“垃圾分类”教育进校园 Various activities held across China to raise people's awareness of garbage sorting

Students make garbage sorting posters(海报 hǎibào) in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, June 4, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua]

Various(多种 duōzhǒng) activities(活动 huódòng) are held across China to raise people's awareness(意识 yìshí) of garbage(垃圾 lājī) sorting(分类 fēnlèi) and help them develop the habit(习惯 xíguàn) of waste(废品 fèipǐn) classification.

Pupils learn the knowledge of garbage sorting at an elementary school in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, June 4, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua]

Students throw wastes into rubbish bins(垃圾箱 lājī xiāng) according to garbage sorting in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, June 4, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua]

Pupils display the learning materials(材料 cáiliào) of garbage sorting at an elementary school in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, June 4, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua]

Pupils take part in a garbage sorting game(游戏 yóuxì) at Zhaoxia Primary School in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, June 4, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua]

重点词汇 Key Word:

垃圾

• <名词 n.> refuse; waste; rubbish; garbage; trash
  E.g. Cǐchù jìnzhǐ dào lājī.
  此处禁止倒垃圾。
  No dumping here.

• <喻 metaphor>
  E.g. Tā de jiànyì zhǐshì yīduī lājī.
  她的建议只是一堆垃圾。
  Her advice turned out to be nothing but rubbish.