2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Says US Must Depend on Diverse Energy Sour

By VOA News
24 January 2007
 
watch speech excerpt¹ on energy

President Bush called on the United States to diversify² its sources of energy during his annual State of the Union address.

Mr. Bush said dependence³ on foreign sources of oil leaves America more vulnerable to hostile regimes and terrorism. The president called for reducing gasoline usage in the U.S. by 20 percent over the next decade. He said the goal can be met by increasing the supply of renewable and alternative fuels and reforming fuel economy standards for cars.

Mr. Bush also called for greater use of clean coal technology, solar and wind energy, and nuclear power as alternatives to oil. He called for research on hybrid⁴ automobiles⁵, and investing in new methods of producing ethanol.

The president said new technologies will help the United States become a better steward⁶ of the environment and confront what he called the serious challenge of global climate change.

1 excerpt   

n.摘录，选录，节录

参考例句：

• This is an excerpt from a novel.这是一部小说的摘录。
• Can you excerpt something from the newspaper? 你能从报纸上选录些东西吗？

2 diversify   

v.（使）不同，（使）变得多样化

参考例句：

• Our company is trying to diversify.我们公司正力图往多样化方面发展。
• Hills and woods diversify the landscape.山陵和树木点缀景色。

3 dependence   

n.依靠，依赖；信任，信赖；隶属

参考例句：

• Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
• He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。

4 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• 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。

5 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 steward   

n.乘务员，服务员；看管人；膳食管理员

参考例句：

• He's the steward of the club.他是这家俱乐部的管理员。
• He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员，到过世界各地。