世界節(jié)假日博覽 第54期:全國(guó)生物柴油日

　　National Biodiesel Day is a day the biodiesel industry celebrates the role of the vegetable-based fuel in helping to tackle environmental problems. It takes place on March 18, which is the date of Rudolf Diesel’s birthday. He invented diesel in 1912. He designed the diesel engine in the late 1800s to run on peanut oil. He was a visionary who knew that biofuels would become very important. In 1912, he said: “The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seeminsignificant today, but such oils may become, in the course of time, as important aspetroleum.” He died in 1913, well before any hint of damage to the environment by fossil fuels, and long before the green movement, which would embrace his thinking.

　　在全國(guó)生物柴油日這一天，生物柴油產(chǎn)業(yè)將慶祝植物燃料在解決環(huán)境問題上所作出的貢獻(xiàn)。該節(jié)日會(huì)在每年的3月18日舉行，這一天是魯?shù)婪?middot;狄賽爾的誕辰。1912年，狄賽爾發(fā)明了柴油機(jī)。19世紀(jì)晚期，他設(shè)計(jì)了以花生油為能源的柴油發(fā)電機(jī)。他非常具有先見之明，并清楚地看到生物燃油的重要性。1912年，他寫到：“在今天看來，將植物燃油應(yīng)用到發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)上并無功效，但是在未來，它將和石油一樣重要。他死于1913年，那時(shí)的化石燃料還沒有對(duì)環(huán)境帶來任何損害，而之后的綠色革命卻采納了他的思想。

　　The U.S. biodiesel industry is doing much to promote energy independence and reduce America’s thirst for oil. In 2007, manufacturers produced 500 million gallons of biofuels, which reduced the need for 12 million barrels of oil. The biofuels industry is very excited about the future of biofuels. They say biofuels greatly reduce CO2 emissions and therefore are an important part of helping countries reduce their carbon footprints. President George W Bush described bio-fuels as one of the most promising forms of renewable energy. Not everyone is so eager in their praise of biofuels. Many blame them for reducing the amount of land available for food production, which has led to food shortages and rising food prices.

　　美國(guó)的生物柴油產(chǎn)業(yè)致力于走能源獨(dú)立道路，減少美國(guó)對(duì)石油的需求。2007年，制造產(chǎn)業(yè)生產(chǎn)了5億加侖的生物柴油，這減少了美國(guó)對(duì)1200萬桶石油的需求。生物燃料產(chǎn)業(yè)對(duì)其未來前景充滿希望。他們稱生物燃料大大降低了二氧化碳的排放量，從而也能夠幫助其他國(guó)家減少碳足跡?？偨y(tǒng)喬治·沃克·布什將生物燃料看成是未來最有希望的可再生能源之一。并不是所有人都能夠接受生物燃料。許多人將農(nóng)耕用地的減少歸罪于生物燃料，而這將導(dǎo)致食物短缺，物價(jià)上漲。

　　1.excited about 為…興奮

　　例句：This is why we are so excited about this research, " he said.

　　這也是為什么我們對(duì)此項(xiàng)研究如此興奮。” 他說道。

　　2.thirst for 渴望

　　例句：When everything is over, the thirst for life is gone.

　　一切都過去之后，對(duì)于生活的渴求也消散了。

　　3.biodiesel industry 生物柴油產(chǎn)業(yè)

　　例句：Developing microbial oils is a new way of improving biodiesel industry.

　　開發(fā)微生物油脂是未來發(fā)展生物柴油產(chǎn)業(yè)的新途徑。

　　4.peanut oil 花生油

　　例句：Instead, use vegetable, safflower or peanut oil.

　　作為替代，可使用植物油、紅花油或花生油。

　　本篇內(nèi)容翻譯來自可可英語網(wǎng)。