有聲雙語熱點：星巴克杯子又成熱點，不是因爲限量打架

星巴克開始在英國倫敦機場試行一個環境保護項目，鼓勵公衆重複使用咖啡杯。

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讓重複利用咖啡杯變得容易和方便，一旦人們接受了這種方式，會減少使用多少個一次性杯子呢？也許，我們真的都能爲環保做些什麼。

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英文原文音頻：

Starbucks is testing reusable coffee cups at London’s Gatwick airport

星巴克在倫敦蓋特威克機場測試可重複使用咖啡杯。

One of the few places to find respite in the modern airport experience, at least for those of us who don’t have access to fancy airport lounges, is to grab a cup of coffee to sip on while you wait for the inevitable flight delay announcement. 

至少對我們這些進不了機場豪華候機室的人來說，爲數不多的能夠休憩片刻的地方就是去喝杯咖啡，等待無可避免的航班延誤通知。

However, as we all become more eco-conscious, using a single-use plastic lid and single-use paper cup destined for the ever-growing trash heap seems wasteful.

然而，我們越來越具有環保意識，用一次性塑料蓋和一次性紙杯似乎有點浪費，它們終究是要被丟到不斷增長的垃圾堆裏的。

Now Starbucks is working on a solution that will let you drink your double Americano without the guilt. The ubiquitous coffee chain is launching a first-of-its kind trial program to bring reusable cups to London’s Gatwick airport.

現在星巴克正在研究解決方案，讓你在喝雙份美式咖啡時不再有負罪感。這家無處不在的咖啡連鎖店正在推出第一次試驗性項目，在倫敦蓋特威克機場投入可重複使用的咖啡杯。

The program, which was created in conjunction with environmental nonprofit Hubbub, lets Starbucks customers pay five pence for a disposable cup or borrow one of the 2,000 or so reusable cups for their drink for free. 

這個項目由星巴克與公益環保組織Hubbub共同成立。星巴克顧客可以花5便士買可降解紙杯，或者免費借用重複使用咖啡杯，這種可以重複使用的杯子有兩千個。

If they choose the reusable option, they simply chug their sugar-free cinnamon dolce double shot lattes and, when they are done, drop the cup off at one of five “Cup Check-In” points throughout the airport. The cups are collected from there, washed, and put back into circulation.

如果選擇了重複使用咖啡杯，顧客喝完他們的無糖肉桂杜爾西雙份拿鐵後，只需把杯子放在機場的5個“收杯處”中的一個就可以了。之後會有人從那裏收集杯子，進行清洗，然後重新將之投入使用。

Easy, right?

很簡單，不是嗎？

Swapping reusable cups for disposable ones could help cut down on the seven million paper cups Gatwick reportedly disposes of each year, of which 5.3 million are recycled. 

用重複使用咖啡杯代替可降解咖啡杯可以降低使用紙杯的數量。蓋特威克機場稱，每年要處理700萬個降解紙杯，其中530萬能得到回收。

According to Hubbub, the month-long trial program will help it figure out whether “people’s concern about plastic waste can be translated into practical action if it is made easy and convenient.” 

Hubbub稱，這項持續一月的項目將會幫助瞭解，是否“人們對塑料垃圾的擔憂能轉變爲實際行動，如果這樣做簡單便捷的話。”

The company plans to track the number of returned cups, experimenting with different collection points to maximize the return rate.

星巴克計劃追蹤歸還的杯子，試驗不同的收杯點，以期實現最大的歸還率。