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Lesson 14 Environment
第十四課 環境
December 30
12月30日
Save Energy and Stay Warm!
既省能源又保暖！
Read it!
讀讀看！
Turn up the heater, Megan!
梅根，把暖氣調高吧！
It's freezing in the studio this morning!
今天早上的攝影棚冷死了！
Everyone is uncomfortable right now.
大家現在都很不舒服，
But the building will warm up soon.
不過不用多久屋子里就會暖和起來。
Megan is helping the TV station lower its heating bill.
梅根在幫電視臺節省暖氣的開銷，
She turns the heater off at night.
她晚上的時候把暖氣機關掉，
Then she turns it on in the morning.
早上再把暖氣機打開。
Conversation A
會話A
Good morning, Megan!
早安，梅根！
Wow, it's really cold in the office this morning!
哇，今天早上辦公室真的很冷！
I just turned on the heater.
我剛剛開了暖氣，
The office will feel warmer soon.
辦公室里很快就會暖和了。
Do you turn the heater off at night?
妳晚上會把暖氣機關掉嗎？
Yes. The cost of heating in the winter is really high.
會。冬天里暖氣的開銷非常大，
If I turn the heater off every night, we can save energy and money.
如果我每天晚上把暖氣機關上，我們既能節省能源又可以省錢。
Well, there's nobody here at night anyway!
嗯，反正晚上這里也沒有人！
Conversation B
會話B
You look cold, Susie.
蘇希，妳看起來很冷。
I am! It's cold inside and outside today!
我是很冷！ 今天室內室外都好冷！
Megan just turned on the heater.
梅根剛剛開了暖氣，
The studio will warm up soon.
攝影棚很快會暖和起來。
Good! I can't work when I'm freezing!
那就好！我凍僵的時候實在沒法工作！
I don't like to feel cold.
我不喜歡覺得冷。
You probably use your heater a lot at home then!
那妳在家里大概常用妳的暖氣機啰！
I do. My apartment is warm.
是啊。我的公寓蠻暖和，
But my heating bill is high!
但是我的暖氣賬單可高了！
Conversation C
會話C
You can do some things to lower your bill.
妳可以做些事情來減少妳的賬單。
Please tell me! I need some tips.
請你告訴我！ 我很需要一些指點。
Turn your heater down when you're away.
妳不在家的時候把妳的暖氣關小。
That makes sense.
那很合理。
You can also keep the temperature low, and just wear more clothes.
妳也可以把氣溫調低一點，然后多穿點衣服，
But don't make yourself uncomfortable!
但也不要讓自己冷得不舒服！
Maybe I can buy a small heater.
或許我可以買一臺小的暖氣機，
That will heat only one room, and not my whole apartment.
只維持一個房間的暖度，而不是整個公寓。
