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Edible coffee cup

最近zuì jìn,新西兰Xīn xī lán航空háng kōng在zài他们tā men的de飞机fēi jī上shàng开始kāi shǐ尝试cháng shì使用shǐ yòng一yī种zhǒng可以kě yǐ吃chī的de香草xiāng cǎo口味kǒu wèi咖啡kā fēi杯bēi。

这zhè种zhǒng咖啡杯kā fēi bēi不仅bù jǐn防fáng漏lòu水shuǐ,而且ér qiě在zài倒dào入rù咖啡kā fēi以后yǐ hòu还hái可以kě yǐ在zài一yī段duàn时间shí jiān内nèi保持bǎo chí松脆sōng cuì的de口kǒu感gǎn,喝hē了le咖啡kā fēi以后yǐ hòu,可以kě yǐ继续jì xù把bǎ杯子bēi zi当dàng饼干bǐng gān吃chī。

如果rú guǒ改gǎi用yòng这zhè种zhǒng咖啡kā fēi杯bēi,每měi年nián大概dà gài可以kě yǐ减少jiǎn shǎo1500万wàn个gè纸zhǐ杯bēi,减少jiǎn shǎo垃圾lā jī浪费làng fèi。

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Vocabulary 56 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
新西兰 Xīn xī lánNew Zealand
航空 háng kōngaviation
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
他们 tā menthey; them
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
飞机 fēi jīairplane
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
尝试 cháng shìto try; to attempt
使用 shǐ yòngto use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
一 yīone / single / a (article)
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
香草 xiāng cǎoaromatic herb / vanilla / alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei / (fig.) loyal and dependable person (old)
口味 kǒu wèia person's preferences / tastes (in food) / flavor
咖啡 kā fēi(loanword) coffee
杯 bēicup / trophy cup
这 zhèthis; these
咖啡杯 kā fēi bēia coffee cup
不仅 bù jǐnnot just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
防 fángto protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent
漏 lòuto leak / to divulge / to leave out by mistake
水 shuǐwater / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income
而且 ér qiě(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
倒 dàoto invert; to place upside down or frontside back / to pour out / to tip out; to dump / to go backward
入 rùto enter; to go into / to join; to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
段 duànclassifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
时间 shí jiāntime
内 nèiwithin
保持 bǎo chíto keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
松脆 sōng cuìcrisp and crunchy; having a light, brittle texture
口 kǒumouth
感 gǎn(suffix) sense of ~
喝 hēto drink
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
继续 jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
杯子 bēi zicup / glass
当 dàngto replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student)
饼干 bǐng gānbiscuit; cracker; cookie
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
改 gǎito change / to alter / to transform / to correct
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
每 měieach / every
年 niányear
大概 dà gàiroughly / probably / about
减少 jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
万 wànten thousand / a great number
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
纸 zhǐpaper
垃圾 lā jītrash / refuse / garbage
浪费 làng fèito waste / to squander