德国邮政也低碳 人人都当快递员

德国邮政近期宣布了一系列提升服务又环保的举措，具体做法是发动城市中普通的出行者们顺路投递包裹，希望由此可以减轻市中心的交通压力并且减少二氧化碳排放。愿意顺路投递包裹的出行者可以在网上查询需要投递包裹的信息，同时选定自己要投递的包裹；之后，该出行者的手机便会收到那个包裹的追踪码，同时被告知接收包裹的地点。同一个包裹可以由几个人接替传递，但是要确保该包裹的追踪码能够实时跟进。德国邮政下属的物流公司会对整个投递过程进行监管。据悉，该举措将在未来几个月内试运行。不过，有关包裹的安全和赔偿等方面的问题尚待商议和解决。

Germany's postal¹ service has announced plans to explore improved service and help protect the environment by getting "bring buddies²" -- ordinary people traveling across cities -- to deliver parcels on their way.
It is hoped the initiative that will be tested in the months ahead might lessen³ traffic in inner cities and reduce CO2 emissions⁴. This should help DHL, a division of the German postal service, reach its target of improving the company's carbon efficiency by 30 percent before 2020.

"As the world's biggest logistics provider, we recognize a special responsibility to use our core competencies to minimize the impact on the environment," said Frank Appel, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Post DHL, in a statement referring to a variety of measures being considered.

The amateurs find out online about parcels which need delivering to people who live or work along the route they are planning to travel through the city and then select the ones they want to take.

Retrieval codes sent to their mobile phones tell the bring buddies where to pick the packages up. Parcels can be taken part of the way or passed on to another buddy⁵ but all buddies need to have the right code on their mobile phone so the track and trace system can be updated.

Logistics companies will be responsible for overseeing the operation and supervising transactions to ensure that the privacy of post is not violated.

Initiators say this could be done using mobile phones but recognize that some security and liability issues remain to be resolved, DHL said.
 

1 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

2 buddies   

n.密友( buddy的名词复数 )；同伴；弟兄；（用于称呼男子，常带怒气）家伙v.（如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般）交往( buddy的第三人称单数 )；做朋友；亲近（…）；伴护艾滋病人

参考例句：

• We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
• The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句

3 lessen   

vt.减少，减轻；缩小

参考例句：

• Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.经常运动有助于减轻痛感。
• They've made great effort to lessen the noise of planes.他们尽力减小飞机的噪音。

4 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

5 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！