垃圾，垃圾食品，垃圾人

垃圾食品

垃圾，垃圾食品，垃圾人

英语中表示”垃圾”的词汇有不少，在英国、美国以及澳大利亚人们的使用习惯也有所不同。那么它们究竟有哪些异同呢？

? garbage /?ɡɑ?b?d?/

1. (Am. E.) waste material, such as paper, empty containers and food thrown away 垃圾

Can you take the garbage out when you leave? 出去的时候可以把垃圾带走吗？

2. nonsense or worthless ideas; stupid words or ideas 胡说

You are always talking garbage. 你总是胡说八道。

3. 与garbage 有关的词汇和短语：

garbage can 垃圾桶；垃圾箱

garbage collector清洁工；拾荒者

garbage disposal垃圾处理

garbageman清洁工

garbage truck垃圾车

garbage dump垃圾场；垃圾堆

? rubbish /?r?b??/

1. (Br. E.) food, paper, etc. that is no longer needed and has been or should be thrown away 垃圾；废物

You’ve got so much rubbish on your desk. It’s unbelievable. 你的桌子上有这么多垃圾。真是难以置信的。

2. an idea, statement that is silly or wrong and does not deserve serious attention 废话；胡说八道 (= nonsense, garbage)

They do sometimes talk rubbish. 他们有时真的是胡说八道。

His ideas are a load of rubbish. 他的观点就是一堆垃圾。

The film was entirely rubbish. 这部电影完全就是垃圾。

? trash /tr??/

1. (Am. E.) something of bad quality; things that you throw away, such empty bottles, used papers, food that has gone bad 垃圾

trash can垃圾桶；垃圾箱

trash bag垃圾袋

Will someone take out that trash? It’s too smelly. 请把垃圾拿出去好吗? 太臭了。

2. Something that is worthless or of low quality 垃圾；废话

You are talking trash all day. 你老喜欢整天讲废话。

This talk show is totally such trash. 这个脱口秀完全就是垃圾。

? junk /d???k/

1. things that are considered to be of no use or value, or of low quality 垃圾

You ought to clear out your bedroom-it’s full of junk. 你应该收拾一下你的卧室 —— 里面全是垃圾。

2. junk food: food that is not healthy because it contains a lot of fat, sugar etc. 垃圾食品

Don’t eat too much junk food, honey. It’s no good for you. 宝贝，不要吃太多的垃圾食品。这对你没有好处。

3. junk mail垃圾邮件 (=spam)

You can filter out those spam (mails) with special software. 你可以用专门的软件过滤掉那些垃圾邮件。

? waste /we?st/

1. unwanted materials or substance that are left after you have used something 废料；废弃物

The emphasis now is recycling waste. 现在得重点是回收废物。

Britain produces 20 million tons of household waste each year. 英国每年产生2000万吨生活垃圾。

waste paper 废纸

waste disposal 废物处理

hazardous waste 有害垃圾

nuclear waste 核废料

? litter /?l?t?(r)/

1. small pieces of rubbish that have been left lying on the ground in public places（在公共场所乱扔的）垃圾；废弃物

Don’t drop the wrapper in the street. Put it in the litter bin. 不要把包装纸掉在街上。把它放在垃圾箱里。(Br. and Aus.)

2. The park is littered with bottles and cans after the concert. 音乐会结束后，公园里到处是瓶瓶罐罐。

? refuse /?refju?s/

1. (formal) unwanted waste materials, especially those which are regularly thrown away from a house, factory, etc. 垃圾；废弃物 = rubbish (Br.); trash, garbage (Am.)

household/domestic refuse 生活垃圾

garden/kitchen refuse 花园/厨房垃圾

最后，当我们描述某个人一无是处，或者人品很垃圾时，用词可能不太文明，可以采用以下的不同表达：

He is good for nothing. 他一无是处（没用；废物；窝囊废）。

He’s a scum. 他是个人渣。

You asshole /son of a bitch /bastard. 你这个垃圾！