2021.12.03
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充電站點(diǎn)分布不均、充電時(shí)間過長……電動(dòng)車雖然是大勢所趨，其缺點(diǎn)也讓很多人望而卻步。在眾多科技公司致力于解決電動(dòng)車充電問題的同時(shí)，各國政府也紛紛從政策方面提供支持。上周，英國首相鮑里斯·約翰遜就頒布了一項(xiàng)新法令：新建住宅必須配備電動(dòng)汽車充電樁。除了能實(shí)現(xiàn)充電的便利性，這一法規(guī)的出臺(tái)還有什么其他的意義？一起進(jìn)入今天的講解。
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英文原文
New homes in England to have electric car chargers by law
By Michael Race
New homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year. The move will see up to 145,000 charging points installed across the country each year. New-build supermarkets, workplaces and buildings undergoing major renovations will also come under the new law.?
The move comes as the UK aims to switch to electric cars, with new petrol and diesel cars sales banned from 2030. Announcing the new laws, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK was going to "radically" change its cars, trucks, buses and other modes of transport.
Britain currently has about 25,000 charging points, but it could need 10 times as many before 2030. The switch to electric vehicles is part of the UK's strategy to hit climate targets, with cars and taxis accounting for 16% of UK emissions in 2019.?
Several major car manufacturers, such as Jaguar and Volvo plan to go all-electric from 2025 and 2030 and Ford has said all vehicles sold in Europe will be electric by 2030.
UK electric car sales are growing, with about 10% of cars sold in 2020 being electric, up from 2.5% in 2018.
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生詞好句
1.move
n. an action taken to achieve something
拓展:
The school is planning to rebuild the sports facilities. This move will see the construction of three new gym buildings.
學(xué)校正計(jì)劃重建體育設(shè)施，預(yù)計(jì)新增三座體育場館。
2.see
vt. to experience something
拓展:
This summer will see record high temperatures.
今年夏天將迎來破紀(jì)錄的高溫。
3.undergo renovations
to make something old look new again by repairing and improving it, especially a building
拓展:
major renovations: the repairs or improvements are big, complicated or take a long time
The museum is closed for renovation.
博物館因裝修而閉館。
The palace underwent major renovations in the 1980s.
這座宮殿在二十世紀(jì)八十年代進(jìn)行了重大翻修。
All the windows were replaced when the college underwent major renovations in the 1990s.
這所大學(xué)在上世紀(jì)九十年代大翻修時(shí)替換了所有的窗戶。
4.come under
If something comes under another thing, it is controlled or influenced by that thing.
拓展:
This area is private; it comes under the control of the navy.
這片私人區(qū)域由海軍管轄。
The matter is not the responsibility of the school; it comes under the authority of the national education board.
這件事不是學(xué)校的責(zé)任，而應(yīng)該由國家教育委員會(huì)負(fù)責(zé)。
5.come as
One thing happens while another related thing is happening.
拓展:
The company plans to switch to solar power next year. The move comes as gas and oil prices are increasing.
在天然氣和石油價(jià)格持續(xù)上漲的大環(huán)境下，該公司計(jì)劃于明年改用太陽能。
The government announced a new recovery plan. The move comes as many companies are struggling financially.
政府宣布了一項(xiàng)新的復(fù)蘇計(jì)劃以幫助那些陷入財(cái)務(wù)困境的公司。
6.radically
英 [?r?d?kli] 美 [?r?d?kli]
adv. in an extreme way or complete way
拓展:
The company needs to radically change its strategy to succeed in this challenging market.
唯有徹底改變戰(zhàn)略，公司才能在這個(gè)充滿挑戰(zhàn)的市場中取得成功。
The new technology will radically change how we generate electricity in the future.
新技術(shù)將從根本上改變我們未來的發(fā)電方式。
7.a mode of transport
a method of transport (bus / train / car / plane)
拓展:
同義表達(dá)：means of transport
transport 英式表達(dá)
transportation 美式表達(dá)
8.switch
英 [sw?t?] 美 [sw?t?]
n. a sudden or complete change, changing from one thing or place to another
拓展:
She was not happy after her switch to the new company.
她入職新公司后并不開心。
The company has made the switch from physical stores to fully online sales.
該公司已從實(shí)體店全面轉(zhuǎn)向在線銷售。
9.hit someone's target
to reach or achieve the goal
拓展:
The company is expected to hit its sales targets this year.
=The company is expected to reach its sales targets this year.
=The company is expected to meet its sales targets this year.
=The company is expected to achieve its sales targets this year.
這家公司有望達(dá)到今年的銷售目標(biāo)。
10.account for
If one thing accounts for a number, it forms that number.
拓展:
Agriculture is very important, with farm exports accounting for 70% of the country's exports.
農(nóng)業(yè)對(duì)該國至關(guān)重要——農(nóng)產(chǎn)品出口占該國出口總量的百分之七十。
Coal dominates the nation's energy economy, accounting for nearly 80% of energy consumption.
煤炭在國家能源經(jīng)濟(jì)中占據(jù)主導(dǎo)地位，占能源消耗的近八成。
11.up from + a number
a number or amount has risen or has increased from the original number
拓展:
Spending on research this year is now around $500 million, up from $400 million last year.
到現(xiàn)在，今年的研究支出約為五億美元，高于去年的四億美元。
Sales are now at a record one million phones per week, up from just one million per month last year.
現(xiàn)在銷售量達(dá)到創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄的每周一百萬部手機(jī)，而去年僅為每月一百萬部。
