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公司总裁Tim召集部门经理开会，讨论公司可以采取哪些节能环保的措施。

Tim:Goodmorningfolks,thanksforjoiningus.Inlightoftherecenteconomicdownturn,wethoughtweshouldpow-wowsomewayswecanconserveenergy.ThisisHenryPeterson,aconsultantwithGreenofficesInc.

Henry:Hieveryone.AsTimmentioned,noton
lyissavingenergygoodfortheenvironment,it'salsoagoodwaytokeepcostsdown...andthat'sawin-winsituationforeveryone.I'msuresomeofyouhavesuggestionsforwayswecouldbecome"greener."Anyone?

总裁Tim说，今天召集大家开会，商量如何节省能源开支。参加会议的还有节能专家HenryPeterson.Henry说，节能既环保，又能减少开支，是双赢之举，awin-winsituation，办公室节能有哪些措施呢？

Faith:Ithinkwecouldeasilycutdownon"vampirepower."ourcomputersandotherelectronicdevicesactuallycontinuetosuckpower,evenwhentheyareswitchedoff.

H:Goodon
e!Theon
lineencyclopediawikipediaclaimsthat"vampirepower"or"standbypower"isresponsibleforusingasmuchas10%ofelectricityconsumption.

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Dana:wecouldunplugtheequipmentorputinpowerstripsthatcancompletelyturnoffpower.

T:justimagine...wecouldsave10or15%onourenergybilljustbyunpluggingourcomputers!

Faith提议削减vampirepower吸血鬼功率，又称standbypower，因为即使电脑关机，只要电源不拔，电脑就会继续耗电，Dana建议拔掉电源或是采用可以切断电源的接线板Powerstrip。

H:Andthat'sjustthebeginning!youseetheselightsaboveus?TheseuseLEDbulbsthatare10timesmoreefficientthanthebulbsyouareusingintherestoftheoffice.

F:Butthey'reprettypricey,aren'tthey?

H:yes,theycostmore,butyou'llfindthattheypayforthemselves.

Henry承认，LED灯泡价格确实要贵一些，但是,theypayforthemselves非常划算。

D:I'vegoton
ethatwillrequireabitofsacrifice.wereallydon'tneedtousebottledwaterformeetings.wecouldalsogetridofpapercupsforthewatercoolerandeveryonecouldusetheirownmuginstead.

F:Ahhh....Ilovebottledwater....butIagree,Dana'sideaiscertainlymoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

H:yep.Sometimesgoinggreendoesrequirethatwechangeourmindset.It'sfunnyhowmanyofusareveryconscientiousathome.werecycleandreuse,butwhenwegettotheoffice,wesometimesbecomeverywasteful.

Dana建议公司取消瓶装水，不用纸杯子，得到大家的认可。Henry指出，工作场所节能需要改变思维，changeourmindset。