Before the 20th century, most straws were made of metal, paper, or pieces of grass. Plastic straws became popular after World War II and were soon found in every restaurant, and eventually, in every ocean. Pictures of ocean animals with plastic straws in their environment alerted the public to the danger of plastic waste. Many countries have responded by making plastic straws illegal. With plastic straws going out of style, there is a new market for eco-friendly drinking straws.
二十世紀前，大部分的吸管是由金屬、紙或是草製成的。塑膠吸管在第二次世界大戰後逐漸流行起來，且很快地在每間餐廳都可以發現它們的蹤跡，到了最後，遍布在海洋各處。生活環境中伴隨著塑膠吸管的海洋動物照片警惕著大眾塑膠垃圾的危險性。很多國家已經將塑膠吸管非法化以因應此問題。隨著塑膠吸管過時，環保吸管出現了新市場。
生活必備字詞：
plastic a. 塑膠的
respond vi. 回應，反應
go out of style 不流行，過時
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