Recycling Rules: The New Neighbour's Bin Mix-Up

Good morning! Are you the new neighbour?

早安！你是新搬來的鄰居吧？

Morning! Yes, I moved in on Saturday.

早安！是的，我星期六搬來的。

Lovely! I'm Margaret, from number twelve.

太好了！我是 Margaret，住十二號。

Um, do you know why they didn't empty my bins?

嗯，您知道為什麼他們沒收走我的垃圾嗎？

Ah. Let me have a look.

啊。我來看看。

Oh dear. There's a pizza box in the glass bin.

哎呀。玻璃桶裡有個披薩盒。

And food in the paper bin, I'm afraid.

恐怕紙類桶裡還有食物。

Wait, there are different bins for everything?

等等，每種東西都有不同的桶？

Yes, four of them. It's a bit confusing at first.

對，一共四個。一開始是有點搞不清楚。

Ugh, in my old flat we had just one!

唉，我以前住的公寓只有一個桶！

Okay, it's quite simple, really.

好，其實滿簡單的。

Blue is for paper and cardboard.

藍色的放紙和紙板。

Green is for glass bottles and jars.

綠色的放玻璃瓶和玻璃罐。

And the little brown one?

那個咖啡色的小桶呢？

That's for food waste. They turn it into compost.

那個放廚餘，會被做成堆肥。

Oh, so that's why it smells so bad!

哦，難怪那麼臭！

I'm really sorry. I must look like a terrible neighbour.

真的很抱歉。我看起來一定像個很糟糕的鄰居。

Not at all! Everyone gets it wrong at first.

完全不會！一開始大家都會弄錯。

I once put a lamp in the glass bin!

我有一次把一盞檯燈丟進了玻璃桶！

Really? A whole lamp? Ha!

真的嗎？一整盞檯燈？哈！

Right. I'll sort everything out now.

好。我現在就把所有東西重新分好。

Good lad! And I'll make us a cup of tea.

好小子！那我去泡壺茶。

Oh, thanks! Could you check my work after?

哦，謝謝！待會兒您能幫我檢查一下嗎？

Of course. I'll be the bin inspector!

當然。我來當垃圾桶檢查員！

Next week, I promise, my bins will be perfect!

下週，我保證，我的垃圾桶一定完美！