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Summarise the four points of the Challenge 2000 project. Which would make the most difference to the environment? Put them in order?

參考答案

By 2000 ICI aims to:

① meet all environmental regulations ( in countries where ICI operates and will operate)

② reduce energy consumption (by 10% of 1995 figure)

③ halve its environmental impact (by reducing the most dangerous types of waste)

④ ensure all its business have Product Stewardship Programmes ( to improve information about chemicals used by the company)

How companies balance the interests of customers and shareholders with a commitment to the environment?

參考詞匯和表達

show concern for the environment 關心環境

keep to environmental legislation 遵守環保立法

implement the most effective and cost-effective ways of protecting the environment 實施最有效，成本效益最高的環保措施

make efforts to make the world a better place 努力使世界更加美好

balance economic, environmental and ethical interests 兼顧經濟利益和環境，倫理利益

resolve the confrontation between economic and environmental interests 解決經濟利益和環境利益之間的沖突

sustainable development 可持續發展

strike a balance 取得平衡

do not invest in projects that jeopardize the Earth 不投資危害地球的項目

語言要素

language points

做報告時候的常用表達

Today we’re going to look at … 今天我們要談

I’d like to begin with …我想以…開始

Then we’ll go on to look at…然后再談

And finally, we’ll turn to…最后，我們要談…

報告中展示圖像時的常用表達

if you’d like to look at the screen, you’ll see… 請大家看屏幕，可以看見…

as you can see …大家可以看到

提示圖像變換時的常用表達

Moving on to …接著看…

So, now I’d like to turn to …現在，再看…

Environmental performance 環境績效