英语 英语 日语 日语 韩语 韩语 法语 法语 德语 德语 西班牙语 西班牙语 意大利语 意大利语 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯语 葡萄牙语 葡萄牙语 越南语 越南语 俄语 俄语 芬兰语 芬兰语 泰语 泰语 泰语 丹麦语 泰语 对外汉语

商务礼节美语第147期:节能环保 Go Green(1)

时间:2014-06-11 02:21来源:互联网 提供网友:mapleleaf   字体: [ ]
特别声明:本栏目内容均从网络收集或者网友提供,供仅参考试用,我们无法保证内容完整和正确。如果资料损害了您的权益,请与站长联系,我们将及时删除并致以歉意。
    (单词翻译:双击或拖选)

  公司总裁Tim召集部门经理开会,讨论公司可以采取哪些节能环保的措施。
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 conserve1 energy. This is Henry Peterson, a consultant2 with GreenOffices Inc.
Henry: Hi everyone. As Tim mentioned, not only is saving energy good for the environment, it's also a good way to keep costs down...and that's a win-win situation for everyone. I'm sure some of you have suggestions for ways we could become "greener." Anyone?
总裁Tim说,今天召集大家开会,商量如何节省能源开支。参加会议的还有节能专家Henry Peterson. Henry说,节能既环保,又能减少开支,是双赢之举,a win-win situation,办公室节能有哪些措施呢?
Faith: I think we could easily cut down on "vampire3 power." Our computers and other electronic devices actually continue to suck power, even when they are switched off.
H: Good one! The online encyclopedia4 Wikipedia 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提议削减vampire power吸血鬼功率,又称standby power,因为即使电脑关机,只要电源不拔,电脑就会继续耗电,Dana建议拔掉电源或是采用可以切断电源的接线板Power strip。
H: And that's 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 they're pretty pricey, aren't they?
H: Yes, they cost more, but you'll find that they pay for themselves.
Henry承认,LED灯泡价格确实要贵一些,但是,they pay for themselves非常划算。
D: I've got one that will require a bit of sacrifice. We really don't 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, Dana's idea is certainly more environmentally friendly.
H: Yep. Sometimes going green does require that we change our mindset. It's funny how many of us are very conscientious5 at home. We recycle and reuse, but when we get to the office, we sometimes become very wasteful6.
Dana建议公司取消瓶装水,不用纸杯子,得到大家的认可。 Henry指出,工作场所节能需要改变思维,change our mindset。


点击收听单词发音收听单词发音  

1 conserve vYRyP     
vt.保存,保护,节约,节省,守恒,不灭
参考例句:
  • He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
  • Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力,你会用得着的!
2 consultant 2v0zp3     
n.顾问;会诊医师,专科医生
参考例句:
  • He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
  • Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来,加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。
3 vampire 8KMzR     
n.吸血鬼
参考例句:
  • It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆,而是个吸人血的妖精!
  • Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说,孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。
4 encyclopedia ZpgxD     
n.百科全书
参考例句:
  • The encyclopedia fell to the floor with a thud.那本百科全书砰的一声掉到地上。
  • Geoff is a walking encyclopedia.He knows about everything.杰夫是个活百科全书,他什么都懂。
5 conscientious mYmzr     
adj.审慎正直的,认真的,本着良心的
参考例句:
  • He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责,也很懂行。
  • He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。
6 wasteful ogdwu     
adj.(造成)浪费的,挥霍的
参考例句:
  • It is a shame to be so wasteful.这样浪费太可惜了。
  • Duties have been reassigned to avoid wasteful duplication of work.为避免重复劳动浪费资源,任务已经重新分派。
本文本内容来源于互联网抓取和网友提交,仅供参考,部分栏目没有内容,如果您有更合适的内容,欢迎点击提交分享给大家。
------分隔线----------------------------
TAG标签:   商务英语  礼节美语
顶一下
(0)
0%
踩一下
(0)
0%
最新评论 查看所有评论
发表评论 查看所有评论
请自觉遵守互联网相关的政策法规,严禁发布色情、暴力、反动的言论。
评价:
表情:
验证码:
听力搜索
推荐频道
论坛新贴