从去年开始，我们住的地方要求垃圾分类，一开始大家都觉得太麻烦了。
Since last year, where we live has required trash sorting, and at first everyone found it a huge hassle.
香蕉皮、塑料袋、喝了一半的奶茶，应该扔到哪个垃圾桶呢？
A banana peel, a plastic bag, a half-finished milk tea — which bin should each of them go into?
楼下的王阿姨每天站在垃圾桶旁边，像老师检查作业一样检查大家的垃圾。
Aunt Wang from downstairs stands by the bins every day, inspecting everyone's trash the way a teacher checks homework.
有一次我把电池扔错了地方，她认真地给我上了十分钟的课。
Once I threw a battery into the wrong place, and she earnestly gave me a ten-minute lesson.
慢慢地，我发现自己扔垃圾以前真的会先想一想了。
Slowly, I found that I really do stop and think first before throwing things away now.
更有意思的是，家里的垃圾变少了，因为我买东西以前也开始问自己：这个真的需要吗？
Even more interesting, the trash at home has decreased, because before buying anything I have also started asking myself: do I really need this?
垃圾分类麻烦是麻烦，但是它让我们重新认识了自己的生活。
Trash sorting is a hassle, sure — but it has made us see our own lives anew.
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Key words 生词
分类fēnlèito sort; to classify
塑料袋sùliàodàiplastic bag
皮pípeel; skin
奶茶nǎichámilk tea
电池diànchíbattery
垃圾桶lājītǒngtrash bin
Grammar note 语法点
像……一样
"Like / the same as ..." compares one action or thing to another: 像老师检查作业一样检查大家的垃圾。
他高兴得像个孩子一样。— He was as happy as a child.
A 是 A，但是……
Repeating the adjective concedes a point before turning to what matters more: 麻烦是麻烦，但是它让我们重新认识了自己的生活。
这个菜辣是辣，但是很好吃。— This dish is spicy, sure, but it's delicious.
Check yourself 小测验
1. What does Aunt Wang do every day?
2. What happened after the author threw a battery into the wrong place?
3. Why has the trash at the author's home decreased?
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