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六月份 第 15 课

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  • US Scientists Change Fruit Into Alternative Fuels
  • 美科学家变水果為替代燃料
  •   A group of U.S. researchers say they have discovered a method of converting the sugar found in fruits into a new type of fuel that outperforms ethanol.
  • 一组美国研究人员说,他们发现了一种方法,可以把果糖转化成效能比乙醇更好的新型燃料。

  •   Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say they have developed a process that removes most of the oxygen from fructose, and makes it less likely to absorb water. The end result is a liquid fuel that is 40-percent more efficient than ethanol.
  • 威斯康辛大学迈迪逊分校的科学家说,他们研发了一种加工程序,可移除果糖裡的大部份氧气,使其更少吸收水份,结果產生出了一种比乙醇效能高 40 % 的液体燃料。

  •   Ethanol is a biofuel extracted from corn and other crops, and has grown in use as an alternative to fossil fuels, which are a major source of greenhouse gases.
  • 乙醇是一种从玉米和其它作物提炼出的生物燃料,它正在被越来越多地用来替代矿物燃料.矿物燃料是造成温室效应气体的主要来源。

  •   But producing ethanol is time-consuming and expensive, and has a low yield of energy.
  • 但是生產乙醇费时间、成本高,而且產生出来的能量较低。

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  • China Willing To Give Iraq "Large Scale" Debt Relief
  • 中国愿意「大幅度」削减伊拉克债务
  •   China says it is willing to reduce Iraq's debt on a "large scale" to help rebuild the war-torn country's economy.
  • 中国说,它愿意「大幅度」削减伊拉克的债务,以帮助重建这个备受战火蹂躪的国家。

  •   Speaking at a press conference in Beijing Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said China has "always been supportive of the rebuilding of Iraq."
  • 中国外交部发言人秦刚星期四在记者会上说,中国「一直支持伊拉克的重建」。

  •   Qin said China would like to reduce Iraq's debt, but did not name any figures.
  • 秦刚说,中国愿意削减伊拉克的债务,但并没有说具体数字。

  •   Iraq's president, Jalal Talabani, arrived in China Wednesday for a six-day visit. Mr. Talabani met with China's President Hu Jintao Thursday.
  • 伊拉克总统塔拉巴尼星期叁抵达北京进行為期 6 天的访问.塔拉巴尼星期四会晤了中国国家主席胡锦涛。

  •   In brief remarks to reporters in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People, the two focused on strengthening ties and skirted mentioning the war in Iraq.
  • 两位领导人在北京人民大会堂向记者们发表简短发言时都强调加强双边关係,但迴避谈论伊拉克战争。

  •   Beijing opposed the invasion of Iraq.
  • 北京反对攻打伊拉克。

  •   China wants to resurrect a one-point-two billion dollar deal to explore Iraq's al-Ahdab oil field that it had signed with former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
  • 中国希望重新啟动中国同前伊拉克总统萨达姆签署的一项协议,这项开发伊拉克阿赫代布油田的协议价值 12 亿美元。

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