(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
According to Reuters, California and 18 other U.S. states said they would sue to stop a Trump administration proposal to weaken Obama era federal fuel efficiency standards.
据路透社报道,加利福尼亚州和其他18个州表示,他们将提起诉讼,阻止特朗普政府提出的削弱奥巴马时期联邦燃油效率标准的提案 。
The states argued that the United States has an obligation to protect the environment for future generations.
美国多个州认为,美国有义务为后代保护环境 。
On Thursday, the administration announced a rollback that would revoke California's authority to set its own strict vehicle emissions rules, as a way to lower auto prices for consumers.
周四,特朗普政府宣布降价,取消了加州制定严格的汽车排放规定的权力,以此为消费者降低汽车价格 。
Critics said it would accelerate climate change and increase fuel prices.
批评人士说,这将加速气候变化,提高燃油价格 。
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词汇解析
1、efficiency
效率;效能;
The spa is the last word in luxury and efficiency.
这家矿泉疗养浴场极尽奢华,功效极高
2、accelerate
加速;催促;
Perhaps the fact that the car was tailgating him made him accelerate.
或许是因为那辆汽车跟得太紧,他才加速的
This, of course, would nullify the effect of the move and merely accelerate inflation.
这毫无疑问会使该举措完全失效,而仅仅只是加速通货膨胀 。