Now have you ever wondered where your old computer ended up? Ghana is one of many poor countries taking more and more electronic or e- waste - waste that is often filled with toxic lead and dioxins. The dumping of used electronic products is illegal, but campaigners say manufacturers in countries like the U.K need to do more. Will Ross reports now from Ghana.
Fire and filth in the Ghanaian capital, Akra. Agbobloshy(?) may be a rubbish dump, but it’s also a treasure trove. The thousands of discarded computers, many of them from Britain, are dissected for any reusable parts - lenses from the disk drives, circuit boards. And with global scrap prices soaring, metals are in high demand. Any copper is especially prized.
Fire is used to remove the plastic coating from the computer’s copper wires and cables. These workers are here seven days a week, inhaling the poisonousfumes. Computer screen casings even provide a bridge across this toxic bog. A pair of second-handmoon boots, which once graced the European ski resorts, provides good protection for 15 year old Abraham. He says his headmastersent him away because he hadn’t paid the school fees.
But rummaging here to raise the money is hazardous work. And campaigners say this poisoning of the poor must be stopped. "Chemicals like lead are very dangerous especially for children. And they affect the brain when it’s developing and therefore causes a lower IQ when they grow up."
Well, until recently China and India were the main countries for the dumping of this so-called e-waste. But right now the piles of computers are growing by the week right here in Ghana. And this is despite the fact that there are international laws banning the exports of unusable electronic equipment. It all arrives in bulk at Ghana’s main port in Tema. Some of the computers do work, but most are dumped and are polluting Ghana.
In a disposable age of frequent computer upgrades this poisonous supply is in no danger of drying up. But the next time you throw out an old PC, you might want to find out if it’s headed for a landfill site or to a rubbish tip right here in Ghana. Will Ross, BBC News, Akra.
※ end up : ~ 로 끝이 나다.(= wind up ), 결국 ~ 되다 1. 결국 마지막에는 (…이 ) 되다 (as…). ex. She had always wanted to be a writer but ended up as a teacher. 2. 마지막에는 ( …에) 살게 되다 (in … ). ex. He ended up in jail. 그는 마지막에는 교도소 신세를 지게 되었다. 3. 결국 …하게) 되다 (doing). ex. I tried to save money but ended up buying more than I could afford. 결국은 형편에 맞지 않는 많은 물건을 사고 말았다. 4. ~ 로 끝나다 (with). ex. But you'll end up with no friends even to jog with. cf. After a poker game, I always end up broke. 포커를 한 후에는 늘 빈털터리가 되어 버린다
※ want to~ : (SPOKEN) 2 인칭에서 쓰이며 때로는 조언. 충고의 어감이 있음 . (want 앞에 may, might 를 쓰면 더 공손한 느낌) -- used for telling someone what they should do ex. You (might) want to take Pine Street -- it's faster. 파인스트리트로 가세요 . 더 빠르거든요. ex. You (might) want to see a doctor at once. 즉시 의사의 진찰을 받으세요. ※ don't want to ~ ~ 할 필요는 없다, 하지 않아도 괜찮다, 해서는 안된다. 2 인칭에서 쓰이며 때로는 충고. 비난의 어감이 있음 ex. You don't want to be rude to her. 그녀에게 버릇없이 굴어서는 안된다. ex. You don't want to be late. 지각하면 안 돼.
end up : ~ 로 끝이 나다.(= wind up ), 결국 ~ 되다 [메모 참고] be filled with ~ : ~ 로 가득차 있다 toxic : 유독한 (poisonous) (toxicity (유)독성) ex. toxic waste : 유독성 폐기물 dioxin : 다이옥신 dump : ~ 을 털썩 내려놓다[떨어뜨리다, 놓다], 집어던지다,〔상품〕을 덤핑 하다, (무책임하게) [애인]을 버리다, 쓰레기 버리는 곳, 쓰레기 더미 ex. Brady's really upset; his girlfriend has just dumped him. filth : 오물, 쓰레기, 더러움 * filthy : 불결한, 더럽혀진, 더러운 rubbish : 쓰레기, 폐물, 소용없는 물건, 시시한 생각, 어리석은 짓 ex. talk rubbish 부질없는 소리를 지껄이다 treasure trove : 1. a collection of valuable, interesting, or useful things 귀중한 수집물 2. valuable objects that someone finds buried in the ground and that no one seems to own 매장물 ((소유자 불 명의 발굴물)), 귀중한 발견(물) discard : 버리다, 포기[폐기]하다 ex. The plans were discarded. 그 계획은 포기되었 다. dissect : 절개하다, 해부하다, 상세히 분석[비평]하다 ex. We dissected a frog in biology class. ex. People want to dissect his work and question his motives. circuit board : 회로판 scrap : 한 조각, (신문 등의)스크랩 , 쓰레기, 폐물, 고철, 쓰레기로 버리다, 파쇠[고철]로 만들다, <계획 등을> 폐기[파기]하다 soar : 높이 치솟다, 날아오르다, <온도 등이> 급상승하다, <물가가> 폭등하다 prize : 상, 포상, 상품, 소중히하다 * prized : 소중한, 가치 있는 inhale : <공기·가스 등을> 들이쉬다, 흡입하다 poisonous : 유독[유해]한 fume : 연기나다, 몹시 화내다, [복수로] (유해·불쾌한) 연 기, 김 ex. traffic fumes 자동차 매연 casing : 외피, (소시지의) 껍질 bog : 수렁에 빠뜨리다[빠지다], 꼼짝못하 게 하다[되다], 수렁 (an area of ground that is always very wet and soft) ex. bog down / get bogged down 수렁에 빠지다, 꼼짝못하다 second-hand : 중고의, 간접 체험에 의해서 얻은, 간접 체험에 의해서 ex. Buying a second-hand car can be a risky business. ex. second-hand information 간접적으 로 얻은 정보 * first-hand : 직접, 바로, 직접 체험에 의해서, 직접의, 직접(체험 에 의해서) 얻은 ex. first-hand information 직접 얻은 정보 ex. first- hand experience 산경험 moon boot : 문 부츠《두툼한 겨울용 장화》 grace : 우아하게 하다, 명예[영광]를 주다 (to make something more attractive, pleasing, or interesting) ex. Her photograph graced many a magazine cover. ex. How kind of you to grace us with your presence. (if someone important graces a group or an event, they go to it. This word is often used in a humorous way to show that someone does not often come to a particular event or has arrived very late ) headmaster : (초등학교 중학교의) 교장 (principal) send away : 추방하다, 내쫓다/ to order someone to leave a place rummage : 뒤지다, 샅샅이 찾다 ex. began to rummage for the ticket in my pockets. 호주머니를 뒤져 차 표를 찾기 시작했다 ex. rummage through~ ~을 샅샅이 뒤지다. hazardous : 위험한 / dangerous, especially to people's health or safety ex. hazardous driving conditions pile : 쌓아 올린 것, 퇴적, (물건의) 더미, 다수, 다량, 많음 (of) ~ 을 쌓아 올리다 ( up), ~ 을 축적하다, ~ 가 쌓이다 ex. a pile of boxes[logs] 상자 [통나무] 더미 * pile up : ~ 을 쌓다, ~ 를 축적하다. ~ 가 쌓이다, (여러 대의 자동차가) 추돌(追突)하다, (여러 대의 자동차가) 밀리다 * pileup : (일·서류 따위의) 산적, 밀림, (자동차) 연쇄 [다중] 충돌 ex. Newspapers and magazines were piled up on the floor. ex. All the time the bills were piling up. ex. These policies could be piling up financial trouble for future governments. ban : 금지 [령], …을 금지하다 * a ban against (or on) exportation 수출 금지령 ex. The government lifted the ban on the export of copper. 정부는 구리 의 수출 금지를 해제했다. ex. The school authorities banned the meeting. 학교 당국은 그 집회를 금지시켰다 bulk : 대량의, 대량으로 판매되는, 거대한 것 * in bulk : 대량으로 (bought or sold in large quantities) pollute : 더럽히다, 오염시키다 disposable : 처분할 수 있는, <종이 제품 등이> 사용 후 버릴 수 있는, 일회 용의, [종종 pl.]일회용 물건 ex. disposable diapers[cups, towels] 1회용 종이 기저귀[컵, 수건] be in danger of ~ : ~할 위험이 있다 ex. The peace talks are now in danger of collapse. dry up : 바싹 말리다 [마르다], 물기를 닦다, 고갈되다 ex. All of his money has dried up. 그의 돈은 모두 고갈되었다. head : ~ 로 향하다 ex. He headed for the bus stop. * be headed for~ : ~ 으로 향하다 ex. He is headed for the hospital. 그 는 병원으로 향하고 있다. ex. Where are you headed? landfill : (쓰레기로 메운) 매립지 * landfill site 매립지 rubbish tip : 쓰레기장 = a dumping ground = a dump