A new ad appeared on eBay late last month. But it wasn't the usual type of ad for the auction site. This ad was really garbage!
The ad read, "Hurry: The real Neapolitan garbage!! Starting price: 1 euro (NT$45); shipment fees: free; ships to: the whole world; location of object: Naples, Italy."
PHOTO: AP
As you can see from the picture, trash has been building up in Naples, Italy. This is because all the places the garbage used to go are full. No one wants a dump near their house, so there are no new ones. In some places, the trash piles are as high as 3m. Some piles even block entire streets.
Some people were scared of disease, so they set fire to the garbage. But the fires caused dangerous fumes. Fire fighters were sent to put the fires out.
(Catherine Thomas, staff writer with agencies)
eBay拍賣網站上個月底刊登了一則新廣告，不過卻不是一般的廣告。這則廣告賣的是垃圾！
廣告中說︰「要買要快。貨真價實的那不勒斯垃圾！起標價為一歐元（新台幣四十五元），免運費，可運往全球。商品所在地︰義大利那不勒斯。」
你可以從這張照片看到義大利那不勒斯的垃圾堆積如山。這是因為倒垃圾的地點都爆滿了。大家都不希望垃圾場蓋在自家附近，所以新垃圾場的地點就落空。有些地方的垃圾還堆到三公尺高，甚至還有垃圾阻塞了整條街道。
有些民眾害怕生病，於是放火燒了垃圾，但火苗卻引發危害的煙霧。消防員被派來撲滅火勢。 （翻譯︰賴美君）
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