CNN 2012-05-09

 One of challenges Japan's govt is facing is how to get enough electric power to all those people. Up to March last year, part of answer was nuclear power. That was where nearly one third of Japan's energy came from. But that changed after the meltdown of one of the country's nuclear plants...examines the current state of Japan's energy situation.

 

This is a wakeup call, literally¹. At night time visited front door steps of Japan prime minister's residence. Protesters demanding from the top that world's third largest economy stay free of nuclear energy. Restarting nuclear reactors² is same as starting a war, said a protester. It's the same as murder. 

 

That populous³ rage boiled more than a year after hokoshima nuclear plant disaster, with reactors still spilling lethal⁴ rediation. Tens of thousands of evacuates⁵ near the plant unable to return home. Hokoshima is worst case scenario⁶ unifying⁷ public fear of nuclear energy. Post hokoshima, reactors has come off line in Japan one by one. And when they tried to turn back on, politicians of nutility are facing true fight from community. Japan becomes first major developed economy to see modern era without any nuclear energy.

 

That maybe easier said than done. 30% of Japan's energy came from nuclear. So what's currently keeping the power on, keeping Japan's factory running? Increase imports of foreign fossil fuel is a huge cost of the economy. And govt and .. is already saying it wont⁸ be able to keep up the pace in summer when energy demands peak. A leading ruling party politician .. laid out the ..We must think ahead the impact on Japan's economy and people's lives if all nuclear reactors are stopped. Japan's prime minister has promised a clear energy policy some time this year perhaps this summer. Right in the middle of biggest test of energy any developed economy has ever seen. ..CNN Tokyo.

 

Japan's industralization has several options for ways to get energy. What about smaller countries where everyone doesnt have easy access to an outlet⁹. Two inventors came up a way unique to generate energy we think might give a kick out it because that's what you have to put into it. A kick ..ball explains what this means.

1 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

2 reactors   

起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆

参考例句：

• The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

3 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

4 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

5 evacuates   

撤离，疏散( evacuate的第三人称单数 )； 排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）； （从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空

参考例句：

• Special brand-new back film evacuates moisture effectively, let you feel more comfortable. 特有的全新透气底膜，有效地疏散湿气，让你倍感舒适。
• Evacuates the danger zone immediately, when has the wind must attention running free runs. 马上撤离危险地带，在有风时要注意顺风跑。

6 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

7 unifying   

使联合( unify的现在分词 )； 使相同； 使一致； 统一

参考例句：

• In addition, there were certain religious bonds of a unifying kind. 此外，他们还有某种具有一种统一性质的宗教上的结合。
• There is a unifying theme, and that is the theme of information flow within biological systems. 我们可以用一个总的命题，把生物学系统内的信息流来作为这一研究主题。

8 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。

9 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。