Have you ever checked the label on a milk container and worried that it was expired? Maybe you opened it and smelled the milk, and believed it was OK. Then, you bravely took a sip, and it turned out that the milk tasted exactly the same as it did the previous day. When someone walks into a supermarket and looks at the labels on food, they are often not interested when the final date is close. The problem is that a lot of food goes to waste because of this. WeFood, a supermarket in Copenhagen, Denmark, is trying to change this. All the food in its store is 50% cheaper than other grocery stores, but this is because all the food is past the expiration dates. WeFood aims to attract two kinds of people ─ low-income customers and those concerned about waste. Overall, Denmark is doing a good job of lowering food waste. Over the past five years, waste has gone down by 25%. If WeFood catcheson, this type of grocery store could be a hit around the world.
label n. 標籤 The traveler attached a label to his suitcase. 這位旅客在他的行李上繫上標籤。
bravely adv. 勇敢地 There's no way out of this situation except to face it bravely. 在這種情況除了勇敢面對外，別無出路。
it turns out that... 結果…… It turned out that James was lying to me about everything. 結果詹姆士自始至終都在騙我。
aim to V 旨在……，以……為目的 Anna aims to win the English speech contest. 安娜的目標在於贏得英語演講比賽。
attract vt. 吸引 This sale has attracted many shoppers. 這場特賣會吸引了許多購物者前來。
be concerned about... 關切／心…… The parents were concerned about their son's future. 那對父母關心他們兒子的未來。
lower vt. 降低 The doctor lowered his voice when he told me the bad news. 醫生壓低聲音告訴我那個壞消息。
catch on 受歡迎，流行 I believe that the dress you designed will catch on soon. 我相信妳設計的那套洋裝很快就會流行。
expire 的相關用法 本文 "Have you ever checked the label on a milk container and worried that it was expired?" 中的 expire 為動詞，表『期滿』或『過期』，這裡的 expired 作形容詞使用，其名詞 expiration 意思是『過期』，所以 expiration date 指的是食品或證件的『有效期限』，過了此期限就算過期。例︰
My passport expires next week. （我的護照下個星期過期。）
也可以當『屆滿』解釋，例︰
The mayor's term expires at the end of December. （市長的任期在十二月底屆滿。）
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