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BBC News Review: 'Latte levy'
source: BBC Learning English 2018年3月13日
Billions of coffee cups are thrown away every year in the UK alone. Now a group of British politicians want to raise money for recycling by adding an extra charge to disposable coffee cups.
Key words and phrases:
in a bid to: in an attempt to (achieve something)
combat: try to stop something bad happening
whizz-kids: young people who are very clever and successful
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