自然生態系統失衡
Every day, around 8 million pieces of plastic end up in the oceans.
每天都有近800萬片的塑膠垃圾流入大海，
end up=以…告終;最終成為…
More than just ruining the natural beauty of the oceans and beaches, the damaging effects go far deeper, influencing all marine life.
不僅破壞了海洋與海灘的自然美景，甚至破壞、影響整個海洋生態。
ruin(v.)毀掉;糟蹋;毀壞influence(v.)(n.)影響
Perhaps the most visible impacts of marine plastics are the hundreds of marine species that get tangled up in the plastics or suffocate from them.
最顯而易見的影響是數百種海洋生物被塑膠垃圾纏繞或窒息而死。
visible(adj.)看得見的;顯眼的get tangled up in sth.=糾纏;牽連suffocate(v.)(使)窒息;(使)悶死
Marine animals such as whales, fishes, turtles, and seabirds often mistake plastic for small prey, and most eventually die of starvation as their stomachs are filled with plastics that cannot be digested.
鯨魚、魚、海龜與海鳥等海洋生物常誤把塑膠當作小型獵物，由於肚子裡滿是無法消化的塑膠垃圾，多數生物因而活活餓死。
mistake A for B=誤把A當作Bprey(n.)獵物predator(n.)捕食性動物starvation(n.)飢餓fill A with B=以B填滿Adigest(v.)消化digestion(n.)消化
They also suffer from various injuries, infections and even reduced ability to swim.
牠們也飽受各種傷口與感染所苦，且游泳能力變差。
infection(n.)感染
Another serious impact is that floating plastics can carry marine organisms to foreign ecosystems, disturbing the natural balance of the ecosystems.
另一嚴重衝擊則是漂浮於海面的塑膠垃圾將海洋微生物帶往其他生態系統，進而導致自然生態失衡。
float(v.)浮動;漂浮disturb(v.)干擾
When we throw away plastic, we assume that it will just disappear, but the reality isn’t so simple.
每當丟棄塑膠垃圾時，我們以為這些廢棄物會消失，但實則不然。
disappear(v.)消失
We should consider the impacts our plastic has on marine life and try to reduce our plastic use.
我們應該考量到塑膠對海洋生態的影響，並試著減少使用塑膠。
have an impact on sth.=對某事產生影響