相关词汇
oil n. 油，石油
oil drilling 石油钻探
petroleum n. 石油
alternative n. 可替代物
combustible adj. 可燃的
concern n. 关心，顾虑
crude adj. 未加工的，天然的
crust n 地壳
deplete v. 耗尽，用尽
exploitation n. 开发，开采
flammable adj. 易燃的，可燎的
fossilize v. 使成化石
gas n. 气体
global adj. 全球的
greenhouse n. 温室
retinery n. 精炼厂，冶炼厂
remains n. 剩余物.遗骸
renewable adj. 可再生的
reserve n. 储备
warming n. 变暖
情景对话:
A: David, does it scare you to know that we might one dayrun out of oil?
B: Well, it's true that oil or petroleum, together with otherfossil fuels, are non一renewable. They take millions ofyears to form, and reserves are being depleted muchfaster than new ones are being made. But we need to facethe fact, stay cool and try to find some solutions.
A: I guess you're right
B: You know, fossil fuels are generally believed to haveformed from the fossilized remains of dead plants byexposure to heat and pressure in the earth's crust overmillions of years. So we must find alternatives before werun out of all fossil fuels.
A: Right. I believe it will also help solve some environmentalproblems, because the production and use of fossil fuelshave raised quite a lot of environmental concerns.
B: Yeah, burning oil will release some greenhouse gases,which can lead to global warming.
A: So by cutting down on petroleum and resorting tosome alternative energy, we can help slow down globalwarming or hopefully we can stop it.
B: Ha-ha, let's hope we can do it!
参考译文:
A:戴维，要是你得知我们有一天可能会没有油用了，会不会有点害怕?
B:嗯，油或者说石油，和其他一些矿石燃料一样的确都是不可再生的，它们的形成需要花费数百万年的时间.现有储备消耗的速度大大超过新的储备形成的速度。不过。
我们需要面对这一现实，头脑冷静地寻找解决办法。
A:我想你是对的。
B:你知道，一般人们都认为矿石燃料是枯死的植物残骸成为化石后，经受地球地壳的热度和压力，历时几百万年的时间才形成的。因此，我们必须抓紧在所有的矿石燃料用完之前，找到替代燃料。
A:对啊。我认为这样也有助于解决一些环境问题，因为制造、使用矿石A料也让很多人担心其会破坏环境。
B:是的，燃烧石油会释放温室气体，从而引发全球变暖。
A:那么，我们减少石油的使用量，转而改用其他替代性能源，就可以放缓全球变暖的脚步，甚至有希望完全终止这一变化吧。
B:哈哈，但愿如此啊!
