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In my town, waste from plastic bags grew for two years running.在我镇上，塑料袋产生的垃圾连续两年增加。 A student proposed a simple plan: a small fee for each bag.一名学生提出了一个简单的方案：每个袋子收一点钱。 His assumption was simple: a small fee would make people think.他的「假设」很简单：收一点钱会让人动脑想一想。 The demand for cloth bags at the market rose fast.市场上对布袋子的「需求」很快上升。

The fee would enable people to remember their own cloth bags.这笔钱能「使」人们记得带上自己的布袋子。 To some extent, this plan worked well.在某种「程度」上，这个方案效果不错。 Within four months, the bags in our bins dropped by half.四个月里，我们垃圾桶里的袋子少了一半。 Local shops then began to invest a small sum.本地商店随后开始「投资」一小笔钱。

That investment was small, but it helped a great deal.那笔「投资」虽小，却帮了大忙。 The plan was indeed popular, and one investor was a woman who owns a small bakery.这个方案「确实」受欢迎，其中一位「投资者」是开小面包店的女士。 She told me the money should help the town, not bring quick profit.她告诉我，这笔钱应该帮助小镇，而不是带来快速的「利润」。

Could a fee ensure that everyone changes a daily habit?收费能「确保」每个人都改变日常习惯吗？ The answer may surprise you: most people did change.答案也许会让你意外：大多数人确实改了。 We still have some plastic here, but the extent of the mess has fallen.我们这里还有一些塑料，但脏乱的「程度」已经下降。