December 31
12月31日
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This winter, don't be scared of your energy bill!
今年冬天,不要害怕你的電費!
Here's how you can save money:
下面就是你怎么樣可以節(jié)省電費
1. If you have windows that face west, leave the curtains open during the afternoon.
1.如果你有面朝西邊的窗戶,下午的時候就把窗簾打開,
The sun will warm the room.
太陽會使房間暖和。
2. If a window has a leak, put plastic or heavy curtains over it.
2.如果窗戶有細縫,用塑料膜或厚重的窗簾蓋住它。
3. Keep your curtains shut at night.
3.晚上把窗簾拉上,
This will help keep warm air inside.
那可以讓暖氣留在屋內(nèi)。
Conversation A
會話A
Welcome back, Mark! How was your trip?
馬克,歡迎回來! 你的旅程如何?
It was too short!
太短了!
But my family was happy to see me.
不過我的家人很高興看到我。
But you don't look happy.
但是你看起來并不高興。
I made a big mistake when I left for my trip.
我出門的時候犯了個很大的錯誤。
What did you do?
你做了什么?
I forgot to turn off my heater!
我忘了關(guān)暖氣!
I'm scared to see my bill now.
現(xiàn)在我非常怕看到我的賬單。
Oh, no! Try to save extra energy now.
喔,真糟糕! 試著從現(xiàn)在開始節(jié)省能源,
Then maybe your bill won't be so high.
那么你的賬單可能不會那么高。
Conversation B
會話B
How can I do that?
我要怎么做?
I have to use the heater. It's freezing outside!
我必須要用暖氣機啊,外面凍死了!
Well, do you have any windows that face west?
嗯,你有窗戶是面朝西邊嗎?
Yeah, I do. Why?
有啊,那又如何?
Leave the curtains on those windows open during the day.
白天的時候記得把那些窗戶的窗簾打開,
The afternoon sunshine will warm the room.
下午的陽光可以讓房間暖和起來。
I can do that!
那我做得到!
What else should I do?
我還應(yīng)該要做什么?
Close the curtains at night.
晚上的時候把窗簾拉上,
Curtains help keep out the cold air.
窗簾可以把冷空氣阻隔在外。
Conversation C
會話C
Some of my windows have leaks.
我有一些窗戶有細縫,
Cold air gets in, even when the windows are shut.
即使窗戶關(guān)著的時候,冷空氣也會跑進來。
Cover those windows with plastic.
把那些窗戶用塑料膜蓋起來,
That can help. Or buy very heavy curtains.
那應(yīng)該會有幫助, 或是買厚重的窗簾。
Those will help me save money on my energy bill next month!
這些方法可以幫助我節(jié)省下個月的電費!
There is another thing you can do.
還有一件事你可以做。
What's that?
什么事?
Just keep the temperature low.
把氣溫調(diào)低。
It might feel a little uncomfortable, but you'll save a lot of money!
你可能會有點不太舒服,但是你可以省下很多錢!