3. Cut down on water waste
When you're staying at a hotel, towels and bedsheets only get used once before they're thrown in the wash.
Fortunately, it is easy to reuse towels, sheets and other washable items. Simply notify the hotel staff that you don't want your sheets or towels washed until you're ready to check out. If you travel frequently for work, you'll save a lot of water over time.
It may be tempting to take long showers when you're not paying the water bill. But by keeping your showers short (less than 10 minutes), you can cut your water use by at least 50 percent.
4. Bring reusable items from home
Traveling can lead to waste with single-use, plastic or Styrofoam cups, bottles and similar items. These items are particularly bad for the environment as they can take decades to break down. Bringing reusable items from home can help you substantially cut down on your plastic use while traveling.
What you should bring will depend on the kind of single-use items you frequently use. For example, consider bringing your own eating utensils. Another good item is a water bottle. Finally, if you want to do any shopping, bring your own shopping bag.
Consider implementing one of these eco-conscious choices on your next business trip.
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make a mark
Welcome back to Info Cloud, friends. Anne Marie, you like to read, right? What is your favorite kind of book?
I love reading books that talk about people who've made a mark on this world.
Mark? Oh. I know what you mean. When my daughter was small, she drew on the walls of our house with crayon. Those kinds of marks are hard to get rid of.
Uh, well, the kinds of marks I'm talking about are also long-lasting. But this phrase is describing people who've made a difference in this world, those who've changed it for the better or made a permanent change.
Oh, right, like Elon Musk. He has really made a mark in the field of technology.
Sure, or Greta Thunberg. She really made her mark in regards to environmental activism last year and became Time Magazine's Person of the Year because of it.
I hope I can leave my mark on society as well. I want people to remember me as a proficient singer and English teacher.
I'm sure you will, Rex. How about you? How will you leave your mark on this world?
今天要跟大家分享的流行用語是 make a mark，字面上是留下記號，像是小孩子在牆壁上塗鴉，留下的這種記號。不過，make a mark 有更深一層的意義，就是為這個世界帶來重大的改變。例如，Elon Musk really made a mark in the field of technology. Elon Musk 馬斯克為科技領域帶來了重大的影響和改變。
除了全球性的改變之外，你也可以在我們生活的社會上，用自己的方式 make a mark，I want people to remember me as a proficient teacher. 我要人們記得我是一位很好的英文老師。不曉得你想用什麼樣的方式，在這個世界上 make a mark?
Language Lab
notify v. 通知 notification (n) 通知、通知書
to tell (someone) officially about something
- When the store clerk realized someone had stolen some things from the store, he notified the police.
當店員發覺有人從店裡偷了東西，就馬上通知警方。
- Can someone notify the front desk and let them know the faucet in this bathroom is leaking?
有人可以跟櫃台說這個洗手間的水龍頭在漏水嗎?
notification n. 通知、通知書
- something that gives official information to someone : the act of notifying someone
There are rumors about our work hours being changed, but nothing is official until we get the notification from the boss.
有聽到風聲關於我們的工時會有變動，但是直到收到老闆的通知前，一切都只是聽說。
- Erika never got the notification from her company about the new insurance plan.
Erika 從沒收到公司關於新保險契約的通知。
tempting adj. 很誘人的、讓人忍不住的
/ˈtɛmptɪŋ/
causing an urge or desire to have or do something
- On a cold winter morning, it is tempting to stay under the blanket just a little bit longer.
在冷冷的冬天早上，會忍不住在被窩裡多待久一點。
- It is tempting to eat a second piece of cake.
吃第二塊蛋糕是很誘人的想法。
tempt v. 引誘、誘惑
to cause (someone) to do or want to do something even though it may be wrong, bad, or unwise
- Raymond in thinking about changing jobs because he is tempted by the other company’s higher pay.
Raymond 有打算要換工作，因為他被另外一家公司的高薪吸引。
temptation n. 誘惑
/tɛmpˈteɪʃən/
a strong urge or desire to have or do something
- For a person trying to lose weight, a cake shop is a place filled with temptations.
對一個要減肥的人來說，蛋糕店是一個充滿著誘惑的地方。
substantially adv. 很大程度地
/səbˈstænʃəli/
very much : a lot
- Prices of goods have risen substantially ever since the price of oil has gone up.
自從油價上漲後，物價大大提高。
- The city population has grown substantially over the last fifteen years.
都市人口在過去十五年來有很大程度的增加。
substantial adj.大的、重大的
/səbˈstænʃəl/
large in amount, size, or number
- Kate was surprised to find a substantial amount of money hidden under the mattress.
Kate 在床墊底下找到數目可觀的一筆錢，讓她感到驚訝。
- To fix this house would require a substantial amount of work.
要整修這棟房屋會需要大量的工。
utensil n. 用具、器具
/jʊˈtɛnsəl/
a simple and useful device that is used for doing tasks in a person's home and especially in the kitchen
eating utensil n. 餐具
- When you have finished your food, please put your plate and eating utensils in the sink.
用餐完後，請把盤子及餐具放到水槽裡。
kitchen utensil n. 廚具
- Cynthia can’t have too many kitchen utensils because her kitchen is very small.
Cynthia 不能有太多廚具，因為廚房非常小。
cooking utensil n. 烹飪用具
- Evelyn keeps her cooking utensils in the drawer next to her stove.
Evelyn 把她的烹飪用具放到在瓦斯爐旁邊的抽屜裡。
writing utensil n. 書寫工具 (筆)
- When you come to the meeting, please bring a writing utensil and a piece of paper with you.
來參加會議時，請記得帶筆及一張紙。
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