能源行业英语-1 热点石油资源 Oil Resources（在线收听）

Scene 1 Topic 1 Oil Resources

Key Sentences：

1. I do agree with you more.

2. Maybe I'm not able to answer all the questions, but I'm happy to try.

3. I'm honored to interview you.

4. Petroleum, coal, natural gas are major chemical feed stock.

5. Could you talk about the petroleum resource in China?

6. The overuse of oil has led to the serious enviornmental damage and pollution, especially the Green-House effect caused by excess emissions of CO2.

7. Green-House effect has become a global problem.

8. Oil resource is also vital to the national economy and the people's livelihood, and is important industry to ensure the safety of the country's economy.

9. We have to try our best to reduce the pollution.

10. Facing with the problems, what measures will China take?

11. New areas of oil and gas exploration and the new technology are important objectives during China's 11th 5-year plan period in the energy field and also the focus of today's oil.

Live Conversation:

Alfred: Hello Mr. Smith. Can I ask you several questions about Chinese oil resources?

Mr. Smith: Of course. Maybe I'm not able to answer all the questions, but I'm happy to try.

Alfred: Thanks. I'm honored to interview you. What kinds of petrol chemical feed stock are there in China?

Mr. Smith: Petroleum, coal, natural gas are major chemical feed stock. Petroleum, as a major energy, and important chemical feed stock, has made great contributions to the development of human society.

Alfred: I can't agree with you more.

Mr. Smith: Such as petroleum products, including all kinds of fuel petrol, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, etc. and lubricants, and liquified petroleum gas, pertoleum coke, paraffin, asphalt etc.

Alfred: What about petrol chemical feed stock?

Mr. Smith: There are a variety of organic chemicals - about 200 kinds, and synthetic materials such as plastics, synthetic fibres, synthetic rubber.

Alfred: Wow! So many kinds! Could you talk about the petroleum resources in China?

Mr. Smith: No problem! Although China is rich in oil and coal, we have confronted many difficulties.

Alfred: Oh! What are they? Can you tell me in detail?

Mr. Smith: First, due to mass exploitation, oil has been facing depletion. Second, its overuse has led to the serious enviornmental damage and pollution. Especially the Green-House effect caused by excess emissions of CO2.

Alfred: Yes, it has become a global problem.

Mr. Smith: At the same time, oil resourse is also related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, and is important industry to the development of the country's economy.

Alfred: Facing with the problems, what measures will China take?

Mr. Smith: On one hand, We have to try our best to reduce the pollution. On the other hand, we will take full use of new technology.

Alfred: Oh! I hear that you started to explore new fields for oil and gas resources, and have used new technology. Right?

Mr. Smith: That's right! New areas of oil and gas exploration and the new technology are important objectives during China's 11th 5-year plan period in the energy field and also the focus of today's oil.

Alfred: I see. Thank you for your time Mr. Smith!

Listening Exercise:

I'm Smith. Today, a reporter named Alfred asked me about China's oil resources, such as petrol chemical feed stock. Then I told him some fuel petrol gasoline, such as kerosene, diesel and a variety of organic chemicals. At last I mentioned China's oil resources have been facing depletion because of mass exploration. But Chinese government has taken measures.