VOA慢速英语:Oceans To Hold More Plastic Than Fish by 2050

短语讲解：

1. The problem is that each year at least 8 million tons of plastics end up in oceans around the world.

at least 至少
例句：For that day at least he lost heart.
至少这一天他是垂头丧气的。
end up <非正>（以…）结束; 最终成为[变得]; 最后处于
例句：You'll end up in the business, which is where you belong anyway.
你还是进工商界谋个立身之地为好，你本来就是买卖人家出身嘛。

2. Unlike other types of trash in the ocean, the plastic never bio-degrades. That means it does not break down.

break down 失败; 划分（以便分析） 损坏
例句：The artificial distinctions of race also break down.
人为的种族差别也就会消除。

3. It said research in Europe shows as much as 53 percent of plastic could be recycled using available technology.

as much as 差不多
例句：I try to ward off fatigue by resting as much as possible.
为了防止疲劳，我尽可能多休息。