【英音模仿秀】煤完煤了

模仿文本：First today it was once referred to as King Coal, the fuel which powered the Industrial Revolution, then came climate change, global warming, and apparently¹ burning desire on the part of world leaders to reduce the carbon footprint and phase out dirty, smelly, planet-warming coal. So has coal bitten the dust as a major energy source? Oh, no, not a bit of it. Today the International Energy Agency has released its latest forecast for the coal industry and the agency's Maria van der Hoeven says rumours² of the death of King Coal are premature³.

 

今天首先要讲讲煤炭，这个曾经推动了工业革命的燃料之王。但后来由于出现了气候变化、全球变暖，世界各国领导人明确表态急需减少碳足迹、逐步淘汰掉又脏又有怪味儿还制造全球变暖的煤炭。那么煤炭已经不再是主要能源了吗？不不，完全不是。国际能源机构今天发表了最新的煤炭行业预测，该机构的Maria van der Hoeven认为，燃料之王煤炭的彻底退出还为时尚早。

 

 

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 rumours   

n.传闻( rumour的名词复数 )；风闻；谣言；谣传

参考例句：

• The rumours were completely baseless. 那些谣传毫无根据。
• Rumours of job losses were later confirmed. 裁员的传言后来得到了证实。

3 premature   

adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的

参考例句：

• It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
• The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。