3 The Recycling Centre

Chapter 3 The Recycling Centre When they got inside, Billy's class stood for a moment, gazing at the huge machines.

当他们进入回收中心时，比利的班级站了一会儿，凝视着那些巨大的机器。

"Welcome, everyone," said Miss Khan. "I'm the manager here. I'll explain how all these machines work, and there's a quiz for you to answer as well." You can do the quiz with a friend. "Will you do the quiz with me?" asked Billy's best friend, Ash. Billy nodded. "Definitely!"

“欢迎大家，”汗小姐说。 “我是这里的经理。我会解释所有这些机器是如何工作的，还有一个测试需要你回答。” 你可以和朋友一起做测试。 “你愿意和我一起做测试吗？”比利最好的朋友阿什问。 比利点点头。“当然!”

"It all begins here," said Miss Khan, pointing to her right. "This grabber drops off the rubbish, and it falls onto the conveyor belt." Isn't it great! But Billy wasn't listening. He thought he'd seen something purple and furry moving along the conveyor belt...

“一切都从这里开始，”汗小姐指着右手说。 “这个抓取器掉下垃圾，然后掉到传送带上。” 太棒了！但是比利不听。 他觉得自己看到一个紫色的、毛茸茸的东西在传送带上移动……

"Billy! Are you paying attention?" asked Mr. Gritton, the teacher. "Yes," said Billy, clearly not paying any attention at all. Is that a straw... or a tiny purple tail?

“比利!你在专心听讲吗？”老师格里顿问道。 “是的，”比利说，显然根本没注意。 那是一根吸管吗？还是一条紫色的小尾巴？

"Now follow me," said Miss Khan, excitedly. "This is my favourite machine! Inside here, sharp claws rip open the plastic bags and bin liners." Are you ready for an amazing fact? Recycling a tonne of paper can save 17 trees!

“现在跟我来，”汗小姐兴奋地说。 “这是我最喜欢的机器！”在这里，锋利的爪子撕开了塑料袋和垃圾桶。” 你准备好接受一个惊人的事实了吗？ 回收一吨纸可以节省17棵树！

"Wow!" said Ash. "Did you hear that, Billy?" Billy was rubbing his eyes. He was sure he'd seen something blue and slimy, coming out the other end of the machine. Am I imagining things?

“哇！”阿什说。“你听到了吗，比利？”比利揉着眼睛。 他确信自己看到了某种蓝色粘稠的东西，从机器的另一端出来。 我是在胡思乱想吗？