English: Visitors to a beach in Sussex, UK, saw an unusual sight this week: the shoreline was covered in French fries (“chips” in British English). Thousands of bags of chips washed ashore after shipping containers fell from cargo ships in the English Channel during bad weather.
Local resident Joel Bonnici said: “From a distance, it looked like golden sand, but up close we saw chip bags everywhere. In some areas, the chips were 75 cm deep.”
Volunteers joined the clean-up, but Bonnici warned the chips and plastic bags are an environmental hazard, especially for seals living nearby. He said seals might play with or eat the bags. A local official also asked visitors to keep dogs on leads, as the food waste could be harmful.This is the second cargo spill in Sussex recently—last month, thousands of bananas washed ashore.
中文： 英國薩塞克斯郡的海灘本週出現奇特景象：海岸線被 薯條（英式英語稱為 chips） 覆蓋。由於惡劣天氣，貨船在英吉利海峽掉落貨櫃，導致成千上萬袋薯條漂到岸邊。
當地居民 Joel Bonnici 說：「遠看像是金色沙灘，但近看卻是滿地薯條袋。在某些地方，薯條堆積達 75 公分深。」
志工參與清理，但 Bonnici 警告薯條和塑膠袋是 環境危害，尤其對附近的海豹有影響。他說海豹可能會玩弄或吞食袋子。一位地方官員提醒遊客要牽好狗，因為食物垃圾可能有害。
這是薩塞克斯近期第二次貨櫃事故——上個月，成千上萬根香蕉也漂到岸邊。
📚 Vocabulary | 單字
- shoreline = the edge of the sea → 海岸線
- cargo ship = large ship carrying goods → 貨船
- container = big box used for shipping → 貨櫃
- washed ashore = carried by the sea onto land → 漂到岸邊
- environmental hazard = danger to nature → 環境危害
- volunteer = person who helps without pay → 志工
- debris = scattered waste → 殘骸 / 垃圾
🗣️ Useful Expressions | 常用表達
- “The shoreline was covered in chips.” → 海岸線被薯條覆蓋。
- “Containers fell off cargo ships.” → 貨櫃從貨船掉落。
- “Volunteers are helping to clean up.” → 志工正在協助清理。
- “It is an environmental hazard.” → 這是環境危害。
📝 Practice Questions | 練習問題
- What unusual sight did visitors see on the beach? 遊客在海灘上看到了什麼奇特景象？
- Why did the chips wash ashore? 為什麼薯條漂到岸邊？
- Who was the first to find the chips? 誰最先發現薯條？
- Why are the chips and bags dangerous? 為什麼薯條和袋子有危險？
- What happened in Sussex last month? 上個月薩塞克斯發生了什麼事？
