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職場禮節(jié)美語1 綠色環(huán)保
公司總裁Tim召集部門經理開會，討論公司可以采取哪些節(jié)能環(huán)保的措施。
Tim: Good morning folks, thanks for joining us. In light of the recent economic downturn, we thought we should pow-wow some ways we can conserve energy. This is Henry Peterson, a consultant with GreenOffices Inc.
Henry: Hi everyone. As Tim mentioned, not only is saving energy good for the environment, its also a good way to keep costs down...and thats a win-win situation for everyone. Im sure some of you have suggestions for ways we could become "greener." Anyone?
總裁Tim說，今天召集大家開會，商量如何節(jié)省能源開支。 參加會議的還有節(jié)能專家Henry Peterson. Henry說，節(jié)能既環(huán)保，又能減少開支，是雙贏之舉，a win-win situation，辦公室節(jié)能有哪些措施呢？
Faith: I think we could easily cut down on "vampire power." Our computers and other electronic devices actually continue to suck power, even when they are switched off.
H: Good one! The online encyclopedia claims that "vampire power" or "standby power" is responsible for using as much as 10% of electricity consumption.
Dana: We could unplug the equipment or put in power strips that can completely turn off power.
T: Just imagine...we could save 10 or 15 % on our energy bill just by unplugging our computers!
Faith提議削減vampire power吸血鬼功率，又稱standby power，因為即使電腦關機，只要電源不拔，電腦就會繼續(xù)耗電，Dana建議拔掉電源或是采用可以切斷電源的接線板Power strip。
H: And thats just the beginning! You see these lights above us? These use LED bulbs that are 10 times more efficient than the bulbs you are using in the rest of the office.
F: But theyre pretty pricey, arent they?
H: Yes, they cost more, but youll find that they pay for themselves.
Henry承認，LED燈泡價格確實要貴一些，但是, they pay for themselves非常劃算。
D: Ive got one that will require a bit of sacrifice. We really dont need to use bottled water for meetings. We could also get rid of paper cups for the water cooler and everyone could use their own mug instead.
F: Ahhh.... I love bottled water.... but I agree, Danas idea is certainly more environmentally friendly.
H: Yep. Sometimes going green does require that we change our mindset. Its funny how many of us are very conscientious at home. We recycle and reuse, but when we get to the office, we sometimes become very wasteful.
Dana建議公司取消瓶裝水，不用紙杯子，得到大家的認可。 Henry指出，工作場所節(jié)能需要改變思維，change our mindset。
T: Ive recently noticed how much paper I use on a daily basis and Ive been trying to cut down. Ive found that I very rarely actually need to print emails. Also, by utilizing my fax-modem, I dont ever need to print a hardcopy for faxing.
H: Thats gonna add up! In the end youll find it makes a huge positive difference!
D: But you know, even with all these good ideas and strategies, I feel like it counts for nothing when you factor in air travel. Our people make a lot of international trips each year and flying puts tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
總裁Tim說，他最近一直注意節(jié)省紙張。節(jié)能專家Henry表示，Thats gonna add up! 日積月累，一定會有成效。
Dana提出，盡管這些想法很好，但是如果考慮到出差坐飛行釋放的二氧化碳，那么這些措施都無異于杯水車薪。
H: Ah! Good point! Well, for starters, with teleconferencing and instant email one would hope business travel could be reduced. Did you know an economy class flight from Baltimore to Taipei makes you responsible for just over four tons of CO2? If you fly business class the number jumps to 12 tons.
Henry說，從巴爾的摩到臺北一張economy class經濟艙機票相當于釋放四噸二氧化碳，business class商務艙更可怕，相當于排放12噸二氧化碳。
T: But sometimes theres just no alternative. We have to check out factories, locations and in some countries, you really have to look the person in the eye and physically shake their hand.
H: This is true. So Id like you all to consider buying carbon credits.
總裁Tim提出，有些時候，除了出差，沒有其他辦法。 Henry因此建議大家考慮購買carbon credits碳信用額。
F: Ah, Ive heard about that. You can actually calculate how much carbon your trip is likely to put into the environment and you can offset that by paying to plant some trees.
H: Thats right! There are web sites such as CarbonPlanet.com. They can help you work out our carbon debt, and then direct you to where you can buy carbon credits that go toward planting new trees.
D: That would make me feel a lot less guilty.
H: Well, its great that you are all so willing to do your part to make a difference. Lets get back together in two weeks for another brainstorming session.
碳信用額就是把飛行里程折合成對環(huán)境的傷害，然后出錢種樹，作為補償。 大家決定兩周后，have another brainstorming session再開會，繼續(xù)集思廣益。
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