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習現代英式英語中經常出現的流行詞匯和實用表達。

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會留下足跡 – 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. 碳足跡就是指一個人的能源意識和行為對自然界產生的影響。

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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: 這位講話的男子經常乘坐飛機旅行，那么他在這個世界上就留下了一個很大碳足跡。carbon footprint，因為汽油燃燒排放廢氣，污染環境。

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只是在必要時才開車，而且他還決定短途履行不坐飛機，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.