低碳生活之二十六 杜绝厕所漏水
LEAKING TOILET COULD WASTE AS MUCH AS 200 LITRES OF WATER PER DAY. This is equivalent to flushing your toilet 50 times. Check your toilet for a possible leak.
一个漏水的厕所每天可能浪费200升水（注：中国人均每日用水86升）。此水量可以用来冲50次厕所。
低碳生活之二十七用盆洗水果和蔬菜，然后再浇花
WASH YOUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN A BOWL OF WATER RATHER THAN UNDER A RUNNING TAP. You will save water and will do so further by watering your houseplants with the remaining water
不要用水龙头流的水洗水果和蔬菜。可以改用盆洗，然后再将用过的水浇花。
低碳生活之二十八 水兵淋浴法
REDUCE YOUR TIME IN THE SHOWER TO FOUR MINUTES， Even better, take a “navy shower,” shutting off the water while soaping up and shampooing.
设定自己的冲澡程序，把冲澡的时间控制在4分钟内。如果能采用“水兵淋浴法”-- 打香皂或香波时将水龙头关掉。 10分钟淋浴用水约230升，而水兵法用水只有11升。每年可节约56000升水（56吨）。
The steps in a basic navy
1 Turn on the water
2 Immediately wet the body
3 Turn off the water
4 Soap up and scrub
5 Turn the water back on and rinse off the soap
6 Turn off the water
The total time for the water being on is typically under two minutes.
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低碳生活之二十九 将洗澡时开头的冷水收集起来
When waiting for running water to warm up in the bathroom，collect it for other uses.
低碳生活之三十选择节能日光灯或LED灯取代白炽灯
REPLACE INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULBS WITH COMPACT FLUORESCENT OR LED LIGHTS.
LED 与白炽灯相比，用电十分之一，使用寿命是50倍。与日光灯相比，用电三分之一，寿命5倍。
低碳生活之三十一 打开冰箱提取食物前，先想好要拿什么东西
DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT BEFORE OPENING THE FRIDGE DOOR
每开一次冰箱的门，会用损失三分之一的冷气。养成在打开冰箱提取食物之前，先想好要拿什么东西的习惯。尽可能地把经常使用的食品放在相同的地方。比如将牛奶每次都放在固定的地方，这样就会大大缩减冰箱开启的时间，有效地节省能耗。
低碳生活之三十二 冰箱装满食物更省电
A full refrigerator and freezer is far more energy efficient than
ones that are half empty.
装满食物比空一半的冰箱更省电。这是因为每次开冰箱时，热空气进入冷空气跑调了。冰箱越满，进入的热空气就少，因此所需冷却热空气的能量就会减少。
当然，冷藏多余的食品也是不必要的。所以，{zh0}选择合适你家庭容量的冰箱。如果已经购买了较大的冰箱，还有其它办法可以弥补。如把凉开水灌入水瓶放入冰箱，填充空间，出门时还可带上代替冰水。既省钱又减少了因为过多使用纯净水瓶而造成的垃圾污染。也可以用其它用过的食品盒放入冰箱去填充空间。
低碳生活之三十三 冰箱的密封条清洁并密封严密
ENSURE DOOR SEALS ARE CLEAN AND THE DOOR CLOSES PROPERLY OF YOUR REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER
冰箱的耗电与密封是否严密有很大关系。要经常清洁冰箱门的密封条检查其是否在有效地工作，确保冰箱门严密地关闭。如冰箱密封条老化，应及时更换。
低碳生活之三十四 利用风扇比用空调要节能和环保
USE FANS or open windows INSTEAD OF AIR-CONDITIONING
空调是家庭主要耗能设备。夏天应尽量使用风扇或开窗降温，你可以节省很多电减少碳排放。
低碳生活之三十五 天气寒冷的时候加盖一条毛毯
PUT ON AN EXTRA BLANKET INSTEAD OF TURNING ON THE HEATER OR AIR-CONDITIONER IN WINTER.
低碳生活之三十六 多使用锅盖
PUT A LID ON YOUR POTS WHEN COOKING
做饭时使用锅盖可以煮得更快，从而使用较少使用的能量。你可以节能四分之一。
低碳生活之三十七 使用压力锅和蒸锅
USING PRESSURE COOKERS AND STEAMERS
压力锅和蒸锅可以节能70%.
低碳生活之三十八 使用容量较小的家用电器
Cook with small appliances. Cook with your toaster oven, electric skillet and slow cooker for specialized jobs, rather than the range. Small appliances use less energy.
使用较小容量适合使用的家用电器，如电烤箱、煎锅、热水器等， 避免电器“大马拉小车”的现象， 可以节能。
低碳生活之三十九使用微波炉加热或解冻少量食物
If you need to warm up or defrost small amounts of food, use a
microwave instead of the stove to save energy. For large meals,
however, the stove is usually more
efficient.
如果你要加热或解冻少量食物时，微波炉通常比传统炉灶要节能。但是， 如果加热或解冻大量食物时，传统的炉灶较好。
介绍一点微波炉相关知识：
微波炉是一种使用微波加热物体的家用电器。微波炉是利用微波高频振荡(微波炉常采用 2.45 GHz 的微波)的电磁场作用下，物体中的极性分子(尤其是水分子，可显著地对微波作出响应)会随振荡电场一起振动, 一个分子的固有电磁场被改变并影响邻近分子，使得物体被微波加热。
微波（英语：Microwave）是指波长介于红外线和特高频（UHF）之间的射频电磁波。微波的波长范围大约在 1m 至 1mm 之间，所对应的频率范围是 0.3 GHz 至300 GHz。
低碳生活之四十 定期对冰箱除霜
MAKE SURE YOU DEFROST YOUR FRIDGE AND FREEZER ON A REGULAR BASIS.
低碳生活之四十一 食物凉了以后再放入冰箱
YOU SHOULD NEVER PUT WARM OR HOT FOOD INTO THE FRIDGE AS THIS WILL MAKE THE FRIDGE WORK EXTRA HARD TO TRY AND KEEP IT COLD; ALWAYS ALLOW FOOD TO COOL DOWN FIRST.
低碳生活之四十二 尽量使用自然光照明
MAKE THE MOST OF NATURal light. Light-colored walls, ceilings and floors, as well as mirrors, reflect daylight, and arrange furniture to make maximum use of natural light and reducing the need to use artificial lighting。
利用自然光照明由许多方法：如使用反光性较好的浅色墙壁和顶棚以及壁镜充分利用自然光。将办公桌放在光线较好的地方等等，都可以减少照明用电。
低碳生活之四十三 妙用窗帘节能环保功能
Make smart of use of your curtains:
Keep windows closed and curtains or coverings shut during the
hottest part of the day to help keep your room cool in the summer.
The same way can be used in the winter, too.
合理使用窗帘既可以节能又能保持房间的舒适。譬如，炎热的夏天，可选择厚重的窗帘，白天关紧窗户，拉上窗帘，避免直接阳光的照射，就可以有效地保持室内的凉爽。 同样方法也适用于冬天节省能量。
另外，选择窗帘的时候，不仅要考虑到颜色和式样的整体匹配，也应该考虑到环保。首先在选择窗帘布料的时候，要优先选择在环保和节能生产工艺下生产的布料，其次要考虑到产品的质量，质量好的产品使用寿命长，就会减少不必要的更换次数。节约家庭开支又减少浪费。
低碳生活之四十四 冬天做好室内门窗的保温密封
INSULATE YOUR Windows and doors
You can cut your energy consumptions by installing good quality insulation of windows and doors in the winter. It stops heat from escaping and thus requires less energy to keep your house warm.
冬天将门窗、门、墙壁空调和通风扇安装孔等加以绝热密封可以节省供热能量。使用简便的封条是xxx的节能方法。
窗户的几种简易密封方法：
1． 用密封胶条， 2． 百叶窗， 3． 多层垂帘， 4.窗台上的“布蛇”
低碳生活之四十五 衣服的确脏了才清洗
Wear clothes until they are actually dirtY. Before starting your laundry machine, wait for a full load and check your clothes if they really are dirty.
避免过多地不必要地清洗衣物。衣服脏了才拿去清洗。另外，每次开洗衣机时，{zh0}是装满了再开机。
低碳生活之四十六 选择让衣物自然晾干
USE THE SUN’S ENERGY NOT ELECTRCITIY TO DRY CLOTHES –
Hang clothes on the line or a drying rack rather than use a clothes
dryer.
尽量避免使用烘干机，而更多地选择让衣物自然晾干的方式。
许多家电和电子产品，如电视，有线电视机顶盒，DVD播放机，电脑，音响设备，游戏机等，即使关了也在耗电。它被称为一个“幽灵负载”，或“吸血鬼电”。多达75% 家庭电子产品和小家电属于这类产品。最简单方法是在不使用时拔掉插头。 或者，接入一个电源总插座，不用时，关闭电源插座总开关。
Many appliances and electronics, including TVs, cable boxes, DVD players, computers, music systems, game consoles etc, consume electricity even when they're turned off. It's called a phantom load, or vampire electricity. As much as 75 percent of the electricity used by home electronics and small appliances is used while they're turned off. The simple solution is to unplug small appliances and electronics when you aren't using them. Or, plug them into a power strip and turn the power strip off when you aren't using those items.
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