《口语训练营》是原有的《趣味青春英语》的内容精编版,每期介绍一组对话。本期我们来学习[你的国家自然资源丰富吗?],一起来看一下吧!
你的国家自然资源丰富吗?
都有哪些呢?
来听今天的讲解:
A: Is there a lot of oil and coal in your country?
你的国家有大量的石油和煤吗?
B: There is some, but my country is not amongst the leading producers. The oil and coal deposits are in the north of my country. Your country is a big oil producer, isn’t it?
有一些,但是我们国家不是处于领先地位的。石油和煤存储在我们国家的北部。你的国家有大量的石油吗?
A: Yes, it is. My country is famous for having that natural resources. We also have a lot of natural gas.
是的。我的国家以自然资源闻名。我们有很多天然气。
B: We have some too. Do you have a lot of coal?
我们也有一些。你们煤多吗?
A: No coal has been discovered in my country, but there may be undiscovered deposits. We don’t have many metal deposits.
我的国家没有发现过煤,但是也许有没被发现的。我们比较欠缺金属的储藏。
B: There are a few in my country. We have deposit of gold, but they are very small.
我们有一些。我们有黄金,但是产量很少。
A: When I traveled around your country, I bought some jewels. The jewellery told me that there are few gold mines in your country. The gold was found in mountain streams.
我在你的国家旅游时,买过一些珠宝。珠宝商告诉我你们国家有一些金矿,这些金子是在山脉中发现的。
B: That’s right. A few people go there for gold in rivers.
是的。一些人在河里找到金子。
A: You have many trees in your country. That’s another natural resources.
你们国家还有很多树木,它们也是自然资源。
B: It’s a natural resources that we hardly use. Government policy is to conserve those forests.
我们几乎不用它们。政府的政策要保护森林。
A: I see. That’s probably a good idea. Too many forest are being destroyed.
是个好主意。太多的森林被破坏了。
B: Is your country’s environment being damaged by the oil industry?
你们国家的环境也被工业破坏吗?
A: We have some inspections, but it is very hard to avoid pollution when extracting oil. There has been some damage, but it is under control.
我们会进行检查,但是很难避免抽油的时候污染。有些小小的破坏,但是还在控制中。
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