| A: |
You know, Mrs. Brady, I've been meaning to ask you something ... |
| B: |
Yes, dear, what's that? |
| A: |
Well, why do you always keep the air-conditioning running? |
| B: |
Why, would you rather swelter （热得难受） in the heat? |
| A: |
Well, it's not that. It's true that sometimes it's really hot outside and then I'm quite happy not to suffer, but it seems to me that the air-conditioning has become a habit and you keep it on even on days when it isn't so hot. |
| B: |
We like to have a constant temperature in the house, you know. |
| A: |
But it means there's always an artificial atmosphere, and never any fresh air. Why do you keep it on on cooler days rather than turning it off and opening the windows? You could reduce your power bill by quite a lot too. |
| B: |
Are you trying to save me money? Am I charging you too much rent? |
| A: |
Oh no, it's not that. But we were talking in class the other day about being environmentally conscious and I was thinking that not only is the air conditioning bad for the environment, it's bad for our health AND it's expensive. |
| B: |
Well, you may be right. It's just part of our lifestyle, you know. I'll tell you what. Why don't we talk about this with the others over dinner tonight and see what they think? |
| A: |
OK, Mrs. Brady, that will be interesting. Thank you. |
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