑料one.Although的塑料水瓶瓶饮用水在家里的玻璃或挑水到其他一些有用的的东西了，其中只有少数reused.The其余垃圾车带走，甚至更糟糕，他们对土地和河流，湖泊中的垃圾，和ocean.Plastic瓶数百年来打破。水是对你有好处，因此保持drinkingit.But思考如何你经常使用塑料水瓶，并看到，如果你可以使你把变更school.don'T把它扔了----把它带回家并把它为第二天的自来水。

Answer 3

For every six water bottles we use, only one makes it to the recycling bin.

Photograph by Justin Sullivan/Staff, Getty Images

Catherine Clarke Fox

If your family is like many in the United States, unloading the week’s groceries includes hauling a case or two of bottled water into your home. On your way to a soccer game or activity, it’s easy to grab a cold one right out of the fridge, right?
But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment. In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, adding 29 billion water bottles a year to the problem. In order to make all these bottles, manufacturers use 17 million barrels of crude oil. That’s enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months.

Imagine a water bottle filled a quarter of the way up with oil. That’s about how much oil was needed to produce the bottle.

So why don’t more people drink water straight from the kitchen faucet? Some people drink bottled water because they think it is better for them than water out of the tap, but that’s not true. In the United States, local governments make sure water from the faucet is safe. There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may leach into the water.

People love the convenience of bottled water. But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a refillable steel container instead of plastic.

Plastic bottle recycling can help—instead of going out with the trash, plastic bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or cozy fleece clothing.

Unfortunately, for every six water bottles we use, only one makes it to the recycling bin. The rest are sent to landfills. Or, even worse, they end up as trash on the land and in rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Plastic bottles take many hundreds of years to disintegrate.

Water is good for you, so keep drinking it. But think about how often you use water bottles, and see if you can make a change.

And yes, you can make a difference. Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours.

Text by Catherine Clarke Fox

喝水:瓶装水还是自来水?

如果你的家庭就如大多数美国家庭一样,当卸下一周的日用品也会有一个拉杆箱或两瓶瓶装水带回家吧.在你要去看球赛或运动时，通常会从冰箱里抓出一瓶冰水带上,对吗?

但是所有那些塑料瓶用到大量化石燃料同时还会污染环境.实际上美国人购买了比其它国家都要多的瓶装水.每年加起来有290亿瓶.为了生产所有这些瓶子,制造厂用掉1700万桶未加工石油.这些石油足够让100万辆汽车使用十二个月.

想象一下在一个水瓶里注入四分之一的石油,这大约是生产这个瓶子需要的石油了.

为什么没有更多人直接饮用厨房里水龙头的水?一些人认为饮用瓶装水更好,但这不是事实.在美国,当地政府确保自来水的安全.也有越来越多关注在瓶本身的化学物质可能滤入水中.

人们喜爱瓶装水的方便.但是一旦他们意识到由此产生的问题,他们可能会试着在家用玻璃杯饮水或带上可重复灌装的钢制容器来代替塑料水瓶.

塑料瓶回收是有帮助的---相比当做废物丢弃,塑料瓶能被做成诸如地毯或舒适的羊毛衣服被褥之类的东西.

不幸的是,我们用的每6个水瓶,仅一个被放入再循环垃圾箱.剩余被送到垃圾填埋场.或者,更糟的是,他们最终当做垃圾丢弃在田地、河流、湖泊和海洋中.需要几百年时间来分解.

水有益,多喝水.但考虑一下你常用塑料水瓶吗?是否能改变一下?

是的,你也能出一份力.记住:再循环一个塑料瓶能存储足够让一个60瓦白炽灯亮6个小时的能量.

Answer 4

美国人买更多的瓶装水比历史上任何一个国家,在世界上。290亿瓶水喝一年。它需要1700万桶原油来做那瓶。这是足够的油来保持一百万辆汽车去了12个月。所以为什麽没有更多的人喝水龙头的水在厨房里?有些人喝瓶装水,因为他们认为这是更好的水比自来水,但那不是真的。在美国,政府保证水龙头的水是安全的。人们喜欢瓶装水里的方法因为它是方便携带。但也许他们理解这一问题做,他们会尝试从一个玻璃在家里喝酒或携带一个可重用的瓶水,而不要用塑胶袋。尽管塑料水瓶可以变成其他一些有用的东西,只有少量的回收再利用。其余的都是垃圾的卡车带走,甚至更糟的是,他们最终把垃圾扔在地上,在河流、湖泊和海洋。塑胶瓶花几百年才能分解。水对你有好处,所以让drinkingit。可是想想你是否能经常使用的塑料水瓶,看看你是否能改变过。如果你把一个学校。不要把它扔掉——带回家,把自来水的第二天。