导读：博扬·斯莱特16岁时的希腊潜水之旅改变了他的生活。他惊骇地发现，在远离海岸的海洋中，塑料竟比鱼还要多，从此决定做些什么帮助改变。海洋清理就是这样开始的！

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When Boyan Slat was 16, he took a diving trip to Greece that changed his life. The young Dutch man was appalled to see more plastic than fish in the ocean off the coast and decided to do something about it. That’s how The Ocean Cleanup got its start!

The nonprofit’s mission is to develop advanced technology that will rid our oceans of plastic. Boyan is particularly interested in combating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a vast stretch of marine debris (垃圾) that reaches from California to Japan.

In recent years, they managed to collect two shipping containers full of trash from the area for the first time in history! Now, this motivated engineer and conservationist is turning his attention to the source of the pollution: the 1,000 rivers around the world that are dumping about 80 percent of that plastic into the ocean.

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难句解析

• appalled /əˈpɔːld/ adj. 震惊的；感到惊骇的
  例句：We were appalled at the thought of another war. 一想到又有战争我们就胆寒。
• combat /ˈkɒmbæt/ v. 战斗；打仗
  例句：The policeman lost his life when combating the thief with a gun. 这位警察在与持枪小偷搏斗时牺牲了。
• conservationist /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst/ n. 自然环境保护主义者
  例句：Today’s explorer must also be a conservationist. 今天的探险者必须还是一个自然资源保护者。
• dumpster /ˈdʌmpstə(r)/ n. 垃圾箱
  例句：Why did you order such a large dumpster? 你干嘛订这么大一个垃圾箱？
• drastically /'dræstikli/ adv. 彻底地；急剧地
  例句：Social work services have been cut back drastically. 社会工作服务已经大大减少了。
• immense /ɪˈmens/ adj. 极大的；巨大的
  例句：There is still an immense amount of work to be done. 还有非常非常多的工作没有做。
• Now, this motivated engineer and conservationist is turning his attention to the source of the pollution: the 1,000 rivers around the world that are dumping about 80 percent of that plastic into the ocean.
  现在，这位充满激情的工程师和环保主义者正把注意力转向污染源：全世界1000条正在将80%的塑料倾倒进海洋的河流。that引导定语从句，修饰先行词rivers。
• That means we can drastically reduce the amount of waste that reaches the ocean simply by placing this invention along riverbanks.
  这意味着，只要把这项发明放在河岸，就可以大大减少流入海洋的废物量。that引导定语从句，修饰先行词the amount of waste。
• Though we still have much more work to do, I am eternally grateful for the team’s commitment and dedication to the mission and look forward to continuing to the next phase of development.
  尽管我们还有很多工作要做，但我永远感谢团队对使命的承诺和奉献，并期待着继续进入下一个发展阶段。though引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管，虽然”。

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