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Conversation One
M: Jessica, do you know something about the Ethical Consumer Research Association?
W: Yes. (1) As far as I am concerned, it's an organization that provides information for shoppers, like letting shoppers know what the companies are doing behind the products that they see on the store shelves. And, these shoppers are concerned with some ethical issues.
M: Could you give me some examples?
W: Well, (2) they may want to know that the product they are buying hasn't been made at the expense of people who are producing it, whether it's in this country or abroad. They might also be concerned with other kinds of issues, for example, whether the company is involved in selling arms.
M: But how can one become an ethical shopper when buying things?
W: (3) One way of thinking about ethical shopping is thinking about buying less. Well you see, sometimes we buy a lot more than we need. We buy more items of clothing than we need. So being an ethical shopper really means thinking a bit before you go and spend your money in the shops.
M: Could you give me some advice?
W: You see, something may cost a bit more in the short run, but be worth it in the long run. So if you are paying for quality, something will last you longer and then save you money. (4) And sometimes you can buy things second-hand and the quality in most second-hand shops is really very good these days. So it's about thinking before you shop.
M: Thanks for your advice, Jessica.
W: My pleasure.
1. What is the information provided by the Ethical Consumer Research Association about?
2. What does an ethical shopper possibly want to know about a product?
3. What should an ethical shopper do when shopping?
4. What can we learn from the conversation?
對話一
男：杰西卡，你知道道德消費者研究協(xié)會嗎？
女：知道。據(jù)我所知，那是一個為購物者提供信息的組織，比如讓購物者知道生產(chǎn)商在他們所看到的貨架上的產(chǎn)品背后都做了些什么。而且，這些購物者比較關(guān)心某些道德問題。
男：你能給我舉一些例子嗎？
女：嗯，他們想知道他們購買的商品是不是傷害了其生產(chǎn)者的利益、商品的產(chǎn)地是國內(nèi)還是國外。他們可能還會關(guān)心一些其他問題，比如，企業(yè)是否牽涉販賣武器。
男：但是人們在購物時如何能成為一個道德購物者呢？
女：一種道德購物的方式就是少買不必要的商品。你知道，有時候我們會買很多超出需要的東西。我們買的衣服超出我們的需求。所以作為一個道德購物者，就意味著去商店花錢之前要好好想一下。
男：你能給我一些建議嗎？
女：有些東西在短期內(nèi)可能花費較大，但是長期看來又很值得。所以如果你看重質(zhì)量的話，你買的東西就會耐用又省錢。有時可以買二手東西，很多二手商店的東西質(zhì)量也很不錯。所以購物之前要想一想。
男：謝謝你的建議，杰西卡。
女：不客氣。
問題1 道德消費者研究協(xié)會提供的信息是關(guān)于什么的？
問題2 一名道德購物者想了解關(guān)于商品的哪些信息？
問題3 一名道德購物者在購物時應該怎么做？
問題4 我們從對話中能了解到什么？
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