【kaka礼节美语】102 节能环保 4
公司总裁Tim召集部门经理开会，讨论节能措施。
F: ---1---?
T: You know, that just might work for a few of our departments. I know a few of the marketing 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 incentive.
H: Bingo! ---2---. 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! ---3---.
T: It's a very interesting idea. But I think you're right....without an incentive, it's doomed 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 commuting habits, but just to put it into perspective, here's a fact from planetgreen.com: ---4---.
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.http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201204/201204050922406928667.mp3I know it might sound like an old-fashioned idea, but what about some kind of a carpooling program
For the past few years, several companies have been experimenting with paying employees a tiny fee to carpool, use public transport or cycle
The company has to consider the fee as an investment in carbon reduction and in workers' health. Less driving means less stress
If every commuter car in the U.S. carried just one more person, the nation would save 8 billion gallons of gas
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