今天的句子：
But while environmental organisations work hard to highlight links between the plastics and oil industries – and while pollution of the oceans and failures by the waste and recycling industry have become key themes for campaigners – the issue of plastics is still not widely enough recognised as a consequence of our dependence on fossil fuels.
思考题：
Which of the following issue has failed to be recognized by the wide public?
A.The big financial loss of oil industries.
B.The key themes of green campaigners.
C.Serious plastic pollution of the oceans.
D.Connection between big oil and plastics.
词汇突破:
highlight：强调
campaigners 活动家们
fossil fuels：化石燃料(石油煤炭天然气)
句子解析：
But while environmental organisations work hard to highlight links between the plastics and oil industries – and while pollution of the oceans and failures by the waste and recycling industry have become key themes for campaigners– the issue of plastics is still not widely enough recognised as a consequence of our dependence on fossil fuels.
参考译文：尽管环保组织努力强调塑料和石油工业之间的联系，并且尽管海洋污染和废物回收产业的失败已成为活动家们的关键主题，塑料问题是我们对化石燃料依赖的结果这一事实仍未得到广泛认可。
思考题解析：
Which of the following issue has failed to be recognized by the wide public?
A. The big financial loss of oil industries.
(石油工业的巨大财务损失)
A选项没有提到
B. The key themes of green campaigners.
(绿色活动者的主要诉求)
看最后一部分就能看出不对!
C. Serious plastic pollution of the oceans.
(海洋上严重的塑料污染)
依然是看最后一部分!不对!
D. Connection between big oil and plastics.
(大型石油公司和塑料之间的联系)
D选项正确。
文章来源背景和来源：
The Guardian view on plastics: reducing bag use is not enough
卫报对塑料的看法：减少塑料袋的使用并不够
背景：我们对于塑料垃圾的破坏并不陌生，从信天翁幼鸟因塑料牙签而夭折的视频到太平洋垃圾带令人触目的照片，关于塑料之害的证据并不少。近年来，许多国家的公众对塑料污染问题的关注都显著提升，并带来了一些新的立法。但对于塑料污染和石油行业的紧密联系，知之者却甚少，很多人都没意识到，我们对化石燃料的依赖是塑料泛滥的根本原因。塑料是化石燃料产业的产品，而不是附产品。沙特阿美石油和荷兰皇家壳牌等石油企业计划投入约4000亿美金扩大塑料制造。此举无疑是该行业为应对可再生能源和电动汽车带来的需求下降而采取的协同措施。若要快速有效地缓解塑料污染问题，我们必须加大对政客和大工业的压力，决不能纵容他们加大塑料产能。
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