World Meeting for Zero Waste in Istanbul
在伊斯坦堡舉行的零廢棄世界會議
Introduction
People from 183 countries met in Istanbul. They want to stop waste and help the planet before the COP31 meeting.
來自 183 個國家的代表在伊斯坦堡會面。他們希望在 COP31 會議之前，停止廢物產生以幫助地球。
Main Body
The Zero Waste Foundation and the UN organized this meeting. They want to change how we make and use things. They want to use a 'circular economy'. This means we reuse things and do not throw them away.
零廢棄基金會與聯合國共同舉辦了這次會議。他們希望改變我們製造與使用物品的方式，推動所謂的「循環經濟」。這意味著我們要重複利用物品，而不是將其丟棄。
Emine Erdoğan said that people buy and throw away too many things. This hurts nature. The world makes billions of tons of trash every year. Also, many people are hungry, but people waste a lot of food.
Emine Erdoğan 表示，人們購買並丟棄了太多東西，這對自然環境造成了傷害。全球每年產生數十億噸垃圾。此外，許多人仍處於飢餓狀態，但人們卻浪費了大量食物。
Anaclaudia Rossbach from the UN said we must act now. We need to change how we pack and make products. The meeting also talked about war in Gaza. They said war hurts people and the earth.
聯合國的 Anaclaudia Rossbach 表示，我們必須立即採取行動。我們需要改變產品的包裝與製造方式。會議還討論了加薩的戰爭，指出戰爭傷害了人類以及地球。
Conclusion
The meeting ended with a plan. Now, countries must spend money to stop waste and protect the climate.
會議在制定計劃後結束。現在各國必須投入資金，以停止廢物產生並保護氣候。
Vocabulary Learning
🟢 Action Words: The "Want" Pattern
In this text, we see a very common way to express a goal or a desire.
Pattern: Person/Group want to Action
Examples from the story:
- They want to stop waste.
- They want to change how we make things.
- They want to use a circular economy.
💡 Simple Switch
To move from A1 to A2, stop using just "like" and start using "want to" to talk about the future or a plan.
- Basic: I like English. A2 Level: I want to learn English.
- Basic: The city is dirty. A2 Level: We want to clean the city.
⚠️ Vocabulary Alert: "Waste"
In this article, waste is used as both a thing and an action:
- The Thing: Trash/Garbage (e.g., "stop waste").
- The Action: To throw away something useful (e.g., "people waste a lot of food").