英语翻译
Would you like to have an electric car?We will see this
kind of cars soon in America.
These quiet,clean cars run on electricity.Car-makers will start selling
electric cars in 2011.Z6S新课程英语教育
The world’s population
will jump from 6.8 billion to 9 billion by 2050.The need for cars will jump
with it.But the oil won’t keep up with the number of cars on the road.So the
price of oil will go up.Z6S新课程英语教育
Electric cars aren’t
perfect just yet.It can take eight hours to charge (充电)
a car for only 100 miles of driving.And the distance that cars can go depends
on driving conditions (情况).How far it travels depends on
the weather and traffic.Z6S新课程英语教育
Price is a problem,
too.Electric models cost much more than oil-powered cars.The good news is
that electric-car technology is getting better.As it does,the prices of this
kind of cars are dropping.Z6S新课程英语教育
To charge the car,the
US Department of Energy is paying for at least 10,000 charging stations around
the country.Private businesses are also getting ready for it.It will cost
about $3 for each charge.Z6S新课程英语教育
Carmakers are coming
up with other ways to make the car cleaner and cheaper.Cars may run on clean
diesel (柴油).So who knows what will power the car you may be
driving in 10 years?Chances are good that it will be something that’s clean
and easy on the environment.Z6S新课程英语教育