將水煮沸
Molly and David are in the classroom working on a health project. Molly brings a bottle of mineral water, and David is making tea.
茉莉和大衛正在教室裡做健康專題。茉莉帶來一瓶礦泉水，大衛正在泡茶。
mineral(adj.)含礦物質的
Molly: Hey David, did you know bottled water can have tiny plastics inside?
茉莉：嘿，大衛，你知道嗎？瓶裝水裡可能有微小的塑膠。
plastic(n.)塑膠plastic container塑膠容器／plastic waste塑膠垃圾
David: Tiny plastics? You mean microplastics?
大衛：微小的塑膠？你是說「塑膠微粒」嗎？
Molly: Yes! One small bottle can have up to 100,000 pieces.
茉莉：對啊！一小瓶水可能有多達十萬顆。
up to最多、最高可達
David: Wow, that sounds scary. Can we even see them?
大衛：哇，聽起來好可怕。我們看得到它們嗎？
Molly: No, most are too small. But here’s the good news — boiling water can help!
茉莉：不行，大部分太小了。不過有好消息——把水煮開有幫助！
helpful(adj.)有幫助的
David: Really? Just boiling it?
大衛：真的嗎？只要煮開就好？
Molly: Yes. If you boil water and then let it cool or filter it, about 90% of the microplastics are gone.
茉莉：對啊。如果把水煮開，然後放涼或過濾，大約九成的微塑膠就會消失。
filter(v.)過濾(n.)濾網、濾紙disappear(v.)消失
David: That’s amazing! My family always boils water for tea.
大衛：太棒了！我家人平常都會煮開水泡茶。
Molly: Then you’re already doing something very healthy.
茉莉：那你們已經在做很健康的事了。
healthy(adj.)健康的、有益健康的healthful(adj.)有益健康的
David: What happens to the plastics when we boil water?
大衛：那煮開水的時候，塑膠會怎麼樣？
Molly: They stick to the white powder at the bottom of the pot. That’s why we see “limescale.”
茉莉：它們會黏在鍋底的白色粉末上。這就是為什麼我們會看到「水垢」。
stick to黏住、堅持powder(n.)粉末at the bottom of~在～的底部
David: Oh, I always thought that was just dirt!
大衛：喔，我一直以為那只是髒東西！
dirt(n.)髒污
Molly: Nope, it’s helpful! So let’s keep boiling water and stay safe.
茉莉：不是的，其實它有幫助！所以我們要繼續煮水，保持安全。
keep V-ing持續做～動作
David: Deal! Next time I drink tea, I’ll think, “Bye-bye, microplastics!”
大衛：好啊！下次我喝茶時，我會想：「掰掰，微塑膠！」