Tips for getting rid of old clothes处理旧衣服小妙招

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1 Need to get rid of old clothes？ Youre not alone：With fast fashion， it's easier than ever to buy into trends.But cheap clothes arent made to last and that excess oftenends up in a long chain of carbonandlaborintensivereselling and recycling， if not directly into a landfill.

2 Donating is a popular alternative， but you should also know that only about 10 to 20percent of donated clothing gets sold at thrift shops.

3 Deciding where to donate makes a big difference not only to your environmentalfootprint but also to your community. When you drop off clothes for donation， they are firstsorted so the most valuable garments are sold online and in thrift shops.

4 The best way to ensure your good， usable clothing doesn't become waste is toincrease the chances that it ends up with someone who wants it. First， don't wait too longif you choose to donate clothing to an organization， big or small. The sooner folks donatetheir unwanted items， the more demand there is for them.

5 Wherever you donate， ensure clothes are clean and dry. If it's damaged or stained， don't send it to thrift shops. They don't have the capacity to do repairs and it just creates a financial burden in addition to the ecoburden，and defeats the purpose of the charitableaction.

6 You can also deal directly with people looking to use your clothes. This could be in ayard sale， your local Buy Nothing Project， or a local online giveaway group. You can alsosell， swap， or rent individual pieces on apps like ReSuit or Vinted. It can take time andthere's a carbon cost： shipping is required to get to the buyer， or to the warehouse then tothe buyer.

7 Clothes that are stained or damaged beyond repair will likely never be rewornbutcan still be diverted from landfills. You can send your clothes directly to recyclingcompanies. Old clothes can be downcycled into stuffing， carpet padding， and wipers for carwashes， and even generated into new textiles.

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1. How can we efficiently avoid clothes waste？

A. By finding those who need them.

B. By donating them to organizations.

C. By ensuring them to be clean and dry.

D. By choosing suitable apps for them.

2. What's the suitable way to deal with the damaged clothes？

A. Transporting them to landfills.

B. Sending them to recycling companies.

C. Repairing them before finding buyers.

D. Donating them to those in need of them.

3. Where is the text probably taken from？

A. A popular magazine.

B. A research paper.

C. An advertisement.

D. A textbook.

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Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

The best way to ensure your good， usable clothing doesn't become waste is to increasethe chances that it ends up with someone who wants it. 确保你的好的、可用的衣服不被浪费的最好方法是增加它最终被想要它的人拥有的机会。

【点石成金】本句中，to ensure your good， usable clothing doesnt become waste為动词不定式作定语；to increase the chances that it ends up with someone who wants it 为动词不定式作表语；that it ends up with someone who wants it为that引导的同位语从句；who wants it为修饰someone的定语从句。

Ⅱ. Translate the sentences by using the given phrases.

1. 我多么希望我能摆脱这种沮丧的感觉。（get rid of）

How I wish .__________________

2. 每个人都可以对世界产生很大的影响，如果他尽他最大的努力这样做的话。（make a big difference）

___________________if he tries his best to do so.

3. 晚会在一首优美的歌曲中结束，这首歌给我留下了深刻的印象。（end up with）

_________________which made a deep impression on me.

4. 除了崎岖不平的路，恶劣的天气也增加了我们爬山的困难。（in addition to）

________________________，the bad weather added to our difficulties of climbing the mountain.

5. 他很高兴自己能独自处理这么棘手的问题。（deal with）

He was delighted that ___________________.