Shoes Made Out of Coffee Grounds

I love a good cup of coffee.
我好喜歡喝咖啡。

It smells delicious, tastes delicious, and it helps me wake up in the
morning.

But every time I make a pot of coffee, I have a bunch of coffee grounds that
I have to throw it away afterward.
但每次煮咖啡後都留很多咖啡渣。

Well, guess what? There is a Taiwanese company that has come up with a great
way to reuse coffee grounds, so they don't go to waste.

This company turns coffee grounds into shoes!
有一家公司把咖啡渣變成鞋子！

Experts at this company studied for many, many years to come up with a way to
reuse the waste that comes from making coffee.
專家花了很多年研究再利用咖啡渣的方法。

And they realized coffee waste is a good material to put into different kinds
of shoes!

Five cups of coffee grounds can be put into a pair of sneakers.
五杯的咖啡渣可以做一雙球鞋。

Two cups of coffee grounds can be used to make slippers.
兩杯可以做拖鞋。

And waste from fifteen cups of coffee can make a pair of rain boots!
煮十五杯咖啡剩下的咖啡渣可以做雨鞋！

That's so cool. It would be so great if all the grounds that come from the
coffee I drink could be turned into something useful.
不浪費咖啡渣，真的很棒。

I wonder if these shoes smell like coffee, too.
這種鞋子會不會有咖啡香味呢？

Would you like a pair?
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Vocabulary
廢物再利用，是最環保的辦法。

1. Come up with 想出來。
I've got to come up with a plan. 我一定要想出辦法。
For what? 要做甚麼呢？
For winning the race. 贏得賽跑勝利。
Just get up and practice every day. 你就每天早起練習啊。

2. Useful 有用的。
Old newspapers can be useful. 舊報紙可以很有用。
Yeah, I often use them to clean my oven. 對啊，我經常用它們來清理烤箱。

3. Shoe 鞋子。
Would you wear shoes that are made of waste? 你會穿用廢物做的鞋子嗎？
Probably not. Would you? 大概不會。你會嗎？
I'm already wearing eco-friendly shoes. 我已經在穿環保鞋。

4. Reuse 再利用。
I think it's great to reuse things. 我覺得把東西重複利用很棒。
I agree. 我同意。
I'm using your water bottle as my vase. 我正在用你的水瓶當花瓶。

Please read the words with me.
come up with 想出來
useful 有用的
shoes 鞋子
reuse 再利用
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Quiz

1. What kind of waste is mentioned in this story?
a. Coffee grounds
b. Disposable cups
c. Plastic straws

2. What is made out of the waste in this story?
a. shoe
b. Shirts
c. Pants

3. Where is the company mentioned in this story based?
a. Taiwan
b. Japan
c. South Korea

Answers
1. A
2. A
3. A

連結：https://www.icrt.com.tw/news_lunchbox. ... amp;searchDate=2021-12-14