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出差: chūchāi: to go on an official or business trip
毛巾: máojīn: towel
牙膏: yágāo: toothpaste
牙刷: yáshuā: toothbrush
放: fàng: to put
箱子: xiāngzi: suitcase
拿: ná: to take
宾馆: bīnguǎn: lodge / hotel
免费: miǎnfèi: free (of charge)
提供: tígōng: to offer
再说: zàishuō: moreover / besides
够: gòu: enough (sufficient) / enough (too much)
重: zhòng: heavy
保护: bǎohù: to protect
环境: huánjìng: environment
身边: shēnbiān: at one's side / surrounding
小事: xiǎoshì: trifle / trivial matter
上午: shàngwǔ: morning
开车: kāichē: to drive a car
路上: lùshang: on the road
堵车: dǔchē: traffic jam / (of traffic) to get congested
多: duō: many / much
严重: yánzhòng: grave / severe
地铁: dìtiě: subway / metro
不仅: bùjǐn: not only (this one) / not just (...) but also
省: shěng: to save / to economize
油: yóu: oil
污染: wūrǎn: pollution / pollute
空气: kōngqì: air / atmosphere
李静要出差，王静和李进在聊天儿
王静：这是明天你出差要带的毛巾、牙膏和牙刷，把 它们放到箱子里吧。
李进：不用拿这些，宾馆都会免费提供的. 再说，箱子已经够重的了!
王静：我当然知道宾馆里有。你不是一直说要保护环境吗? 现在就从身边的小事做起吧。
李进：行，没问题。我明天上午10点的飞机，你能开车把我送到机场吗?
王静：那个时间路上堵车多严重啊!你还是坐地铁去机场吧。这样不仅省油钱，而且还不会污染空气。
李进：好，那就听你的。
Lǐ jìng yào chūchāi, wángjìng hé lǐjìn zài liáotiān er
wáng jìng: Zhè shì míngtiān nǐ chūchāi yào dài de máojīn, yágāo hé yáshuā, bǎ tāmen fàng dào xiāngzi lǐ ba.
Lǐ jìn: Bùyòng ná zhèxiē, bīnguǎn dūhuì miǎnfèi tígōng de. Zàishuō, xiāngzi yǐjīng gòu zhòng dele!
Wáng jìng: Wǒ dāngrán zhīdào bīnguǎn li yǒu. Nǐ bùshì yīzhí shuō yào bǎohù huánjìng ma? Xiànzài jiù cóng shēnbiān de xiǎoshì zuò qǐ ba.
Lǐ jìn: Xíng, méi wèntí. Wǒ míngtiān shàngwǔ 10 diǎn de fēijī, nǐ néng kāichē bǎ wǒ sòng dào jīchǎng ma?
Wáng jìng: Nàgè shíjiān lùshàng dǔchē duō yánzhòng a! Nǐ háishì zuò dìtiě qù jīchǎng ba. Zhèyàng bùjǐn shěngyóu qián, érqiě hái bù huì wūrǎn kōngqì.
Lǐ jìn: Hǎo, nà jiù tīng nǐ de.
Li Jing is going on a business trip, Wang Jing and Li Jin are chatting
Wang Jing: here are the towels, toothpaste and toothbrush you need to take with you on business tomorrow. Put them in the box.
Li Jin: don't take these. The hotel will provide them for free. Besides, the box is heavy enough!
Wang Jing: of course I know there are. Don't you always say to protect the environment? Now start with the little things around you.
Li Jin: OK, no problem. I have a flight at 10 tomorrow morning. Can you drive me to the airport?
Wang Jing: what a traffic jam at that time! You'd better take the subway to the airport. This not only saves fuel money, but also does not pollute the air.
Li Jin: OK, it's up to you.
卫生间: wèishēngjiān: bathroom / toilet
脏: zāng: dirty / filthy
留下: liúxià: to leave behind
印象: yìnxiàng: impression
实在: shízài: really / actually / indeed
抱歉: bàoqiàn: to be sorry / to feel apologetic / sorry!
店: diàn: inn / shop / store
来得及: láidejí: there's still time / able to do sth in time
下面: xiàmiàn: below / under
空: kōng: empty
饮料: yǐnliào: drink / beverage
瓶子: píngzi: bottle
纸: zhǐ: paper / classifier for documents, letter etc
盒子: hézi: box / case
扔: rēng: to throw
掉: diào: to fall / to drop
扔掉: rēngdiào: to throw away
一定: yīdìng: surely / necessarily
不管: bùguǎn: regardless of / no matter
客人: kèrén: visitor / guest / customer / client / CL: 位
多多: duōduō: many
生意: shēngyi: business
保证: bǎozhèng: guarantee / to guarantee / to ensure
餐厅: cāntīng: dining hall / dining room / restaurant / CL: 間｜间, 家
干净: gānjìng: clean / neat
卫生: wèishēng: healthy / hygienic
放心: fàngxīn: to feel relieved / relax
以: yǐ: to use
速度: sùdù: speed
咱们: zánmen: we
招聘: zhāopìn: to invite applications for a job / to recruit
经理：小王，卫生间怎么那么脏啊? 这会给客人留下 不好的印象，快去打扫一下
服务员：经理，实在抱歉。今天店里太忙我还没来得及打扫。
经理：那张桌子下面还有一些空饮料瓶子和纸盒子。
服务员：好的，我马上就去把它们扔掉。
经理：以后你一定得注意这个问题，不管客人多多， 生意多忙，我们都要保证餐厅干净卫生。
服务员：经理您放心，我一定以最快的速度完成。 不过咱们真的应该再多招聘几个服务员了.
Jīnglǐ: Xiǎo wáng, wèishēngjiān zěnme nàme zàng a? Zhè huì gěi kèrén liú xià bù hǎo de yìnxiàng, kuài qù dǎsǎo yīxià.
Fúwùyuán: Jīnglǐ, shízài bàoqiàn. Jīntiān diàn lǐ tài máng wǒ hái méi láidéjí dǎsǎo.
Jīnglǐ: Nà zhāng zhuōzi xiàmiàn hái yǒu yīxiē kōng yǐnliào píngzi hé zhǐ hé zi.
Fúwùyuán: Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng jiù qù bǎ tāmen rēng diào.
Jīnglǐ: Yǐhòu nǐ yīdìng dé zhùyì zhège wèntí, bùguǎn kèrén duōduō, shēngyì duōmáng, wǒmen dōu yào bǎozhèng cāntīng gānjìng wèishēng.
Fúwùyuán: Jīnglǐ nín fàngxīn, wǒ yīdìng yǐ zuì kuài de sùdù wánchéng. Bùguò zánmen zhēn de yīnggāi zài duō zhāopìn jǐ gè fúwùyuánle.
Manager: Xiao Wang, why is the bathroom so dirty? This will leave a bad impression on the guests. Go and clean it.
Waiter: Manager, I'm really sorry. The shop is too busy today and I haven't had time to clean it.
Manager: There are still some empty beverage bottles and cartons under that table.
Waiter: Okay, I will throw them away right away.
Manager: You must pay attention to this problem in the future. No matter how many guests are or how busy the business is, we must ensure that the restaurant is clean and hygienic.
Waiter: Don't worry, manager, I will finish it as quickly as possible. But we should really hire a few more waiters.
地球: dìqiú: earth
地球一小时: Dìqiú yī xiǎoshí: Earth hour
活动: huódòng: activity/ exercise / event
年年: niánnián: every year / annually
最早: zuìzǎo: most early
支持: zhīchí: to support
门口: ménkǒu: doorway / gate
通知: tōngzhī: to notify / to inform / notice / notification
太好了: tàihǎole: very good
既然: jìrán: since
关: guān: to turn off / to shut
灯: dēng: light
停电: tíngdiàn: to have a power failure / power cut
肯定: kěndìng: definitely
不用: bùyòng: need not
加班: jiābān: to work overtime
得意: déyì: proud of oneself / complacent-self satisfied
样子: yàngzi: appearance
以为: yǐwéi: to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...)
支持: zhīchí: to support
环保: huánbǎo: environmental protection
原来: yuánlái: original / originally
环境保护: huánjìngbǎohù: environmental protection
对了: duìle: offcourse / Correct!
这么: zhème: this way / like this
目的: mùdì: purpose / aim
挺: tǐng: quite / very
简单: jiǎndān: simple
提醒: tíxǐng: to remind / to call attention to
节约: jiéyuē: to economize / to conserve (resources)
用电: yòngdiàn: to use electricity
引起: yǐnqǐ: to give rise to / to arouse
气候: qìhòu: climate / atmosphere
变暖: biànnuǎn: warming / changing to become warmer
关注: guānzhù: to pay attention to
孙月:早上听新闻说明天有一个叫“地球一小时”的活动，你对这个活动了解吗?
王静:这个活动年年都有，最早是从2007年开始的。明天晚上很多人都会关灯一小时，支持这个活动。你没看到门口的通知吗?我们公司也参加。
孙月:真的吗?太好了!既然明天晚上公司会关灯停电，那么我们肯定不用加班了。
王静:看你得意的样子!还以为你高兴是为了支持环保，原来是因为不用加班啊!
孙月:环境保护我当然也支持了!对了，为什么会有这么一个活动啊?
王静:其实目的挺简单的，就是提醒人们节约用电，希望引起人们对气候变暖问题的关注。
Sūn yuè: Zǎoshang tīng xīnwén shuō, míngtiān yǒu yīgè jiào “dìqiú yī xiǎoshí” de huódòng, nǐ duì zhège huódòng liǎojiě ma?
Wáng jìng: Zhège huódòng nián nián dōu yǒu, zuìzǎo shì cóng 2007 nián kāishǐ de. Míngtiān wǎnshàng hěnduō rén dūhuì guān dēng yī xiǎoshí, zhīchí zhège huódòng. Nǐ méi kàn dào ménkǒu de tōngzhī ma? Wǒmen gōngsī yě cānjiā.
Sūn yuè: Zhēn de ma? Tài hǎole! Jìrán míngtiān wǎnshàng gōngsī huì guān dēng tíngdiàn, nàme wǒmen kěndìng bùyòng jiābānle.
Wáng jìng: Kàn nǐ déyì de yàngzi! Hái yǐwéi nǐ gāoxìng shì wèile zhīchí huánbǎo, yuánlái shì yīn wéi bùyòng jiābān a!
Sūn yuè: Huánjìng bǎohù wǒ dāngrán yě zhīchíle! Duìle, wèishéme huì yǒu zhème yīgè huódòng a?
Wáng jìng: Qíshí mùdì tǐng jiǎndān de, jiùshì tíxǐng rénmen jiéyuē yòng diàn, xīwàng yǐnqǐ rénmen duì qìhòu biàn nuǎn wèntí de guānzhù.
Sun Yue: I heard from the news in the morning that there will be an event called "Earth Hour" tomorrow. Do you know about this event?
Wang Jing: This activity is held every year, and it started in 2007 at the earliest. Tomorrow night many people will turn off the lights for an hour to support this event. Didn't you see the notice at the door? Our company is also participating.
Sun Yue: Really? Great! Since the company will turn off the lights tomorrow night, then we definitely don't have to work overtime.
Wang Jing: Look at your proud look! I thought you were happy to support environmental protection, but it turned out to be because you don't have to work overtime!
Sun Yue: Of course I also support environmental protection! By the way, why is there such an event?
Wang Jing: Actually, the purpose is quite simple. It is to remind people to save electricity, hoping to draw people's attention to the issue of climate warming.
塑料袋: sùliào dài: plastic bag
生活: shēnghuó: life
带来: dàilái: to bring
受到: shòudào: to receive (praise)
普遍: pǔbiàn: universal / general
可是: kěshì: but
大量 dàliàng: great amount
使用: shǐyòng: largely to use
严重: yánzhòng: grave / serious
环境: huánjìng: environment
污染: wūrǎn: pollution
于是: yúshì: as a result
规定: guīdìng: stipulate / regulation
商场: shāngchǎng: shopping mall
为: wéi: to serve
顾客: gùkè: client / customer
提供: tígōng: to supply / to provide
免费: miǎnfèi: free (of charge)
塑料袋: sùliàodài: plastic bag
并且: bìngqiě: furthermore / in addition
鼓励: gǔlì: to encourage
购买: gòumǎi: to purchase
购物袋: gòuwùdài: shopping bag
有责任: yǒuzérèn: liable / responsible
保护: bǎohù: to protect
因此: yīncǐ: thus / consequently / as a result
节约: jiéyuē: to economize / to conserve (resources)
购物: gòuwù: shopping
自备: zìbèi: to provide one's own
甚至: shènzhì: even / so much so that
拒绝: jùjué: to refuse / to decline / to reject
使用: shǐyòng: to use
塑料袋: sùliàodài: plastic bag
减少: jiǎnshǎo: to lessen / to decrease
使用: shǐyòng: to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
数量: shùliàng: amount / quantity
环境保护: huánjìng bǎohù: environmental protection
作用: zuòyòng: impact / result / effect
塑料袋给人们的生活带来方便，受到人们的普遍欢迎，可是，它的大量使用也带来了严重的环境污染问题。于是，一些国家规定，超市、商场不能为顾客提供免费塑料袋，并且鼓励大家购买可以多次使用的购物袋。我们每个人都有责任保护环境，因此，请大家节约使用塑料袋，或者购物时自备购物袋，甚至拒绝使用塑料袋。虽然这是一件很小的事，但这样做可以减少塑料袋的使用数量，对环境保护有很大的作用。
Sùliàodài gěi rénmen de shēnghuó dài lái fāngbiàn, shòudào rénmen de pǔbiàn huānyíng, kěshì, tā de dàliàng shǐyòng yě dài láile yánzhòng de huánjìng wūrǎn wèntí. Yúshì, yīxiē guójiā guīdìng, chāoshì, shāngchǎng bùnéng wéi gùkè tígōng miǎnfèi sùliào dài, bìngqiě gǔlì dàjiā gòumǎi kěyǐ duō cì shǐyòng de gòuwù dài. Wǒmen měi gèrén dōu yǒu zérèn bǎohù huánjìng, yīncǐ, qǐng dàjiā jiéyuē shǐyòng sùliào dài, huòzhě gòuwù shí zì bèi gòuwù dài, shènzhì jùjué shǐyòng sùliào dài. Suīrán zhè shì yī jiàn hěn xiǎo de shì, dàn zhèyàng zuò kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo sùliào dài de shǐyòng shùliàng, duì huánjìng bǎohù yǒu hěn dà de zuòyòng.
Plastic bags bring convenience to people's lives and are generally welcomed by people. However, its large-scale use also brings serious environmental pollution problems. Therefore, some countries stipulate that supermarkets and shopping malls cannot provide customers with free plastic bags, and encourage everyone to buy shopping bags that can be used multiple times. Each of us is responsible for protecting the environment. Therefore, please use plastic bags in small quantities, or bring your own shopping bags when shopping, or even refuse to use plastic bags. Although this is a trivial matter, this can reduce the number of plastic bags used, which has a great effect on environmental protection.
保护: bǎohù: to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection
地球: dìqiú: the earth
并不: bìngbù: not at all
一件 - measure word for events, （离我们很远,很难做到的）- this is an event(事情)
做到: zuòdào to accomplish / to achieve
实际: shíjì: reality
实际上: shíjìshàng: in fact / in reality
身边: shēnbiān: on hand / at one's side (body's surrounding)
小事: xiǎoshì: trifle / trivial matter
例如: lìrú: for example / for instance/ such as
夏天: xiàtiān: summer
空调: kōngtiáo: air conditioning; air conditioner
温度: wēndù: temperature
夏天把空调的温度开得高一些(↓16°C - 26°C↑)高一些
出门: chūmén: to go out / to leave home
节约: jiéyuē: to economize; to conserve (resources)
用电: yòngdiàn: to use electricity
乘坐: chéngzuò: to ride (in a vehicle)
公共汽车: gōnggòng qìchē: bus
降低: jiàngdī: to reduce / to lower
空气污染: kōngqì wūrǎn: air pollution
养成: yǎngchéng: to raise; to form (a habit)
垃圾: lājī: trash / garbage
丢: diū: to throw
垃圾桶: lājī tǒng: rubbish bin; trash can; garbage can
什么的: shénme de: and things like this / and so on
能够: nénggòu: to be capable of
但却: dànquè: however
实实在在的: shíshízàizài de: true / honest
效果: xiàoguǒ: result/ effect
地球: dìqiú: the earth
共同: gòngtóng: joint / together
共同努力: gòngtóng nǔlì: to work together
减少: jiǎnshǎo: to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
污染: wūrǎn: to pollute; pollution; contamination
保护环境: bǎohù huánjìng: environmental protection
才能: cáinéng: in order to/ ability / capacity
使: shǐ: to make / to cause
变得: biànde: to become
更: gèng: even more / further
美丽: měilì: beautiful
保护地球环境,并不是一件离我们很远,很难做到的事情.实际上,我们只需注意一下身边的小事就可以。例如，夏天把空调的温度开得高一些, 出门时记得关空调和电脑，这样可以节约用电；少开车，多骑车或者乘坐地铁和公共汽车,这样能降低空气污染；还有养成把垃圾丢进垃圾桶的习惯什么的。这些是我们每个人都能够做到的小事，但却有实实在在的效果。地球是我们共同的家，只有大家共同努力，
减少污染保护环境，才能使我们的家变得更美丽。
Bǎohù dìqiú huánjìng, bìng bùshì yī jiàn lí wǒmen hěn yuǎn, hěn nán zuò dào de shìqíng. Shíjì shang, wǒmen zhǐ xū zhùyì yīxià shēnbiān de xiǎoshì jiù kěyǐ. Lìrú, xiàtiān bǎ kòngtiáo de wēndù kāi dé gāo yīxiē, chūmén shí jìdé guān kòngtiáo hé diànnǎo, zhèyàng kěyǐ jiéyuē yòng diàn; shǎo kāichē,
duō qí chē huòzhě chéngzuò dìtiě hé gōnggòng qìchē, zhèyàng néng jiàngdī kōngqì wūrǎn; hái yǒu yǎng chéng bǎ lèsè diū jìn lèsè tǒng de xíguàn shénme de. Zhèxiē shì wǒmen měi gèrén dōu nénggòu zuò dào de xiǎoshì, dàn què yǒu shí shízài zài de xiàoguǒ. Dìqiú shì wǒmen gòngtóng de jiā, zhǐyǒu dàjiā gòngtóng nǔlì,
jiǎnshǎo wūrǎn bǎohù huánjìng, cáinéng shǐ wǒmen de jiā biàn dé gèng měilì.
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