VOA标准英语2012--Environmentalists Worried Over Increased Production of Autos
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十月)
Environmentalists Worried Over Increased Production of Autos
With the new cars and light trucks added to the global fleet, the world is nearing a milestone 2 - one billion vehicles on the roads. Most are petroleum-fueled internal combustion 3 engines, whose emissions 4 cause environmental problems like air pollution and contribute to global warming.
Michael Renner of the Worldwatch Institute, wrote the analysis of worldwide auto 1 production.
The strongest producer by far right now is China, which had a tremendous period of growth over the last decade and have overtaken Germany, Japan and the U.S., which used to be the three big producers worldwide," Renner said.
Hybrid 5 and electric vehicles represent less than two percent of the total output, the study says.
But representatives of the auto industry say they care about the environment. Steven Brooks 6, an analyst 7 at Edmunds.com, which compiles data on the automobile 8 market, says the industry is responding to the desire for greener products.
“There are 43 different vehicles that are going to get introduced into the shopping arena 9 by the end of 2015, like this Honda CR-Z here. This is a hybrid electric vehicle,” Brooks said.
But Renner says unless we move to cleaner and more efficient fuels, as well as alternative propulsion systems, electric cars won't solve the environmental problem.
“If we don’t significantly change the bases on which our electricity systems are functioning, in other words if we use large amounts of coal and fossil fuels to produce electricity, then going with the electrical vehicles is not getting us all that far,” Renner said.
Industry experts say hydrogen fuel cells and experimental new materials, such as strong, lightweight magnesium 10 and carbon composites, could dramatically improve energy efficiency in tomorrow's passenger vehicles. But such improvements are still years away. In today's car market, Steven Brooks says, gasoline prices are still driving people’s vehicle choices.
“The mid-size sedans are still the number-one-selling segment in the country, but the adoption 11 of the small and hybrid vehicles is on the rise as the gas prices go up,” Brooks said.
According to the United Nations, emissions from road transport constitute more than 20 percent of greenhouse gases.
The Worldwatch study notes that even in developing countries, car travel distances have doubled in the past decade. Experts agree that to counter the public health and environmental impact of this trend, governments must develop better systems of public transportation.
- Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
- The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
- The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
- I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。
- We might be tempted to think of combustion.我们也许会联想到氧化。
- The smoke formed by their combustion is negligible.由它燃烧所生成的烟是可忽略的。
- Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
- Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
- That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
- The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。
- Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
- The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
- She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
- He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
- Magnesium is the nutrient element in plant growth.镁是植物生长的营养要素。
- The water contains high amounts of magnesium.这水含有大量的镁。