Garbage and recycling

1. **What do you do when you see garbage on the streets?**

To be honest. I'm not about to ==pick up== every piece of trash on the street, but if there's like a bottle or a can or something, then I ==don't mind== picking that up and putting it in the bin.

2. **Why do some people throw garbage on the street instead of using the trash bins?**

The only explanation/ reason I can give is laziness. They can't be ==bothered to== look for a bin or take their rubbish home with them.

bother to

to make the effort to do something

\[ + to infinitive \] *He hasn't even bothered* ***to*** *write.*

3. **How do you feel when you see that?**

I find it extremely ==disturbing== when people throw trash on the ground, even though bins are ==nearby==. People are old enough, educated and should know about cleanliness.

disturbing (a) /dɪˈstɜː.bɪŋ/

khó chịu

^^= annoying^^

*The following programme contains scenes that may be disturbing* ***to*** *some viewers.*

nearby (a/adv) /ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/

not far away

^^= close to^^

*If there's a café nearby, we could stop for a snack.*

*I noticed a policeman standing nearby.*

*We stopped at some nearby shops to buy some food.*

4. **Do you help in keeping the streets tidy?**

Well, cleanup is not my job. I just do my best to try and be tidy and encourage other people to do the same. I think that's reasonable.

throw away something (phv)

past tense **threw** **US**/θru/

past participle **thrown** **US**/θroʊn/

to get rid of something by treating it as garbage

*When are you going to throw away those old magazines?*

to get rid of something you do not want any more

*US consumers throw away around 100 billion plastic bags annually.*

upset (a) /ʌpˈset/

buồn bã

^^= worried, unhappy, or angry^^

*Don't get upset* ***about*** *the dress - there's only a little stain on it.*

\[ + to infinitive \] *She was very upset* ***to*** *hear that the party had been cancelled.*

\[ + that \] *He was very upset* ***that*** *you didn't reply to his emails.*

disposal of waste /dɪˈspəʊ.zəl/

sự loại bỏ rác thải

These bins should not be used for the disposal of kitchen waste.

disposal place

nơi vất rác

litterer

người xả rác

self-discipline

tự giác

*You need a lot of self-discipline when you're doing research work on your own.*

knowingly (adv) /ˈnəʊ.ɪŋ.li/

cố ý

^^= deliberately^^

*She smiled knowingly at him.*

Spoil spoiled or spoilt \= ruin, destroy...

làm hỏng

miffed (a) /mɪft/

dễ nổi cáu

^^= irritable^^

*She hadn't called for a week and I was getting miffed.*

call (st) out

chỉ trích ai cái gì công khai

walk away

bỏ đi

litter\=garbage\=trash\=rubbish

rác

thanks to

nhờ vào, nhờ có

volunteer

(n) tình nguyện viên ; (v) xung phong làm

cleanup

việc dọn dẹp

to see no harm in sth.

it doesn't matter/ no bother to do