(单词翻译:单击)
W: Good morning, Mr. Green.
女:早上好,格林先生
M: Good morning, Helen. Come and sit down. Um, we were a bit worried about your progress last term. But you've done some very good work recently. And I think it's barely safe to assume you'll pass the course now. In fact, if you can keep up this standard, we could very well be looking at a credit.
男:早上好,海伦
W: A credit, really?
女:通过,真的吗?
M: Yes. As long as you keep up the good work. Anyway, the other thing we need to talk about is your next assignment. Right?
男:是的
W: Right.
女:是的
M: And you want to look at the subject of oil.
男:你想考虑石油这个话题
W: Yes, it's a pretty major issue. I mean, there are millions of buses and cars and trucks in the world, all dependent on oil. And then the airline industry is carrying more and more people around world every year. So you have to consider global warming.
女:是的,这是一个相当重要的问题
M: Hang on a minute. I wouldn't go into global warming if I were you. That's a huge subject in its own right. And quite a controversial one, I might add. The assignment is only supposed to be 3,000 words, remember? If you're not careful, you'll be writing a 30,000-word thesis.
男:等一下
W: OK.
女:好的
M: Now let's start with a few basics. Do you know how much energy is actually used for fuel, compared with other things?
男:现在让我们从一些基础知识开始吧
W: Yes. I found some statistics. It's here somewhere. Ah, yes. Transportation. That accounts for about a quarter of world energy. Quite a bit less than industry. But it's still a significant proportion.
女:是的
M: And what is the figure for industry, as a matter of interest?
男:出于兴趣问一下,工业上的这一数字是多少?
W: That's almost 45%.
女:差不多是45%
M: And the rest?
男:其余的呢?
W: The other 30% or so goes into buildings for things like heating and air conditioning. But anyway, the main point I wanted to make was that we can't go on relying on oil forever.
女:其余的30%左右用于建筑供暖和空调等
M: So you think oil is running out. Have you any evidence of that?
男:这么说你认为石油快要用完了
W: Yes, several major oil producers are already producing less.
女:是的,几个主要的石油生产国已经在减产了
M: For example?
男:举个例子?
W: Well, Russia is a good example, and Mexico is another. Apparently, even Saudi Arabia will reach its peak in a few more years.
女:嗯,俄罗斯是一个很好的例子,墨西哥也是一个
M: Interesting. Okay. And do you know which countries use the most oil?
男:有意思
W: Yes. 1/3 of the world's oil goes to North America. Worst of all is the USA, which gets through 459 gallons of gasoline per head every year. And Canada isn't far behind, with 303 gallons. Quite a long way after that comes Germany and then Japan.
女:是的,世界上三分之一的石油流向北美
M: Good. That's very useful data. Now, I suppose the other thing you need to look at is possible solutions in the last section. Any ideas?
男:很好
W: I haven't really got that far yet.
女:我现在还没到那一部分
M: Okay. Well, I think we'd better leave it there. You seem to have a lot of useful information already. And you just need to work out the last section. And don't forget the word limit.
男:好的
W: I won't. Thanks for the help.
女:不会忘的,谢谢你的帮助
M: Pleasure.
男:不客气