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菲菲非常喜歡旅行，但她擔(dān)心自己的 “carbon footprint” 會(huì)由此越來(lái)越大。“Carbon footprint” 到底是什么？它與環(huán)境有什么關(guān)系？如果菲菲想減少自己的 “carbon footprint”，她應(yīng)該怎么做？本期節(jié)目將解釋 “carbon footprint” 的意思和用法。

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Neil
Welcome back, Feifei! Good holiday?

Feifei
The best, Neil! We flew to Mexico, then up to California, and then drove all the way across the States from LA to New York. 

Neil
Incredible! All in one week?

Feifei
Yes. It’s just that…

Neil
What?

Feifei
I can’t help thinking... all that travelling can’t be great for the environment.

Neil
I know. You must have a pretty big carbon footprint right now.

Feifei
Enormous.

Neil
Let’s take a moment to explain this phrase ‘carbon footprint’. Then plan what to do about it. 

Feifei
好的，我們借機(jī)來(lái)了解一下什么是 “carbon footprint” 碳足跡。眾所周知，二氧化碳 “carbon dioxide” 是一種導(dǎo)致氣候變化的氣體 —— a gas that contributes to climate change.

Neil
And your ‘carbon footprint’ is the amount of carbon dioxide you produce through your activities – things like how much electricity you use…

Feifei
How much oil and gas you use…

Neil
What you eat is another factor. And of course your trips by car, plane and so on.

Feifei
總的來(lái)說(shuō)，“carbon footprint” 指的就是一個(gè)人在各類(lèi)日常活動(dòng)過(guò)程中所引起的溫室氣體排放的集合。比如，日常用電、用油、用氣，或是搭乘交通運(yùn)輸出行過(guò)程中所產(chǎn)生的碳耗量。碳耗量越多，碳足跡就越大。If you take a lot of flights, then you have a large carbon footprint! Like me.   

Neil
And me. And the people in these examples.

Examples
I used the air conditioning non-stop all summer. My carbon footprint must be huge.

Martina has the highest carbon footprint of all her colleagues. She drives everywhere, flies every weekend, and eats nothing but red meat.

I downloaded an app to calculate my carbon footprint. The results are pretty shocking. 

Feifei
這里是 BBC英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的 “地道英語(yǔ)” 節(jié)目。上面，我們給大家舉例講解了對(duì) “carbon footprint” 碳足跡的定義。And Neil, I have a plan. It’s time to reduce my footprint. 

Neil
Great. That’s the verb we normally use: reduce. We talk about reducing our carbon footprint, by changing the way we live. So, what’s the plan?

Feifei
我打算開(kāi)始騎自行車(chē)來(lái)上班。冬天也要少開(kāi)暖氣。我還買(mǎi)了這雙鞋…… 

Neil
Great. But, shoes? 

Feifei
They’re made of recycled plastic. Fantastic, aren’t they?

Neil
Well, that’s one way to reduce your footprint! 

Feifei
I even brought you a pair – a little present from my trip to LA.

Neil
You’re so kind. I can wear them when I’m in Tokyo this weekend. Paris next week. Oh, and Iceland tomorrow. Only kidding!

Feifei
Yes, I want to hear your plan to reduce your carbon footprint, Neil!

Neil
Bye.

Feifei
Bye!