新闻周刊:特朗普吐槽节能灯泡让他看起来很“橘”(2)

"And read what they say. If it breaks bring it to your local whatever, have it wrapped, have it this—what are we doing? What are we doing? And I said to one of the top people today, well they break a lot don't they? Yes they do, they just throw them away, they don't care."

“然后读一读他们是怎么说的。如果它坏了，把它带到你当地的什么地方去，把它包起来，把这个——我们在做什么? 我们在做什么? 我对今天的一位顶尖人物说，他们经常失败，不是吗? 是的，他们知道，他们只是把它们扔掉，他们不关心。”

At his recent rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Trump¹ said that he is "not a vain person...but I look better under an incandescent² light than these crazy lights that are beaming down."

特朗普最近在北卡罗来纳州费耶特维尔的一次集会上说，他“不是一个虚荣的人……但是我在白炽灯下看起来比在这些疯狂的灯光下更好。”

According to the Department of Energy, replacing your home's five most-used lights with energy-efficient bulbs will save you $75 every year because they use less electricity and have a longer life.

根据美国能源部的说法，用节能灯泡取代家里使用最多的五盏灯每年将为你节省75美元，因为它们耗电量更少，寿命更长。

The department's guidance says energy-efficient light bulbs typically used 25%-80% less energy than traditional incandescents and last three to 25 times longer. They are also recyclable, unlike the older incandescent bulbs.

能源部的指导意见说，节能灯泡通常比传统白炽灯节省25%-80%的能源，使用寿命是白炽灯的3 - 25倍。它们也是可回收的，不像老式的白炽灯泡。

Trump is correct to say that compact fluorescent³ lamps (CFLs), which are energy efficient, contain hazardous⁴ materials such as mercury vapor⁵. But these bulbs can easily be disposed of and even recycled, unlike incandescents.

特朗普说的没错，节能的紧凑型荧光灯含有汞蒸汽等有害物质。但与白炽灯不同的是，这些灯泡可以很容易地丢弃甚至回收。

"All fluorescent lights contain small amounts of mercury. Some CFLs with magnetic ballasts contain small amounts of short-lived radioactive material. Because of these hazardous materials, you should not toss burned-out lamps into the trash," the energy department states.

“所有的荧光灯都含有少量的汞。一些带有磁镇流器的节能灯含有少量的短寿命放射性物质。因为这些有害物质，你不应该把烧坏的灯扔进垃圾桶，”能源部声明。

"Find out if there is a recycling program for them in your community—they are becoming more common, and many retailers⁶ will recycle CFLs for free.

“看看在你的社区是否有针对他们的回收计划——它们正变得越来越普遍，许多零售商将免费回收节能灯。

"You can also dispose of the bulbs with other household hazardous wastes such as batteries, solvents⁷, and paints at your community's designated drop-off point or during a designated day when you can put such materials with your curb-side trash pickup⁸."

“你也可以将灯泡和其他家庭危险废物如电池、溶剂、油漆一起丢弃在社区指定的丢弃点，或者在指定的日子里，你可以将这些材料放在路边的垃圾车里。”

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 incandescent   

adj.遇热发光的， 白炽的，感情强烈的

参考例句：

• The incandescent lamp we use in daily life was invented by Edison.我们日常生活中用的白炽灯，是爱迪生发明的。
• The incandescent quality of his words illuminated the courage of his countrymen.他炽热的语言点燃了他本国同胞的勇气。

3 fluorescent   

adj.荧光的，发出荧光的

参考例句：

• They observed the deflections of the particles by allowing them to fall on a fluorescent screen.他们让粒子落在荧光屏上以观察他们的偏移。
• This fluorescent lighting certainly gives the food a peculiar color.这萤光灯当然增添了食物特别的色彩。

4 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

5 vapor   

n.蒸汽，雾气

参考例句：

• The cold wind condenses vapor into rain.冷风使水蒸气凝结成雨。
• This new machine sometimes transpires a lot of hot vapor.这部机器有时排出大量的热气。

6 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

7 solvents   

溶解的，溶剂

参考例句：

• It is resistant to borohydride reduction in alcoholic solvents. 在醇溶剂中，它不能被硼氢化物还原。
• Strains require special treatments for removal such as spotting with organic solvents. 要清除这些着色物质，需要特殊处理，例如：滴加有机溶剂。

8 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。