英供熱企業(yè)建議客戶'抱寵物取暖'

A British energy supplier has apologized for the "poorly judged and unhelpful" advice sent to customers which suggested they could snuggle up to their pets and exercise to cut back on their heating bills.

英國的一家供熱企業(yè)為其發(fā)給客戶的"不當又無用的"建議而道歉，這些建議包括讓客戶抱著寵物取暖或做運動來減少暖氣開支。

SSE, which is owned by OVO Energy, suggested 10 "simple and cost effective ways to keep warm this winter," according to the Financial Times.
據(jù)《金融時報》報道，英國能源巨頭OVO旗下的SSE能源公司提出了10個"今冬保暖的省錢小妙招"。

Eating bowls of oatmeal, doing star jumps and cuddling pets were among the recommendations on the now-deleted web page.
這些建議現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)從網(wǎng)頁上刪除，其中包括吃燕麥粥、做星跳動作和擁抱寵物。

Some British businesses and households have seen their energy bills rise in recent months, as suppliers grapple with a sharp rise in wholesale gas prices.
由于天然氣批發(fā)價格的急劇上漲給供熱企業(yè)造成壓力，一些英國企業(yè)和家庭發(fā)現(xiàn)近幾個月的能源開支有所增加。

According to National Energy Action, more than 4 million UK households are in the grip of fuel poverty -- a figure which the charity believes could rise by 2 million in April when a cap on energy prices is expected to increase.
英國慈善機構(gòu)國家能源行動的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，逾400萬戶英國家庭已陷入了燃料貧困，隨著能源價格上限提高，該機構(gòu)預(yù)計到四月份燃料貧困家庭還會再增加200萬戶。