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

Good morning! Are you the new neighbour?

早上好！你是新搬来的邻居吧？

Morning! Yes, I moved in on Saturday.

早上好！是的，我星期六搬来的。

Lovely! I'm Margaret, from number twelve.

太好了！我是 Margaret，住十二号。

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

嗯，您知道为什么他们没收走我的垃圾吗？

Ah. Let me have a look.

啊。我来看看。

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

哎呀。玻璃桶里有个披萨盒。

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

恐怕纸类桶里还有食物。

Wait, there are different bins for everything?

等等，每种东西都有不同的桶？

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

对，一共四个。一开始是有点搞不清。

Ugh, in my old flat we had just one!

唉，我以前住的公寓只有一个桶！

Okay, it's quite simple, really.

好，其实挺简单的。

Blue is for paper and cardboard.

蓝色的放纸和纸板。

Green is for glass bottles and jars.

绿色的放玻璃瓶和玻璃罐。

And the little brown one?

那个棕色的小桶呢？

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

那个放厨余垃圾，会被做成堆肥。

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

哦，难怪那么臭！

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

真的很抱歉。我看起来一定像个很糟糕的邻居。

Not at all! Everyone gets it wrong at first.

完全不会！一开始大家都会弄错。

I once put a lamp in the glass bin!

我有一次把一盏台灯扔进了玻璃桶！

Really? A whole lamp? Ha!

真的吗？一整盏台灯？哈！

Right. I'll sort everything out now.

好。我现在就把所有东西重新分好。

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

好小伙子！那我去泡壶茶。

Oh, thanks! Could you check my work after?

哦，谢谢！待会儿您能帮我检查一下吗？

Of course. I'll be the bin inspector!

当然。我来当垃圾桶检查员！

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

下周，我保证，我的垃圾桶一定完美！