老外想聊的100個英語口語話題（93)：能源危機

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dialogue 1

Florence: Our new apartmcnt is using solar energy.

我們的新公寓用的是太陽能.

Taytor:Really? Does that mean you are paying more eacb month? Solar cncrgy is cxpcnsive.

是嗎?那你們晦月的支出是不是會更大啊?太陽能很貴的.

F: It is right now. But it will go down in the future when more people arc encouraged to use it and the technology is furtber developed.

現(xiàn)在是.但是如果技術進一步改善，使用的人更多的話，成本肯定會降下來的。

T: That's for sure.

那是一定的.

F: Guess what? I heard that solar cars will be C0mmercially available in 2020.

知道嗎?我聽說到2020年，太陽能汽車就能普及。

T: Oh, that's reaIIy encouraging with oil pnccs on the rise.

是嗎?那可是好消息，看現(xiàn)在油價不斷在上漲.

F: But I think the price hikcs are not a bad thing.

可我認為價格上漲也不是壞搴.

T: What do yuu mean?

為什么啊?

F:People will be forccd to tum to alternativc aicrgy like solar energy.

這樣的話，人們就不得不用可替代能源，比如太陽能了.

T: Oh. I see. Then it will belp bring down the pfjcc of solar energy.

哦，明白了。那太陽能的價格就會降低了.

F: D,:frnitely. Many developed countries are tryirlg to develop alternative energy to casc oil shortage.

的確。許多發(fā)達國家正努力開發(fā)可替代能源，來緩解石油短缺的現(xiàn)狀.

T: That's right Altcmativc energy markets like solar and wind in Cbina arc also growing,but we still havc a long way to go befOR everyone uses them.

在中國，可替代能源的市場如太陽能和風能正在發(fā)展，但是要普及，還有很長的路要走.

F: But it's worth the effort. If we want to make our earth a better pIace to live we need to move forward.

但是這值得我們去努力，如果我們想要地球變得更適宜居住，我們就需要不斷努力.

T: I can't agree more.

完全同意.

dialogue 2

F: excuse me, can you pass me that newspaper, please?

打擾一下,請您遞給我那份報紙好嗎?

T: here it is.

給您.

F: thanks. It seems that the flight will be late.

謝謝.好像航班要晚點了.

T: yes, it seems that way. This paper says the price of gasoline will rise.

好像是這樣.報紙上說油價要漲了.

F: I hope it doesn't affect the price of plane tickets.

我希望不要影響機票的價格.

T: it doesn't look good. We seem to have another energy crisis at hand .

看上去情況不妙.我們面臨著新的能源危機.

F: we can definitely feel the oil shortage here in Beijing.

在北京這兒我們可以感到石油短缺.

T: it has already had a negative influence on the global economy.

石油短缺已經影響到全球經濟的發(fā)展.

F: I think we must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources.

資源迅速減少,我們要平衡對能源的需求.

T: I can't agree more. We must use our energy resources wisely in order to maintain ourquality of life.

的確.要想保證生活質量,我們必須合理利用能源.

F: like what?

比如說?

T: using efficient appliances.

使用高效節(jié)能電器.

F: don't we have other ways to bring us out of the energy crisis?

有沒有其他辦法能讓我們擺脫能源危機呢?

T: definitely. I think solar energy is the best way to solve the energy crisis.

有啊!我想使用太陽能是解決能源危機的最好辦法.

F: you have a point here. But I think we should also enhance people's awareness of energyconservation.

你說的有道理,但是我認為我們應該提高人們節(jié)約能源的意識.

T: yes, you're right. We should encourage energy conservation and improve energyefficiency .

是啊.我們應該鼓勵能源節(jié)約,提高能源的利用率.