translation 全新版大學英語閱讀教程2 第22篇 翻譯及原文

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16、到一個計劃。一些雄心勃勃的、建筑節(jié)能工廠從可再生可回收材料。有些是適度的旨在改變行為的個體工人。最后一部分這似乎應(yīng)該是最簡單的是會議一些抵抗。一項民意調(diào)查由哈里斯互動任仕達美國發(fā)現(xiàn)77%的受訪者表示他們2079年回收但只有49%的人說他們這樣做的工作。在開展的調(diào)查顯示從1月17日至21日在線報道93%關(guān)燈電腦當他們離開家。但只有50%的翻轉(zhuǎn)開關(guān)當他們離開工作過夜。盡管這個矛盾一些公司正身先士卒雙面復(fù)印紙張回收或電子傳真只。其他人節(jié)約用電