柏克萊的貢獻
Plastic is in every aspect of our lives, yet the pollution it creates has become a nightmare to the earth.
塑膠在我們的生活中無所不在，然而塑膠帶來的污染已經成為地球的惡夢。
yet(conj.)然而=butpollution(n.)污染nightmare(n.)惡夢、夢魘
Luckily, researchers at Berkeley Lab have come up with a possible solution to the problem.
幸運的是，柏克萊研究室的人員想出了一個解決方法，
luckily(adv.)幸運地come up with想出=think of
They have designed a new type of plastic that can be recycled and reused over and over again.
他們研發出一款新型的塑膠，可以不斷地回收再利用。
design(v.)設計、研發=developrecycle(v.)回收reuse(v.)再利用over and over again不斷地
Normally, the vast majority of plastic waste cannot be recycled and ends up in landfills at best or in the ocean at worst.
一般來說，大部分的塑膠垃圾無法回收，最好的狀況是變成垃圾被掩埋，最壞的情況則是流到海洋。
normally(adv.)通常來說=generallyvast majority絕大部分的end up in N最後在～
landfill(n.)垃圾掩埋場at best最好的情況是
To reduce plastic pollution, the team has successfully developed a new type of plastic called PDK.
為了減少塑膠污染，一群來自柏克萊研究室的團隊成功地研發出一款名為PDK的新式塑膠材質。
reduce(v.)=cut down on減少successfully(adv.)成功地develop(v.)開發
PDK can be broken down at the molecular level and can be reused to create new plastic products.
PDK可以被分解至分子結構，以製造成新的塑膠產品。
break down分解molecular(adj.)分子的
This new plastic serves as a recyclable material that can be reused indefinitely.
這種新型塑膠是一種可循環使用的材料，可以永久地重複利用。
serve as作為～用途recyclable(adj.)可回收的material(n.)材料indefinitely(adv.)無限期地
The innovation is expected to improve the recycling process so as to reduce the amount of plastic waste.
這個創新發明預期將能夠改善塑膠回收的過程，減少塑膠廢棄物的產生。
innovation(n.)創新發明be expected to RV預計可以～improve(v.)改善so as to RV以至於做到～
As the project’s senior researcher, Jon Schlosberg, said “That broken black watchband you tossed in the trash could find new life as a computer keyboard if it’s made with our PDK plastics.”
如同這個計畫中的資深研究者約翰施洛斯伯格所說的：「如果使用PDK塑膠來製造產品，被丟棄的錶帶可以被賦予新生命，製成電腦鍵盤。」
watchband(n.)錶帶toss(v.)=throw away丟棄
PDK has the potential to transform the original plastic from products into new products, which can bring about revolutionary changes to our environment.
PDK可將原先的塑膠產品變成新產品，有效地為我們的環境帶來革命性的改變。
potential(n.)潛力transform A into B 把A轉變成Boriginal(adj.)原先的bring about帶來～改變或影響revolutionary(adj.)革命性的