CNN原文：

The most recent United Nation's data indicates the world generated a staggering 53.6 million metric tons of e-waste in 2019, and only 17.4% of that was recycled. The burden and harms of e-waste often fall to those in developing countries. The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that an "undetermined amount of used electronics is shipped from the United States and other developed countries to developing countries that lack the capacity to reject imports or to handle these materials appropriately."

联合国最新的数据显示，2019年全球产生了5360万吨电子垃圾，令人震惊，其中只有17.4%被回收。电子垃圾的负担和危害往往落在发展中国家的人身上。美国环境保护署估计，“有数量不定的二手电子产品从美国和其他发达国家运往发展中国家，这些国家缺乏拒绝进口或适当处理这些材料的能力。”

1.United Nation 联合国

2.e-waste 电子垃圾（e：electronic 电子的）

3.developing country 发展中国家

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned last year that the disposal and processing of soaring e-waste can cause a range of "adverse child health impacts," including changes in lung function, DNA damage and increased risk of some chronic illnesses such as cancer and cardiovascular disease later in life.

世界卫生组织(WHO)去年警告称，急剧增加的电子垃圾的处置和处理可能会对“儿童健康造成一系列不利影响”，包括肺功能的改变、DNA损伤，以及在以后的生活中增加患癌症和心血管疾病等一些慢性病的风险。

4. World Health Organization 世界卫生组织

5.chronic illness 慢性疾病

6.cardiovascular disease 心血管疾病

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7.household waste 生活垃圾

例句：Locals are objecting to the park being used as a disposal site for household waste.

当地人反对将公园用作生活垃圾的处理场。

8.industrial waste 工业垃圾

例句：In rivers, seas and oceans, there are industrial wastes.

在江河湖海里到处都有工业垃圾。

9.recycling n. 回收利用

例句：Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

回收是将废旧材料转化为新材料和新物体的过程。

10.landfill n. 垃圾填埋

例句：Any waste that is not recycled or reused has to go somewhere, and it usually ends up at a landfill site.

任何不能回收或重复利用的废物都必须去某个地方，而它们通常会被送到垃圾填埋场。

11.garbage/waste sorting/classification 垃圾分类

例句：Waste sorting is the process by which waste is separated into different elements. 垃圾分类是把垃圾分成不同种类的过程。