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六月份 第 15 課

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  • US Scientists Change Fruit Into Alternative Fuels
  • 美科學家變水果為替代燃料
  •   A group of U.S. researchers say they have discovered a method of converting the sugar found in fruits into a new type of fuel that outperforms ethanol.
  • 一組美國研究人員說,他們發現了一種方法,可以把果糖轉化成效能比乙醇更好的新型燃料。

  •   Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say they have developed a process that removes most of the oxygen from fructose, and makes it less likely to absorb water. The end result is a liquid fuel that is 40-percent more efficient than ethanol.
  • 威斯康辛大學邁迪遜分校的科學家說,他們研發了一種加工程序,可移除果糖裡的大部份氧氣,使其更少吸收水份,結果產生出了一種比乙醇效能高 40 % 的液體燃料。

  •   Ethanol is a biofuel extracted from corn and other crops, and has grown in use as an alternative to fossil fuels, which are a major source of greenhouse gases.
  • 乙醇是一種從玉米和其它作物提煉出的生物燃料,它正在被越來越多地用來替代礦物燃料.礦物燃料是造成溫室效應氣體的主要來源。

  •   But producing ethanol is time-consuming and expensive, and has a low yield of energy.
  • 但是生產乙醇費時間、成本高,而且產生出來的能量較低。

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  • China Willing To Give Iraq "Large Scale" Debt Relief
  • 中國願意「大幅度」削減伊拉克債務
  •   China says it is willing to reduce Iraq's debt on a "large scale" to help rebuild the war-torn country's economy.
  • 中國說,它願意「大幅度」削減伊拉克的債務,以幫助重建這個備受戰火蹂躪的國家。

  •   Speaking at a press conference in Beijing Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said China has "always been supportive of the rebuilding of Iraq."
  • 中國外交部發言人秦剛星期四在記者會上說,中國「一直支持伊拉克的重建」。

  •   Qin said China would like to reduce Iraq's debt, but did not name any figures.
  • 秦剛說,中國願意削減伊拉克的債務,但並沒有說具體數字。

  •   Iraq's president, Jalal Talabani, arrived in China Wednesday for a six-day visit. Mr. Talabani met with China's President Hu Jintao Thursday.
  • 伊拉克總統塔拉巴尼星期三抵達北京進行為期 6 天的訪問.塔拉巴尼星期四會晤了中國國家主席胡錦濤。

  •   In brief remarks to reporters in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People, the two focused on strengthening ties and skirted mentioning the war in Iraq.
  • 兩位領導人在北京人民大會堂向記者們發表簡短發言時都強調加強雙邊關係,但迴避談論伊拉克戰爭。

  •   Beijing opposed the invasion of Iraq.
  • 北京反對攻打伊拉克。

  •   China wants to resurrect a one-point-two billion dollar deal to explore Iraq's al-Ahdab oil field that it had signed with former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
  • 中國希望重新啟動中國同前伊拉克總統薩達姆簽署的一項協議,這項開發伊拉克阿赫代布油田的協議價值 12 億美元。

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