【英语时差8,16】吉米·卡特的太阳能板（下）

The president had made several important speeches about the need to conserve¹ energy, and this was one of his first concrete proposals to support alternative energy. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out the way Carter hoped. First, the Iran hostage crisis put everything else on the back burner. Then Carter lost the 1980 presidential race to Ronald Reagan, who was not particularly interested in solar energy. A few years later, in 1986, Reagan had the solar panels removed and put into storage. Eventually, the panels were donated to Unity² College, in Maine, where they were once again used to provide hot water for a cafeteria. Today, one of the panels is on display at the Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta.

1 conserve   

vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭

参考例句：

• He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
• Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

2 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。