meili 发表于 2022-10-18 19:40:49

气候变化

<p>  2015复习正是强化复习阶段,在考研英语中占了40分,所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读,快速提高考研英语阅读水平。  <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>  气候变化  <span word="In">In</span> <span word="praise">praise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="best">best</span>  次好方案获认可  <span word="A">A</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="splan">splan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span>  为碳排放定价显然更为理想,但奥巴马的电厂减排方案依然备受欢迎。  <span word="NOTHING">NOTHING</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="powerstation">powerstation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="Plant">Plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="south">south</span>-<span word="east">east</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="puffing">puffing</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasbuilt">wasbuilt</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1910<span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="powerand">powerand</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="notgenerated">notgenerated</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1951. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="pipes">pipes</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chilled">chilled</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="thenation">thenation</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="legislators">legislators</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="over">over</span> 100,000 <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="ayear">ayear</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2000, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administrator">administrator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="coalto">coalto</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>, <span word="senators">senators</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>-<span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="ganged">ganged</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stophim">stophim</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="symbolises">symbolises</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thepolicies">thepolicies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="it">it</span>.  这对美国国会来说不是什么好事。国会甚至拥有自己的电站。位于华盛顿东南部的国会电力工厂建于1910年,历史比大多数电力博物馆还悠久。虽然这家电厂自从1951年后就不再发电,却还在造成污染。电厂通过管道输送蒸汽和冷冻水来为立法者们取暖纳凉,在这个过程中,电厂每年会排放超过100,000吨二氧化碳。2000年,电厂管理者试图将原来的燃料煤换成天然气,来减少污染。但是,生产煤的各州议员却联合抗议。了解此电厂,可知道美国电力部门出现的问题以及影响电力部门的各项政策。  <span word="So">So</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2<span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="CO">CO</span>2 <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plantsis">plantsis</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span>. <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span>-<span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="inAmerica">inAmerica</span>, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> 30% <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> 2005<span word="level">level</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2030 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="forseveral">forseveral</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.  因此,6月2号,奥巴马总统提出减少电厂二氧化碳排放量的提议备受欢迎。电厂是美国温室气体排放量的最大来源,排放量约占总排放量的三分之一。根据提议,到2030年,温室气体排放量需在2005年的水平上下降30%。这是几十年来,美国总统在遏制气候变化上迈出的最大一步。  <span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>: <span word="several">several</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="theyare">theyare</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="producers">producers</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span> <span word="minersis">minersis</span> <span word="unpopular">unpopular</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="recapture">recapture</span> <span word="theupper">theupper</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="internationaltimetable">internationaltimetable</span>: <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span>-<span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="globallywhich">globallywhich</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2015. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="thatsome">thatsome</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="day">day</span>.  从政治的角度,这项提议很重要:为了守住议会的席位,民主党必须要争取几个生产煤的州的支持,在这些州,有损矿主利益的行为不受待见。所以,这项提议很可能增加共和党于11月重获国会上议院席位的几率。从国际上看,这项提议也很重要:各国将要商定一项在全球范围内减少温室气体排放量的条约,并可能于2015年底签署。奥巴马的提议使得类似协议有了一丝曙光。  <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="implications">implications</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="partisanship">partisanship</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="welcomes">welcomes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="condemns">condemns</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="anew">anew</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="pollutionwill">pollutionwill</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="further">further</span>, <span word="negating">negating</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exaggerated">exaggerated</span>. <span word="Thetruth">Thetruth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="improvementsthat">improvementsthat</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="having">having</span>.  因为上述原因,美国国内对此项提议态度分立。左派赞成,认为这是减少化石燃料决定性的一步。右派则指责,这只会加重美国企业和消费者的税赋负担,而得益于中国。中国人口不断上涨,这会抵消此项提议带来的利益。双方的观点都被夸大了。事实是,这项提议不会拯救地球,但是,它依然能带来意义非凡的些许进步。  <span word="Satisfyingly">Satisfyingly</span> <span word="mediocre">mediocre</span>  令人满意的平庸方案  <span word="Assuming">Assuming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="around">around</span>5%. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="torein">torein</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="American">American</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="by">by</span> 15%<span word="since">since</span> 2005, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tooarduous">tooarduous</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>,<span word="most">most</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="particulate">particulate</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>.  假设这项提议得以实施,美国的碳排放量会减少约5%。虽然对于应对气候变化所要求的总排放量这还不够,但对于这一具体措施,已然进步巨大。自2005年以来,美国的电厂已经将温室气体排放量减少了15%,因此,在更长时间期限内减少等量气体排放应该是可行的。这项提议会提高电费,减少部分工作,但也因减少了粒状物污染拯救了部分生命。  <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>. <span word="Ideally">Ideally</span>, <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="acarbon">acarbon</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="thecheapest">thecheapest</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="howmuch">howmuch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whenand">whenand</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="layers">layers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="complexity">complexity</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="statesdifferent">statesdifferent</span> <span word="ceilings">ceilings</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attractions">attractions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ablackout">ablackout</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blizzard">blizzard</span>.  这不是最好的方案。理想来说,国会应该通过碳税提案或建立碳市场,给排放定价,让买家卖家自行决定,使用最便宜的方式减少温室气体排放。相反,需要政府告知一个特定部门减排量以及减排时间。由于不同州有不同的排放量上限,实施又变得更复杂。这是解决问题的一个方法,是应对打击的一次管制。  <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="approachcap">approachcap</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="tradelegislationduring">tradelegislationduring</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="thannothing">thannothing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="morecarbon">morecarbon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="itdoes">itdoes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meantime">meantime</span>. <span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="command">command</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="notforestall">notforestall</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="later">later</span>.  但一旦国会拒绝了另一项更好的方案奥巴马第一任期提出的总量控制和排放交易法案,此项提案必会得以采用。现有的方案至少比什么措施也没有更好,是最好的替代方案。气候政策拖延不得。大气中的二氧化碳越多,要减量就更贵,同时会产生更大的破坏。此外,奥巴马的命令与管制方案不会阻碍日后建立碳市场。  <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="best">best</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dearer">dearer</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="havebeen">havebeen</span>. <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Andthe">Andthe</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="outweigh">outweigh</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="hitch">hitch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="incurred">incurred</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Americawhereas">Americawhereas</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.  次好的方案更昂贵,但并不比最好的方案差多少。负担主要落在了电厂和用电的消费者身上。电厂的收益依然高于成本。一个小问题是,成本都产生于美国国内,而收益遍布全球。  <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="standsbut">standsbut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="makeits">makeits</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mulling">mulling</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="will">will</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span>,<span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="interest">interest</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="cover">cover</span>. <span word="IfMr">IfMr</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="cajole">cajole</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="polluter">polluter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>,<span word="then">then</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="best">best</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>.  总之,这项提议会收获净利,但是国际的反应会让其收益更大。中国政府正在考虑在全国范围内限制二氧化碳的排放量,想得比奥巴马更远。中国政府会为了国家利益进行限排管制,但中国领导热衷于外交掩护。如果奥巴马的新提议能让世界上最大的污染国为减排多做点贡献,那次好的方案就比什么方案也没有好很多。  词语解释  1.<span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> 导致,引起  <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>?  如今女性在婚外情中所占比例是不是更大?  <span word="Philosophers">Philosophers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="foressences">foressences</span>.  长期以来,哲学家们困惑于如何说明这些本质。  2.<span word="step">step</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> 远离  <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="egypt">egypt</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="messy">messy</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.  但这并不意味着埃及的盟友们应该远离这个尤为混乱的局面。  <span word="Step">Step</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desk">desk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="up">up</span>.  离开那张桌子,把你的手放在头上。  3.<span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="with">with</span> 与相比;比得上, 可与相比  <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="isn">isn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>-<span word="don">don</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="jealous">jealous</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span>.  生活并不是公平的不要比较也不要嫉妒别人。  <span word="Atheists">Atheists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span>.  相比之下,无神论者的资源就少得可怜。  4.<span word="require">require</span> <span word="to">to</span> 要求  <span word="Drain">Drain</span> <span word="piping">piping</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="freezing">freezing</span>.  泄水管要求有防冻保护措施。  <span word="These">These</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="quarantined">quarantined</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>.  这些物品需要进行现场检疫。</p>
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