PART TWO: MINI-PRESENTATION

　　What is important when…?

　　Choosing transport for a business trip 出差選擇交通工具時(shí)需要考慮哪些因素?

　　l Comfort 舒適

　　l Cost 成本

　　l

　　In choosing transport for a business trip, comfort is a very important factor to consider. Comfort means being physically relaxed and contented, free from worries and unhappiness. With comfortable transport, you can stretch out, lie back and even get some sleep during the trip so that you can arrive well rested and ready for your work. This is vital for the success of your business.

　　Cost-effectiveness is also important. You have to consider the cost that may occur when you choose transport for your business trip. It is advisable not to choose a transport whose cost is beyond your budget, since expensive transport can inevitably increase the costs even before you do your business, which can even stop you from meeting your targets. You should never allow this kind of cost to ruin your whole business.

　　Convenience is another factor to consider. Convenient transport can help to make your trip easy, efficient and free from fatigue.

　　出差選擇交通工具時(shí)，舒適度是一個(gè)需要考慮的重要因素。舒適意味著身體上的放松和滿足，從擔(dān)憂和不愉快中解脫出來。選擇著舒適的交通工具，我們可以伸展自己，向后靠休息甚至可以在旅途中睡一會(huì)兒這樣我們可以在旅途中得到很好的休息為工作做好準(zhǔn)備。這對生意成功非常重要。

　　成本效益也很重要。你必須考慮成本因?yàn)橘M(fèi)用會(huì)在你旅途時(shí)選擇交通工具發(fā)生。在這里建議不要選擇超出預(yù)算的交通工具，因?yàn)榘嘿F的交通工具不可避免的會(huì)使成本增加即便是你在做成交易之前。這甚至可能阻止你達(dá)成目標(biāo)。永遠(yuǎn)不要允許這種費(fèi)用毀掉整個(gè)生意。

　　便利是另一個(gè)需要考慮的因素。便利的交通可以使你的旅途更輕松，有效以及從疲勞中釋放。

　　What is important when…?

　　Choosing an airline for a business trip 出差選擇航空公司需要考慮哪些要點(diǎn)?

　　l In-flight catering 機(jī)內(nèi)餐飲

　　l Destinations offered 所達(dá)目的地

　　l

　　In choosing an airline for a business trip, in-flight catering can be very important. Very often, busy business travelers will have to start work right after they get off the plane and sometimes they may have to work straight through meal-time, and in-flight food and drink can help them relax and feel ready to face any business tasks they are to accomplish.

　　Destinations offered can sometimes be important. For instance, if you company has business in European countries, you’d better choose an airline with flights to all major European cities and you can have the tickets ready with one airline which can save much of your time.

　　Services during the flight is also important. For instance, you may choose an airline that provides in-flight video, free newspapers&magazines so that you may read through the long flight, or one that offers broadband connectivity that can beam live TV programs to your laptop. All this can bring fun to the dull journey and make you relaxed during the flight.

　　出差選擇航空公司時(shí)，機(jī)內(nèi)餐飲非常重要。很多時(shí)候，繁忙的商務(wù)旅行者將不得不一下飛機(jī)就開始工作，有時(shí)候也許他們不得不在午飯時(shí)間直接工作，機(jī)內(nèi)餐飲可以幫助他們放松并準(zhǔn)備好去面對任何需要完成的商務(wù)任務(wù)。

　　所達(dá)目的地有時(shí)候也很重要。舉個(gè)例子說，如果你們在歐洲國家做生意，你最好選擇歐洲主要城市航班的航空公司，你可以準(zhǔn)備一個(gè)航線的機(jī)票，這樣可以為你節(jié)省很多時(shí)間。

　　在飛機(jī)上的服務(wù)也很重要，舉例來說，你可以選擇可以提供機(jī)上視頻、免費(fèi)的報(bào)紙雜志的航班，這樣你可以在長途飛行中閱讀，或者選擇一個(gè)可以提供寬帶連接的航班，這樣可以用筆記本電腦看直播的電視節(jié)目。所有這些都可以為你枯燥的旅程帶來樂趣也可以讓你在飛行中得到放松。

　　PART THREE: DISCUSSION

　　Introducing Green Travel Plan

　　Your company is considering providing a Green Travel Plan for its staff. You have been asked to help with this. Discuss the situation together, and decide:

　　l what are the advantages of such a plan

　　l which measures can be taken to carry out the plan

　　實(shí)施綠色出行計(jì)劃

　　你們所在公司正在考慮為其員工制定“綠色出行計(jì)劃”。請你們予以協(xié)助。討論并決定：

　　l 該計(jì)劃能帶來什么好處

　　l 實(shí)行該計(jì)劃可以采取什么措施

　　A: You know our company is considering introducing a Green Travel Plan for our staff.

　　B: A great idea, isn’t it? This is one of our company’s efforts to work towards reducing the environmental and congestion impact.

　　A: There are indeed many advantages to do so. To start with, setting up a car share database and actively promoting car sharing will reduce demand for parking spaces and reduce our company’s car parking costs.

　　B: Yeah. And the employees will benefit too. Car sharers will no doubt save a lot on a yearly basis.

　　A: And the environment will be cleaner.

　　B: The plan is also good for staff health and the overall performance of the company. Employees who cycle to work lose fewer days because of illness and arrive at work feeling more alert.

　　A: Last but not the least, the plan will enhance our company’s image and make a positive contribution towards curbing noise and air pollution in the area.

　　B: Then how can we do it? What measures shall we take to ensure that the plan is carried out smoothly?

　　A: In my opinion, before we decide which measures to implement, a survey should be carried out first. We have to know about modes of transport used by our staff, their travel origins and destinations and the difficulties to sustainable transport.

　　B: You’re right. And after that, based on the results of the survey, we may take some measures, such as setting up car share databases and priority parking spaces for car share vehicles to encourage car pools.

　　A: And we may offer subsidized travel passes for people taking public transport.

　　B: For those who have to use cars, we can encourage them to move to cleaner and less polluting fuel by offering subsidies.

　　A: In addition, bicycle stands should be secured and bicycle access improved.

　　B: We may also offer flexbile working schemes such as teleworking to enable some staff to work from home one or more days of the week.

　　A: And compressed working week so that they can work fewer days in the office.

　　B: I believe all this will work and be rewarding. Let’s try them out.

　　A: 你知道我們公司正在考慮為員工引進(jìn)一個(gè)綠色出行計(jì)劃。

　　B: 是個(gè)好主意，不是么? 這是我們公司為減少環(huán)境污染和交通擁擠的影響所作的努力。

　　A:這樣做確實(shí)會(huì)帶來很多好處，首先，建立一個(gè)汽車共享的數(shù)據(jù)庫，推行汽車共享政策將減少對停車位的需求而且減少我們公司的汽車停車費(fèi)。

　　B: 是的。而且員工也將受益。汽車共享無疑每年節(jié)省很多費(fèi)用。

　　A: 而且環(huán)境也將更清潔。

　　B： 這個(gè)計(jì)劃對員工的健康以及公司的整體表現(xiàn)帶來好處。員工因?yàn)榛疾∈构ぷ髦芷趽p失數(shù)日，痊愈后工作會(huì)感到更活潑。

　　A：最后，這個(gè)計(jì)劃減少噪音和空氣污染有積極的建設(shè)，這將增強(qiáng)公司的形象。

　　B: 接下來，我們該做什么呢?我們應(yīng)該采取什么措施來確保計(jì)劃順利實(shí)施?

　　A:就我來看，在我們決定實(shí)施計(jì)劃之前，首先應(yīng)該做一個(gè)調(diào)查。我們必須了解公司員工使用何種交通工具，他們起始點(diǎn)和目的地很難搭乘公交。

　　B：你是對的。然后，以調(diào)查結(jié)果為基礎(chǔ)，我們可以采取一小兒措施，比如建立一個(gè)汽車共享數(shù)據(jù)庫以及為汽車共享的員工優(yōu)先提供停車位來鼓勵(lì)大家汽車共享。

　　A: 而且我們可以為搭乘公共交通工具的員工提供通勤津貼。

　　B：對那些必須使用汽車的員工，我們可以為他們提供補(bǔ)貼，讓其使用更清潔和污染較少的燃料。

　　A:除此之外，應(yīng)該為騎自行車提供通道和車站。

　　B：我們也可以提議彈性工作計(jì)劃，比如讓一些員工在家中上班，每周到公司一天或幾天。

　　A: 壓縮了工作周這樣可以只有少許幾天在辦公室工作。

　　B: 我相信所有這些都可以實(shí)現(xiàn)，讓我們嘗試一下。

　　(1) How long is your journey to work?

　　上班路途你需要花多長時(shí)間?

　　It takes 30 minutes by bus.

　　(2) What can companies do to reduce daily traffic congestion?

　　公司可以為減少交通擁擠現(xiàn)象采取哪些措施?

　　One easy thing to adopt staggers(交錯(cuò)) working hours.

　　(3) Do you think it is a good idea for companies to pay their employees cash to ride buses to work?(Why?/Why not?)

　　你認(rèn)為公司出錢讓員工坐公交車上班這個(gè)想法如何?(為什么?)

　　Yes. It is a benefit and makes people happy. By doing this. It’s easier to recruit and retain employees.

　　(4) Could it be a problem if managers are frequently away on business?(Why?/Why not?)

　　經(jīng)理們經(jīng)常出差會(huì)不會(huì)帶來什么問題?(為什么?)

　　Yes. It could be a problem which may result in lack of control and management and delayed solutions and decisions.

　　(5) Do you think employers can help to make travelling to work easier for staff?(Why?/Why not?)

　　企業(yè)能否幫助其員工減少上班路途的不便?(為什么?)

　　Yes. For instance,employers may run their own shuttle and offer free bus rides for their employees. Travelling to work can be made a lot easier this way.