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商务礼节美语第150期:节能环保 Go Green(4)

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  公司总裁Tim召集部门经理开会,讨论节能措施。
F: I know it might sound like an old-fashioned idea, but what about some kind of a carpooling program?
T: You know, that just might work for a few of our departments. I know a few of the marketing1 guys live pretty close to each other.
H: Ah! But now we come to a problem. How do we convince people to sign up for a program that will—at least mildly—inconvenience them?
D: I have to confess, if you asked me to volunteer, I'd turn you down.
H: Sure. So would I. So we can't rely on the kindness of people's hearts. We're not bad people, we're just busy people.
Faith提议,可以考虑拼车计划,carpooling program。Henry指出,拼车会给大家带来不便,inconvenience them, 问题是如何说服大家加入。Sign up for something,是报名参加的意思。
T: I think I get your point. You're talking about a fundamental motivator. What Henry's saying is that people need an incentive2.
H: Bingo! For the past few years, several companies have been experimenting with paying employees a tiny fee to carpool, use public transport or cycle. One organization in Florida pays twenty cents a mile.
D: Huh. I'd consider riding my bicycle if I was getting paid. That's like getting paid to work out!
总裁Tim说,I get your point. 我明白你的意思了。Henry是说要给大家一些好处,incentive。Henry说,Bingo! 这在口语里很常用,意思是没错!对了!
H: Yeah! The company has to consider the fee as an investment in carbon reduction and in workers' health. Less driving means less stress.
T: It's a very interesting idea. But I think you're right....without an incentive, it's doomed3 to failure.
H: It might seem like a lot of hassle and in the end you might only get a few people to change their commuting4 habits, but just to put it into perspective, here's a fact from planetgreen.com: If every commuter5 car in the U.S. carried just one more person, the nation would save 8 billion gallons of gas.
T: It really adds up, doesn't it? Thanks for the tips, Henry. I think we got a lot of food for thought today.
公司要把这笔钱看成是减少废气排放,促进员工健康的投资。总裁Tim表示赞同。Henry说,虽然听上去好象挺麻烦,但如果美国每辆上班用的车里都多坐一个人的话,美国就能节省80亿加仑的汽油,It really adds up.


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1 marketing Boez7e     
n.行销,在市场的买卖,买东西
参考例句:
  • They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
  • He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。
2 incentive j4zy9     
n.刺激;动力;鼓励;诱因;动机
参考例句:
  • Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中,钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
  • He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。
3 doomed EuuzC1     
命定的
参考例句:
  • The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
  • A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。
4 commuting d2c3874ec246fb1858841223ffe4992e     
交换(的)
参考例句:
  • I used the commuting time to read and answer my mail. 我利用上下班在汽车中的时间来阅读和答复给我的函电。
  • Noncommuting objects are as real to the mathematicians as commuting objects. 对于数学家来说,不可交换的对象与可交换的对象是一样真实的。
5 commuter ZXCyi     
n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者
参考例句:
  • Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
  • She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。
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