A: I recently changed my air conditioner to an “energy label” model in the hope of being able to save electricity.
B: If you use the air con together with an electric fan, it will help to circulate air around the room: you can save electricity this way too.
A: Have you got any other special tips for saving electricity?
Photo: Lin Ching-hua, Liberty Times 照片：自由時報林菁樺
B: You could raise the temperature by a few degrees. In our office, the air con is so powerful, sometimes everyone is wearing long sleeves. It’s a huge waste of electricity, and it’s environmentally unfriendly.
A: 我最近換了有「節能標章」的冷氣，希望可以省電。
B: 冷氣搭配電扇一起用，能幫助室內空氣對流，也可以省電唷。
A: 還有什麼省電妙方嗎？
B: 把冷氣的溫度調高一點囉，我們公司冷氣開太強，有時大家還要穿長袖，這樣浪費錢又不環保。
（Translated by Edward Jones, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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