VOA标准英语2010年-South Korea's Mobile Harbor Aims to Ma
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Government-funded researchers hope to commercialize an idea called a mobile harbor. The developers aim to expand global shipping 1 options while reining 2 in carbon emissions 3.
Kurt Achin | Seoul 04 January 2010
A computer simulation demonstrates how smaller ships could unload containers from a larger cargo 4 ship at sea
Now any city can be a harbor city, say researchers at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
Institute President Suh Nam-pyo says he got the idea for the mobile harbor on a trip to Singapore.
"When we got near a harbor there, I saw all these ships waiting out there, I am guessing, waiting their turns to load and unload the cargo," he noted 5. "I said, 'Why do the ships come into the harbor? Why not have the harbor go out there and bring the goods in?'"
Researchers describe the mobile harbor as a lean, light system for unloading container ships even if the coastal 6 area is too shallow for them to dock.
Specially 7 designed cargo barges 8 would head out to meet and unload gigantic container ships along any coastline. The vessels 10 will have the advantage of being able to navigate 11 shallow water and squeeze through rivers.
At the shore, they then will offload onto specially designed receiving platforms.
It sounds easy, but senior engineer Gwak Byung-man admits there are daunting 12 technical challenges.
"The ocean is always rippling 13, and especially for smaller boats, it is extremely hard to load and unload containers in a stable way," he explained. "So our main challenges are: how do we stabilize 14 the vessel 9 itself in all those waves? And second: how do we stabilize the loading equipment aboard the vessel?"
An institute exhibition displays the project's obsession 15 with stability. Pulleys, axles and shock absorbers document researchers' efforts to deal with the rolling waves.
Ahn Choong Sung, head of the company that will sell the mobile harbor vessels, says success is not far off.
He is marketing 16 the concept to small developing markets that do not have deep-water ports, or the budgets to engineer them. It could save many cities the cost of shipping goods by road from larger ports.
"We're used to shipping goods to places like New York or New Jersey 17, and then moving on to South America," he said. "With the mobile harbor, we can bring goods to other places directly. It will expand the container shipping market and also help the environment. After all, using cars to move goods causes a lot of carbon air pollution and traffic jams."
The developers of mobile harbor say the system also will boost anti-terror efforts, by keeping container ships with potentially dangerous cargo away from populated areas.
- We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
- There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
- "That's a fine bevy, Ma'm,'said Gerald gallantly, reining his horse alongside the carriage. "太太！好一窝漂亮的云雀呀！" 杰拉尔德殷勤地说，一面让自己的马告近塔尔顿的马车。
- I was a temperamental genius in need of reining in by stabler personalities. 我是个需要由更稳重的人降服住的神经质的天才。
- 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。
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
- They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
- The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
- The tug is towing three barges. 那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
- There were plenty of barges dropping down with the tide. 有不少驳船顺流而下。
- The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
- You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
- The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
- Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。
- They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
- Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。
- I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water. 我能看见黎明的微风在波光粼粼的水面上吹出道道涟漪。
- The pool rippling was caused by the waving of the reeds. 池塘里的潺潺声是芦苇摇动时引起的。
- They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
- His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。
- I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
- She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。
- They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
- He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。