高中英语 老外最想聊的100个口语话题（93）能源危机素材.doc

energy crisis 能源危机dialogue 1florence: our new apartmcnt is using solar energy.我们的新公寓用的是太阳能taytor:really? does that mean you are paying more eacb month? solar cncrgy is cxpcnsive.是吗？那你们晦月的支出是不是会更大啊？太阳能很贵的f: it is right now. but it will go down in the future when more people arc encouraged to use it and the technology is furtber developed.现在是但是如果技术进一步改善，使用的人更多的话，成本肯定会降下来的。t: thats for sure.那是一定的f: guess what? i heard that solar cars will be c0mmercially available in 2020.知道吗？我听说到2020年，太阳能汽车就能普及。t: oh, thats reaiiy encouraging with oil pnccs on the rise.是吗？那可是好消息，看现在油价不断在上涨f: but i think the price hikcs are not a bad thing.可我认为价格上涨也不是坏搴t: what do yuu mean?为什么啊？f:people will be forccd to tum to alternativc aicrgy like solar energy.这样的话，人们就不得不用可替代能源，比如太阳能了t: oh. i see. then it will belp bring down the pfjcc of solar energy.哦，明白了。那太阳能的价格就会降低了f: d,:frnitely. many developed countries are tryirlg to develop alternative energy to casc oil shortage.的确。许多发达国家正努力开发可替代能源，来缓解石油短缺的现状t: thats right altcmativc energy markets like solar and wind in cbina arc also growing,but we still havc a long way to go befor everyone uses them.在中国，可替代能源的市场如太阳能和风能正在发展，但是要普及，还有很长的路要走f: but its worth the effort. if we want to make our earth a better piace to live we need to move forward.但是这值得我们去努力，如果我们想要地球变得更适宜居住，我们就需要不断努力t: i cant agree more.完全同意dialogue 2f: excuse me, can you pass me that newspaper, please?打扰一下,请您递给我那份报纸好吗?t: here it is.给您.f: thanks. it seems that theflightwill be late.谢谢.好像航班要晚点了.t: yes, it seems that way. this paper says the price ofgasolinewill rise.好像是这样.报纸上说油价要涨了.f: i hope it doesntaffectthe price ofplanetickets.我希望不要影响机票的价格.t: it doesnt look good. we seem to have another energy crisisat hand.看上去情况不妙.我们面临着新的能源危机.f: we can definitely feel the oil shortage here in beijing.在北京这儿我们可以感到石油短缺.t: it has already had anegativeinfluence on theglobaleconomy.石油短缺已经影响到全球经济的发展.f: i think we must balance ourdemandfor energy with our rapidlyshrinkingresources.资源迅速减少,我们要平衡对能源的需求.t: i cant agree more. we must use our energy resources wisely in order to maintain ourqualityof life.的确.要想保证生活质量,我们必须合理利用能源.f: like what?比如说?t: usingefficientappliances.使用高效节能电器.f: dont we have other ways to bring us out of the energy crisis?有没有其他办法能让我们摆脱能源危机呢?t: definitely. i think solar energy is the best way tosolvethe energy crisis.有啊!我想使用太阳能是解决能源危机的最好办法.f:you have a point here. but i think we should alsoenhancepeoplesawarenessof energyconservation.你说的有道理,但是