VOA慢速英语2013 科技报道 - 加州在绿色能源方面寻求中国帮助

 

Technology Report - California Seeks China's Help in Going Green

科技报道 - 加州在绿色能源方面寻求中国帮助

From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report.

这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。

California Governor Jerry Brown wants to increase partnerships² between his state and China. The governor traveled to China last week to seek Chinese investment in things like high-speed rail, renewable energy and electric vehicles.

加州州长杰里·布朗（Jerry Brown）希望增强该州与中国之间的合作伙伴关系。他上周前往中国，寻求在高速铁路、可再生能源和电动汽车等方面获得中国投资。

The California governor spoke³ at China’s Tsinghua University. He called for a partnership¹ between the United States and China to develop technologies to reduce greenhouse gases. 

布朗在中国的清华大学发表了讲话。他呼吁中美之间发展合作伙伴关系，共同开发新技术以减少温室气体排放。

“China has been instrumental in driving down the costs, and making available that technology. So there is a real connection.”

他说，“中国在降低成本和提供技术上是有帮助的。所以两国之间存在某种联系。”

Mr. Brown met with Prime Minister Li Keqiang and China’s minister of environmental protection, Zhou Shengxian. Mr. Brown and Mr. Zhou signed a nonbinding agreement to share information about policies to reduce pollution. Pollution is a leading concern in Beijing, where officials advise people to stay indoors when air pollution levels peak.

布朗会见了中国国务院总理李克强和环境保护部部长周生贤。布朗和周生贤签订了一份非约束性协议，约定在减少污染政策方面共享信息。污染是北京最为担忧的问题，有关官员提醒人们在空气污染水平高峰期呆在室内。

California's biggest city, Los Angeles, has successfully reduced its smog problem. Its efforts included improving its vehicle emission⁴ standards, and offering special incentives⁵ or rewards for clean energy policies.

加州最大的城市洛杉矶已经成功减轻了其烟雾问题。其措施包括提高车辆排放标准，为清洁能源政策提供额外奖励与回报。

Last year California held its first auction⁶ of carbon credits under the state’s greenhouse gas reduction law. The law forces big polluting industries to buy credits to release carbon dioxide, methane⁷ and related gases.

去年加州根据该州的温室气体减排法，举行了首次碳排放额度拍卖会。该法强制大型污染行业排放二氧化碳、甲烷及相关其它必须购买碳排放额度。

Governor Brown also hopes to create 20,000 new megawatts of renewable electricity by 2020.

布朗州长还希望在2020年前新增加2万兆瓦特的可再生能源发电。

Mike Hart is CEO of Sierra Energy, a green energy company.

迈克·哈特（Mike Hart）是塞拉利昂能源公司的首席执行官，这是一家绿色能源公司。

“Electric vehicles, we’re looking at fuel cell vehicles. And also biofuels. And a lot of those areas where the technology needs to be advanced but we need a whole new infrastructure⁸.”

他说，“电动车方面，我们在寻找燃料电池汽车,以及生物能源。该领域很多方面的技术都需要改进，但我们需要一个全新的（城市）基础设施。”

To achieve those goals California is seeking help from China. State-backed industries in the country have made gains in reducing the cost of green technologies such as solar panels and electric buses.

为了实现这些目标，加州向中国寻求帮助。中国国营企业在降低太阳能板和电动公交车等绿色科技成本方面取得了一些成就。

Governor Brown says his trip was an appeal for increased trade with China. Green technology is just one of the industries the California governor is interested in working on.

布朗州长表示，他此行是加强与中国贸易的一种呼吁。绿色科技只是布朗有意着手的行业之一。

“We are looking for investments into California of any kind. And we’re looking for sales from California into China of any kind. So we’re looking for partnerships.”

他说，“我们也在寻求各类投资进入加州，以及寻求任何加州向中国的出口。所以我们是在寻求合作伙伴关系。”

California-based environmental scientists and representatives from environmental consulting firms also attended Governor Brown’s speech in Beijing. They say their work is increasingly directed at China. That is because rising air pollution levels in that country have created a market for solutions to the problems.

总部位于加州的环境咨询公司的环境科学家和代表们也出席了布朗在北京的讲话。他们表示，他们的工作越来越多地转向中国。这是因为中国空气污染水平不断提高，为该问题的解决方案创造了一个市场。

Former Chinese vice⁹ president -- now president -- Xi Jinping visited Los Angeles in February. He also called for an increase in economic and cultural ties between the United States and China.

中国前副主席，现任主席习近平今年2月访问了洛杉矶。他也呼吁加强中美两国之间在经济和文化上的联系。

And that's the Technology Report from VOA Learning English. I'm June Simms.

1 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

2 partnerships   

n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系

参考例句：

• Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

5 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

6 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

7 methane   

n.甲烷，沼气

参考例句：

• The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。
• Methane may have extraterrestrial significance.甲烷具有星际意义。

8 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

9 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。