評論
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M: Ruth, do you know something about the Ethical Consumer Research Association?
男：露絲，你了解道德消費(fèi)者研究協(xié)會嗎？
W: Yes, so far as I know, it's an organization that provides information for shoppers.
女：是的，據(jù)我所知，這是一個(gè)為消費(fèi)者提供信息的組織。
M: Oh, what kind of information?
男：哦，什么樣的信息？
W: Well, like letting shoppers know what the companies are doing behind the products that they see on the store shelves.
女：比如讓顧客知道在銷售的產(chǎn)品背后公司在做什么。
W: And... and these shoppers are concerned with some ethical issues.
女：和…這些購物者關(guān)心一些道德問題。
M: For example?
男：例如呢？
W: Well, they may want to know that the product they're buying has not been made at the expense of the people who are producing it,
女：他們可能想知道他們購買的產(chǎn)品沒有犧牲產(chǎn)品生產(chǎn)者，
W: whether it's in this country or abroad.
女：不管是在本國還是在國外。
W: They might also be concerned with other kinds of issues, for example, whether the company is involved in selling arms.
女：他們可能還會關(guān)注其他類型的問題，例如，該公司是否參與了武器銷售。
M: But how can one become an ethical shopper when buying things?
男：但是，一個(gè)人怎么能在購物時(shí)成為一個(gè)有道德的購物者呢？
W: One way of thinking about ethical shopping is thinking about buying less.
女：道德購物的一種方式是少買。
M: Oh, how?
男：哦，那要怎么做？
W: Well, you see, sometimes we buy a lot more than we need.
女：你看，有時(shí)我們買的東西超出了我們的需要。
W: We buy more items of clothing than we need.
女：我們買的衣服比我們需要的多。
W: So being an ethical shopper really means thinking a bit before you go and spend your money in the shops.
女：所以做一個(gè)有道德的購物者意味著在你去商店花錢之前要考慮一下。
M: Could you give me some advice?
男：你能給我一些建議嗎?
W: You see, some things may cost a bit more in the short run, but be worth it in the long run.
女：你看，有些東西在短期內(nèi)可能要多花點(diǎn)錢，但從長期來看是值得的。
W: So if you're paying for quality, something will last you longer and then save you money.
女：所以如果你買東西看重質(zhì)量，有的東西會很耐用，然后幫你省錢。
M: En ...
男：恩……
W: And sometimes you can buy things second hand and the quality in most second hand shops is really very good these days.
女：有時(shí)候你可以買到二手的東西，現(xiàn)在很多二手店的質(zhì)量都很好。
W: So it's about thinking before you shop.
女：所以這是你購物前要考慮的。
M: Ruth, thanks for your advice.
男：露絲，謝謝你的建議。
W: Pleasure.
女：別客氣。
