对话文本
F: excuse me, can you pass me that newspaper, please?

T: here it is.

F: thanks. It seems that the flight will be late.

T: yes, it seems that way. This paper says the price of gasoline will rise.

F: I hope it doesn't affect the price of plane tickets.

T: it doesn't look good. We seem to have another energy crisis at hand.

F: we can definitely feel the oil shortage here in Beijing.



T: it has already had a negative influence on the global economy.

F: I think we must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources.

T: I can't agree more. We must use our energy resources wisely in order to maintain our quality of life.

F: like what?

T: using efficient appliances.

F: don't we have other ways to bring us out of the energy crisis?

T: definitely. I think solar energy is the best way to solve the energy crisis.

F: you have a point here. But I think we should also enhance people's awareness of energy conservation.

T: yes, you're right. We should encourage energy conservation and improve energy efficiency.

参考翻译


打扰一下,请您递给我那份报纸好吗?
给您.
谢谢.好像航班要晚点了.
好像是这样.报纸上说油价要涨了.
我希望不要影响机票的价格.
看上去情况不妙.我们面临着新的能源危机.
在北京这儿我们可以感到石油短缺.
石油短缺已经影响到全球经济的发展.
资源迅速减少,我们要平衡对能源的需求.
的确.要想保证生活质量,我们必须合理利用能源.
比如说?
使用高效节能电器.
有没有其他办法能让我们摆脱能源危机呢?
有啊!我想使用太阳能是解决能源危机的最好办法.
你说的有道理,但是我认为我们应该提高人们节约能源的意识.
是啊.我们应该鼓励能源节约,提高能源的利用率.

核心词汇词组
Shrink: to become or to make something smaller in size or amount (使)缩小,收缩,减少
The tumour had shrunk to the size of a pea. 肿瘤已缩小到豌豆大小.
The market for their products is shrinking. 市场对他们产品的需求在减少.
There was a movie called 'Honey I shrunk the kids!'. 有部电影名叫《宝贝儿,我把孩子们缩小了!》.
Television in a sense has shrunk the world. 从某种意义上说电视把世界缩小了.

Efficiency: the quality of doing something well with no waste of time or money 效率;效能;功效 uncountable
improvements in efficiency at the factory 工厂效率的提高
I was impressed by the efficiency with which she handled the crisis. 她应变效率之高给我留下了深刻的印象.

Conservation: the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed 防止流失(或浪费、损害、毁坏);保持;保护
to encourage the conservation of water/fuel 鼓励节约用水╱燃油
energy conservation 能源的节约

(close/near) at hand: close to you in time or distance (在时间或距离上)接近
Help was at hand. 援助近在咫尺.
The property is ideally located with all local amenities close at hand. 这处房地产的位置很理想,离当地的福利设施都近.

句子讲解


You have a point here. But I think we should also enhance people's awareness of energy conservation.

"you have a point"就相当于说"your idea is right".下面总结下point的常见口语表达.

The point is:关键是,重点是
The point is you shouldn't have to wait so long to see a doctor. 关键是看病不该等那么长时间.

Get to the point:说正题
wish he would get to the poin. 但愿他快点说正题.

That's the whole point. 最重要的是,关键是,重点是 the only important fact
It just isn't true. That's the whole point. 最重要的是,那根本不是事实.

That's not the point. 这不是重点/关键.
I know it won't cost very much but that's not the poin. 我知道那花不了多少钱,但这不是重点.

"enhance sb's awareness"就是提高某人意识的意思.也可以说是"raise/heighten/increase sb's awareness".
to raise/heighten/increase public awareness of something 加强／提高／增强公众对某事物的意识