中国致力于增加可再生资源的利用率，以此来对抗能源短缺与环境污

China Pledges to Increase Use of Renewable Energies to Deal with Shortages, Pollution

中国致力于增加可再生资源的利用率，以此来对抗能源短缺与环境污染

 

Beijing has pledged to increase its use of renewable energies from the current seven percent of total energy to 15 percent by 2020.

 

The state-run media say China will invest up to $184 billion in such renewable energy sources as wind, solar, and water power.

 

Most of China's energy currently comes from fossil fuels, especially coal and oil, which have contributed to high levels of air pollution as energy consumption has increased.

 

The pledge came at an international conference on renewable energy held in the Chinese capital this week. China's Vice¹ Premier², Zeng Peiyan, read a statement from President Hu Jintao at the conference.

 

Zeng Peiyan: Strengthening the development and use of renewable energies is a must for us to address the increasingly serious energy and environmental issues.

 

However, environmental experts warn that such steps are not enough to curb³ China's massive and growing pollution problems.

 

China's environmental protection agency warned in October that pollution levels could quadruple in the next 15 years if energy demands and vehicle exhaust are not reduced.

 

China is already the second largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions⁵, and acid rain falls on a third of the country. Most of the top 10 polluted cities in the world are in China.

 

A Chinese study says air pollution in the country leads to more than 400,000 premature⁶ deaths every year.

 

Daniel Schearf for VOA news, Beijing.

 

注释：

renewable [ri5nju(:)Ebl] adj. 可更新的，可再生的

solar [5sEulE] adj. 太阳的，日光的

fossil [5fCsl] adj. 化石的，远古形成的

curb [kE:b] vt. 抑制，控制

quadruple [5kwCdrupl] vi. 成为四倍

greenhouse gas 二氧化碳、甲烷等导致温室效应的气体

emission⁴ [i5miFEn] n. （光、热等的）散发

acid rain 酸雨

premature [7premE5tjuE] adj. 未成熟的，太早的

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

3 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

4 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

5 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• 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。

6 premature   

adj.比预期时间早的；不成熟的，仓促的

参考例句：

• It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
• The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。