Energy Crisis 能源危机
dialogue 1
Florence: Our new apartmcnt is using solar energy.
我们的新公寓用的是太阳能.
Taytor:Really? Does that mean you are paying more eacb month? Solar cncrgy is cxpcnsive.
是吗?那你们晦月的支出是不是会更大啊?太阳能很贵的.
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.
现在是.但是如果技术进一步改善，使用的人更多的话，成本肯定会降下来的。
T: That's for sure.
那是一定的.
F: Guess what? I heard that solar cars will be C0mmercially available in 2020.
知道吗?我听说到2020年，太阳能汽车就能普及。
T: Oh, that's reaIIy encouraging with oil pnccs on the rise.
是吗?那可是好消息，看现在油价不断在上涨.
F: But I think the price hikcs are not a bad thing.
可我认为价格上涨也不是坏搴.
T: What do yuu mean?
为什么啊?
F:People will be forccd to tum to alternativc aicrgy like solar energy.
这样的话，人们就不得不用可替代能源，比如太阳能了.
T: Oh. I see. Then it will belp bring down the pfjcc of solar energy.
哦，明白了。那太阳能的价格就会降低了.
F: D,:frnitely. Many developed countries are tryirlg to develop alternative energy to casc oil shortage.
的确。许多发达国家正努力开发可替代能源，来缓解石油短缺的现状.
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.
在中国，可替代能源的市场如太阳能和风能正在发展，但是要普及，还有很长的路要走.
F: But it's worth the effort. If we want to make our earth a better pIace to live we need to move forward.
但是这值得我们去努力，如果我们想要地球变得更适宜居住，我们就需要不断努力.
T: I can't agree more.
完全同意.
dialogue 2
F: excuse me, can you pass me that newspaper, please?
打扰一下,请您递给我那份报纸好吗?
T: here it is.
给您.
F: thanks. It seems that the flight will be late.
谢谢.好像航班要晚点了.
T: yes, it seems that way. This paper says the price of gasoline will rise.
好像是这样.报纸上说油价要涨了.
F: I hope it doesn't affect the price of plane tickets.
我希望不要影响机票的价格.
T: it doesn't look good. We seem to have another energy crisis at hand .
看上去情况不妙.我们面临着新的能源危机.
F: we can definitely feel the oil shortage here in Beijing.
在北京这儿我们可以感到石油短缺.
T: it has already had a negative influence on the global economy.
石油短缺已经影响到全球经济的发展.
F: I think we must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources.
资源迅速减少,我们要平衡对能源的需求.
T: I can't agree more. We must use our energy resources wisely in order to maintain ourquality of life.
的确.要想保证生活质量,我们必须合理利用能源.
F: like what?
比如说?
T: using efficient appliances.
使用高效节能电器.
F: don't we have other ways to bring us out of the energy crisis?
有没有其他办法能让我们摆脱能源危机呢?
T: definitely. I think solar energy is the best way to solve the energy crisis.
有啊!我想使用太阳能是解决能源危机的最好办法.
F: you have a point here. But I think we should also enhance people's awareness of energyconservation.
你说的有道理,但是我认为我们应该提高人们节约能源的意识.
T: yes, you're right. We should encourage energy conservation and improve energyefficiency .
是啊.我们应该鼓励能源节约,提高能源的利用率.
