
減少碳足跡
In the morning, some people need a cup of coffee to wake them up, and they add milk into their coffee.
早上,有些人需要一杯咖啡來喚醒他們,他們將牛奶加入咖啡中。
wake(v.)喚醒、弄醒
Or, they pour icy cold milk into a bowl of their favorite breakfast cereal.
或是他們將冰鎮的牛奶倒入他們最喜歡的早餐麥片中。
pour(v.)倒icy(adj.)冰冷的cereal(n.)麥片
Some people can’t go without milk for one day, can they?
有些人不能一天沒有牛奶,不是嗎?
can’t go without不能沒有⋯附加問句=助動詞+代名詞
Actually, they do have other choices.
事實上,他們的確有其他選擇。
actually(adv.)實際上
Soy milk, oat milk, rice milk, or almond milk are all environmentally friendly drinks.
豆漿、燕麥奶、米漿或杏仁奶都是對環境友善的飲品。
soy(n.)黃豆oat(n.)燕麥almond(n.)杏仁environmental(adj.)環境的
In the case of cow’s milk, it takes much more land and water to make than any of the plant-based milks.
就牛奶而言,製造它比任何植物奶都需要更多的土地和水資源。
in the case of就⋯而言、在⋯情況下plant-based(adj)植物性的
In addition, many dairy farms do not provide cows with a good quality of life. They live in small and unclean spaces.
此外,許多乳牛場並沒有提供乳牛良好的生活品質,牠們住在狹小又不乾淨的空間。
in addition此外dairy(adj.)牛奶的provide(v.)提供quality of life生活品質
Farmers might not treat them well, either.
農民也可能沒有善待牠們。
treat(v.)對待
Each plant-based milk has its pros and cons.
每種植物奶都有它的優點和缺點。
pro(n.)優點con(n.)缺點
But if you want to have a smaller carbon footprint, they are still far better than dairy.
但是如果你想減少碳足跡,它們仍然比乳製品好得多。
carbon(n.)碳footprint(n.)腳印、足跡carbon footprint碳足跡far(adv.)很、到很大的程度dairy(n.)乳製品
So, next time when you go grocery shopping, why not give the greener drink a try?
所以下次你去雜貨店買東西時,何不試試更環保的飲品呢?
give something a try試試⋯