Lily: 大家好，我是楊莉。

Neil: This is the programme in which we look at words and phrases that you may not find in your dictionary.

Lily: 地道英語和大家一起學(xué)習(xí)現(xiàn)代英式英語中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的流行詞匯和實(shí)用表達(dá)。

Neil: Today we're looking at an expression which has become very popular over the last year.

Lily: What's that?

Neil: Carbon footprint.

Lily: Carbon footprint. What does it mean?

Neil: Well, let's start with the second word, footprint.

Lily: OK.

Neil: You know what happens when you walk on wet or muddy ground?

Lily: Oh yes. 從濕路或泥路上走過時(shí)會(huì)留下足跡 – footprint.

Neil: That's right. Well your carbon footprint is the impact you make on the planet from your use of energy.

Lily: Carbon 碳. 碳足跡就是指一個(gè)人的能源意識(shí)和行為對(duì)自然界產(chǎn)生的影響。

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A: I'm going on a weekend break to Barcelona tomorrow. I managed to get a really cheap flight.

B: Didn't you fly to Paris last month?

A: Yeah, that was a bargain too.

B: Don't you ever think about the environment? Your carbon footprint must be terrible!

Neil: He uses planes frequently, so he has a large carbon footprint. He uses a lot of energy which puts carbon into the environment.

Lily: 這位講話的男子經(jīng)常乘坐飛機(jī)旅行，那么他在這個(gè)世界上就留下了一個(gè)很大碳足跡。carbon footprint，因?yàn)槠腿紵欧艔U氣，污染環(huán)境。

Neil: So, lots of people want to reduce their carbon footprint.

Lily: What are you doing to reduce your carbon footprint, Neil?

Neil: Well, I only use my car for essential journeys and I've decided not to take short flights – I'll use the train instead.

Lily: Neil只是在必要時(shí)才開車，而且他還決定短途履行不坐飛機(jī)，只坐火車。

Neil: Well, that's all we have time for today.

Lily: You've been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English.

Neil: Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.

Lily: See you next time.