Airline edible coffee cups 航空公司使用可以吃的咖啡杯

李全忠

你的每一次航空旅行都會留下許許多多的碳足跡，這讓地球的“綠色”又減少了幾分。有什么好的方法能讓地球“減負”呢？

難詞探意

1. vanilla /v??n?l?/ n. 香草

2. compost /?k?mp?st/ n. 混合肥料;堆肥

3. gluten /?ɡlu?tn/ n. 谷蛋白;面筋

4. soy /s??/ n. 大豆;醬油

5. sesame /?ses?mi/ n. 芝麻

Air travel isnt typically an eco?friendly venture. In fact， each flight generally leaves a pretty big carbon footprint; the aviation department of the International Civil Aviation Association （a United Nations agency） estimates emissions of carbon dioxide from airplanes is expected to triple by the year 2050.

Therefore， environmentally conscious carriers are trying to find more immediate ways to reduce waste within the interior of their aircrafts. The next cup of mid?flight coffee is going to look and taste a little different. Air New Zealand is testing out an edible coffee cup on its flights. The sustainable cups are vanilla flavored and leakproof， making them a seemingly ideal and delicious option to serve both coffee and ice cream to passengers. The cups， produced by New Zealand company Twiice， are part of the carriers ongoing efforts to go green. Although Air New Zealand currently uses compostable cups on all of its flights， the edible cups would take their sustainable efforts even further.

“The cups have been a big hit with the customers who have used these and weve also been using the cups as dessert bowls，” says Niki Chave， Air New Zealands senior manager of customer experience.Currently， the cups are Twiices only edible product， but the company says it expects to launch new items soon. According to its website， the coffee cups are made from wheat flour， sugar， egg， and vanilla essence， meaning that those with a gluten allergy will need to steer clear. Twiice also warns that the cups may contain traces of “dairy products， soy， tree nuts， peanuts， and sesame seeds”.

Still， this is a huge step in the right direction， and those worried about allergies can use one of Air New Zealands plant?based cups which are made from paper and corn instead of plastic. Already by using the plant?based compostable cups across their flights， Air New Zealand estimates they will prevent appro?ximately 15 million cups from ending up in a landfill per year. Thats a lot of plastic. Earlier Air New Zealand made a commitment to reduce plastic waste by nixing individual plastic water bottles from Business Premier and Premium

Economy cabins. That move alone was expected to keep 460，000 bottles from landfills on a yearly basis and even decrease carbon emissions by more than 300，000 kilograms by reducing weight on the aircraft.

The airline also advocates that customers bring their own reusable bottles on board. “Its great to see more and more customers are bringing their reusable drink bottles and keep cups on board，” says Anna Palairet， Air New Zealands acting head of sustainability. “We encourage people to do this—our cabin crew team is happy to fill these bottles.”

[Reading][Check]

1. Whats paragraph 1 mainly about？

A. The popularity of air travel. B. Some eco?friendly ventures.

C. A United Nations agency. D. Carbon footprints from airplanes.

2. What can we know about the edible coffee cup？

A. It is made of paper and flour. B. It is the Twiices only edible product.

C. It was produced by a British company. D. It can serve coffee to passengers only.

3. The underlined word in paragraph 4 can be replaced by? ? ? ? ? ? ?.

A. preventing B. protecting

C. ignoring D. using

[Language][Study]

Sentence for writing

The airline also advocates that customers bring their own reusable bottles on board. 航空公司還提倡乘客自己攜帶可重復使用的瓶子登機。

【信息提取】advocate that sb （should） do... 意為“提倡某人做……”。

【句式仿寫】她提倡人們去超市購物時攜帶可重復使用的袋子。