外刊精读 | 69《经济学人》：千兆工厂为循环经济助力 | 考研写作翻译

Circular cconomy - battery-makers are powering a circular economy

Related words:

1. power v 提供动力
2. raw materials 原材料
3. a one-way business 单项企业
4. wash one's hands of sth 不再承担责任
5. dispose of 处置
6. Most are burnt or rot(腐烂） in landfill, which pollutes the planet.
7. result in a big waste of materials
8. consumer product 消费品
9. brand image 品牌形象
10. lucrative adj. 赚钱的
11. pricy = costly 昂贵
12. shrink the carbon footprint 减少碳排放
13. recondition 修复
14. fast fashion 臭名昭著的
15. heaps of waste 成堆的垃圾
16. electronic circuits 电路板
17. electric motor 电动机
18. rare-earth metals 稀土金属

Vocabulary:

1. quadruple 四倍 增加四倍 increase by/to 4 times 增加了四倍
2. bottom line 财务数据里 bottom line 净利润
3. tarnish 损害（名誉，形象等）
4. examplar 典范
5. shareholder 股东
6. stake 股份
7. parent company 母公司
8. annual revenue 年营收
9. notoriously 臭名昭著的
10. textile 纺织品

Nice sentence:

1. (循环经济对于企业的好处，企业形象和净利润）Industry does talk about sustainability and recycling, but much of that is greenwashing intended to improve brand images. Yet in the circular economy the profit caan benefit from the greenery, as well.
2. (电池成本高和供应商不可控风险）Reusing materials makes sense. Batteries are the costliest part of an EV, so making them is lucrative. They contain materials-like lithium, cobalt and nickel that are pricey and can be hard to obtain. In addition, supply chains are long and complicated. Buyers risk being tarnished by their suppliers' poor environmenetal and labour standards.
3. (如何循环电池）The idea is that once batteries reach the ends of their lives, they should go back to a factory, where their ingredients can be recovered and put into new batteries.
4. (快时尚行业浪费严重，应该使用简单便于再利用的布料减少浪费）Fast fashion is a notoriously wasteful business in which little worn clothes are burnt or dumped. A big part of the reason for low recycling rates is the use of mixed textiles. Clothing companies could reengineer their processes to employ fibres that are easier to handle.