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【明報專訊】Adventurer, activist and humanitarian Rob Greenfield (格林菲爾德) started a project called "Trash Me" in New York (紐約) on September 19. He ate, shopped and consumed the way an average American does and collected and carried every single piece of garbage he generated in a month on his specially made suit.

According to his website, "the average American creates 4.5 pounds of trash a day." In the thirty days, Greenfield ate fast foods like pizzas, hamburgers, fries and drank sodas as most Americans do. He put the food packages, empty cups and cans in his transparent suit. He carried them with him when he walked on the streets.

Greenfield hoped the project would inspire people to produce less trash. "Trash is out of sight, out of mind. Most of us throw it in the garbage can and we never think about it again," he said. In the month, Greenfield and his team of filmmakers made some videos and live streaming. To inspire more people, they will release a film about the project when it is over.(sources: Ming Pao, RobGreenfield.TV)

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In the 30 days, Rob Greenfield wore a suit packed with trash he had created.

■ English highway﹕ pound

Pound (lb) is a unit of weight. Other common units of weight include gram (g), kilogram (kg) and ounce (oz).

1kg = 1000 g

1lb = 16 oz

e.g. Billy weighs 60 kilograms, or about 132 pounds.

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Answer for following questions.

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1. Which of the following was not included in Rob Greenfield's "Trash Me" project?

a. collecting garbage he created

b. carrying garbage he created

c. recycling garbage he created

d. keeping garbage in his specially made suit

2. Fill in the following blank with a word in paragraph two.

I don't know where everybody has gone. The room is __________.

3. Is the following sentence true or false?

Rob Greenfield wants everyone to make less waste.

True / Flase

4. According to what Greenfield said in paragraph three, what do most of us do when we throw our rubbish away?

__________________________________________________

■ Glossary

humanitarian (n) 人道主義者

garbage (n) 垃圾;廢物 (美式用語)

suit (n) (特殊用途的)套裝、服裝

transparent (adj) 透明的

 
 
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