“光盘行动”英语怎么说

名词解释：“光盘行动”倡导力行节约，反对铺张浪费，带动大家珍惜粮食、吃光盘子中的食物，得到从中央到民众的支持，成为2013年十大新闻热词、网络热度词汇，最知名公益品牌之一。你知道“光盘行动”英语怎么说吗?

Chinese netizens have launched an online campaign against waste on dining tables, calling for people to take uneaten food home after banquets. The campaign dubbed "clean your plate" has received great support on Sina Weibo.

With the Spring Festival, or Chinese new year, approaching, the unofficial campaign has became a hot topic online.

A large number of restaurants in Beijing have also joined the move against wasting food by offering smaller dishes and half-portioned dishes.

中国网民发起一项反对餐桌浪费的网上行动，呼吁人们把宴会后没吃完的剩菜带回家。这项名为“光盘”的活动在新浪微博上得到众多支持。

随着中国新年——春节的临近，这项非官方性的活动已然成为网络上热议的话题。

北京的很多餐厅都已加入这项活动，通过提供小盘菜、半份菜来反对食物浪费。

【讲解】

“光盘行动”的英译是Operation Empty Plate，亦可直接表达为"clean your plate" campaign。Plate在这里指“盛食物的盘子或碟子”。Campaign/operation/move against sth.均可表示"反对某事的运动/行动/活动"。相关词汇：小份菜(smaller dishes) 、半份菜(half-portioned dishes) 、拼盘菜(assorted dishes) 、将剩菜打包带回家(take leftovers home) 。