地道美語(yǔ)聽力播客661:利用可再生能源（雙語(yǔ)）

Carl: Uh! What’s that smell?

卡爾：呃!什么味道?

Jody: I’m working on my latest invention. I’m turning our old food into an energy source for our car and our house.

朱迪：我在研究我的新發(fā)明。我把舊食物轉(zhuǎn)化成汽車和家庭生活所需的能源燃料。

Carl: Why? There are already lots of types of renewable energy that power cars and homes, and none of them smell like this!

卡爾：為什么還要研究?已經(jīng)有有很多種可再生能源能夠供汽車和家庭使用，但沒有哪種能源味道如此難聞!

Jody: Well, I think I’m onto a better alternative. Imagine being able to recycle your unwanted food into fuel. That’s the wave of the future.

朱迪：嗯，我想尋找一種更好的選擇。想象一下把你不想要的食物轉(zhuǎn)換成燃料，這是未來(lái)的能源潮流。

Carl: You mean you think that it would be more efficient than wind power and solar energy? There are geothermal and hydroelectric power plants that already provide energy for lots of homes and businesses.

卡爾：你的意思是這樣會(huì)比風(fēng)能和太陽(yáng)能更有效?地?zé)釓S和水力發(fā)電廠為許多家庭和公司提供能源。

Jody: But I’m using food that would otherwise be wasted.

朱迪：但我用食物創(chuàng)造能源，否則食物就會(huì)被浪費(fèi)。

Carl: I hate to break it to you, but if you want to convert food into fuel, there are already different types of biofuels that work pretty well.

卡爾：不過你真想把食物轉(zhuǎn)換成能源，很抱歉要告訴你一個(gè)事實(shí)，已經(jīng)有很多種效果不錯(cuò)的生物燃料。

Jody: You mean somebody has already beaten me to the punch?

朱迪：你的意思是已經(jīng)有人下手為強(qiáng)了?

Carl: Yes, and I bet they’ve found a way to do it without this stench!

卡爾：是的，而且我相信他們找到可行的辦法，而且絕對(duì)沒有這種臭味。