Day 8:
the Economist
A world upside down
阅读时间：20分钟
1.issueaBond villain's laugh
issue: come, go or flow out 出来; 出去; 流出: blood issuing from a wound
TheJames Bondnovels and film series feature a number ofvillainous characterswho serve as primary antagonists. Each story normally features a main villain bent on world domination or destruction who seeks to defeat or kill Bond, often with the assistance of secondary characters. Bond typically confronts the villain during the story's climax and exposes the evil plot.
2.turbine 涡轮机
3.Photovol'taics 太阳能光伏
4.anathem[əˈnæθəmə]
something that you strongly dislike or strongly disagree with极其讨厌的人或事物
5.incumbent
person holding an official position, esp in the church现任者, 在职者（尤指神职）
the present incumbent of the White House, ie the US President 现任美国总统
6.pricey: expensive
7.to date
until now
There have been no reports of the animal being seen to date.
8.Carbon pricing
— the method favored by many economists for reducing global-warming emissions — charges those who emit carbon dioxide (CO2) for their emissions.
That charge, called a carbon price, is the amount that must be paid for the right to emit one tonne of CO2 into the atmosphere.
Carbon pricing usually takes the form either of a carbon tax or a requirement to purchase permits to emit, generally known as cap-and-trade, but also called "allowances".
9.perennial[pəˈreniəl] adjective
always existing, or never seeming to change
Money is a perennial source of disagreement among couples.
The Wizard of Oz is a perennial favourite with children.
10.a revenue-neutral economy-wide carbon tax
11.rebate[ˈriˌbeɪt] noun [countable]
an amount of money that is officially given back to someone 回扣
a tax/rent rebate
12.impose
to introduce something such as a new law or new system, and force people to accept it
rules and regulations imposed by national governments
impose something on someone/something:They have imposed restrictions on trade with foreign companies.
13.glut 供过于求
an available amount of something that is more than people want or need
glut of:a glut of cars on the market
14.the shale-gas revolution页岩气革命
随着社会对清洁能源需求不断扩大，天然气价格不断上涨，人们对页岩气的认识迅速提高。特别是水平井与压裂技术水平不断进步，人类对页岩气的勘探开发正在形成热潮。
世界上对页岩气资源的研究和勘探开发最早始于美国。依靠成熟的开发生产技术以及完善的管网设施,美国的页岩气成本仅仅略高于常规气,这使得美国成为世界上唯一实现页岩气大规模商业性开采的国家。
美国的“页岩气革命”已经动摇了世界液化天然气市场格局,并且这一影响还将愈发显著,进而改变世界能源格局。
15.stark 明显的
used
for describing a building or scene that is very clear and plain to look at, often in a slightly unpleasant or frightening way
She disliked the stark brick walls and the steel window frames.
The hill formed a stark silhouette against the sky.
16.megawatt 兆瓦
megawatt-hour 兆瓦时
17.havoc[ˈhævək]
a situation in which there is a lot of damage or destruction, or in which something cannot continue in its normal way because of problems混乱，大破坏
18.write off
say officially that someone does not have to pay an amount of money
The US government agreed to write off debts of $170 billion.
19.deregulate
to take away the rules that control something such as an industry 撤销管制，控制
20.at first blush
when you first think about or see something
At first blush it looks like any other car.
21. intermittent adjective
happening sometimes but not regularly or often断断续续的
a dull day with intermittent rain
22.hydroelectricity 水力发电
23.the doldrums[ˈdɑldrəmz] noun [plural]
a situation in which there is a lack of success, activity, or improvement
He’s just the player the team needs to lift it out of the doldrums.
in the doldrums: After years in the doldrums, the market is finally picking up.
24.cling on
~ (on) to sb/sth; ~ on; ~ together：
hold on tightly to sb/sth紧抓住或抱住某人[某物]:
They clung to each other/clung together as they said goodbye. 他们告别时, 紧紧地拥抱在一起. Cling on tight! 抓紧!
25.brown coal 褐煤
26.diesel 柴油
27.backup
people or equipment that can be used when extra help is needed
I’ve got my mother as a backup in case the babysitter cancels.
They realized that Sykes was armed, and radioed for backup.
a backup generator/crew
28.portfolio
set of investments (eg stocks and shares) owned by a person, bank, etc （个人﹑ 银行等所有的）投资组合（如债券和股票）:
My stockbroker manages my portfolio for me. 我的证券经纪人替我管理投资组合
29.peg
（economics） to keep prices, salaries, or the amount of something at a particular level, often in relation to something else
peg something to something: The country’s peso is pegged to the dollar.
30.buck
buck the trend/system
to succeed in doing something, even though there is a general tendency for this not to happen
Scottish industry bucked the UK trend with a 5% rise in exports.
31.eat into
if an activity or cost eats into your time or money, it uses more of it than you intended
32.not least
used for emphasizing the importance of a particular aspect of a situation
George is an excellent manager,not least because he is genuinely willing to listen.
Not least among our difficulties is our lack of funding.
33.incipient
just beginning to appear or develop 刚开始的
the incipient signs of economic recovery
34.dromedary 单峰骆驼
35.precipitous
happening more quickly than expected
36.offshore
at sea not far from the land 近海的:
an,offshore oil rig, island, anchorage 近海的石油钻塔﹑ 岛﹑ 锚地
37.slash
reduce something by a large amount
The budget had been slashed by £3 million.
The company has slashed production by 50%
38.all-in
an all-in price includes everything, with no extra charges
an all-in package holiday
39.lucrative
bringing a lot of money
a lucrative business/deal/contract
40.bolster 支持
to make something stronger or more effective
The campaign is designed to bolster the government’s image as being tough on crime.
His score will bolster his confidence for the next match.
41.big data/ megadata 大数据
42.liken
compare 把...比做
His works have been likened to those of Beckett.
43.gigawatt 千兆瓦
44.crowdsourcing，群众外包
是互联网带来的新的生产组织形式。《连线》（Wired）杂志记者Jeff Howe于2006年发明的一个专业术语，用来描述一种新的商业模式，即企业利用互联网来将工作分配出去、发现创意或解决技术问题。
45.thermostat [ˈθɜː(r)məʊstæt]
n,恒温器
46.nibble v,啃
to eat something by taking a lot of small bites
Sheep were nibbling the grass.
nibble at/on:Mel was nibbling at a chocolate biscuit.
47.scream blue murder
British informal phrase
to shout or protest very loudly because you are very angry or feeling a lot of pain
She screamed blue murder when they tried to give her the injection.
48. fitful a,断断续续的
starting and stopping often
fitful sleep
49.unabated [ˌʌnəˈbeɪtəd] adjective
unable to be stopped or controlled
Fighting continued unabated for several hours.
或 (of a storm, an argument, a crisis, etc) as strong,violent, serious, etc as before
（指风暴﹑ 论争﹑ 危机等）仍然强烈﹑ 猛烈﹑ 严重等, 并未消减:
The gales continued unabated.风势毫未稍减
Our enthusiasm remained unabated.我们的热情一如既往.
day 9:
day 10:
这次的文章给我的最大感受是启发。
因为时常处于一种保护环境的意识中，认为清洁能源就是最好的，能够解决一切问题，却从没想过清洁能源对于我们现存的电力市场以及整个系统所造成的巨大的破坏。而这个破坏不仅以为着电力市场的崩溃，更是意味着公司的倒闭，员工的下岗问题，这一系列问题如果不解决的话，对我们社会而言是可怕的，而对于那些因为清洁能源而下岗的工人来说更是残酷的。他们成为了时代进步的牺牲品。
这不由得让我想起了朋友的家乡——平顶山。去过那里的人都知道，煤矿是整个城市的支柱产业
，大人们会说，这座城市地下的道路甚至比地上还要四通八达。一座城市曾以这样的方式繁荣，却也要以这样的方式落寞。朋友说，他回家的时候，觉得整个城市都是死气沉沉的，万达的饭店门前也没再看到以往排起的长队，大家都面临着丧失收入的危险。是这一种悲哀，而这种悲哀是时代所造成的，在我们用够了他们挖出的煤之后，轻而易举地就转向了更加便宜环保的新能源，在我们享受日新月异的科技的进步时，他们却在遭受进步的副作用。
还想起了一则新闻，讲的是郑州的一个老奶奶把公用自行车锁起来收停车费，大家普遍认为不能理解，甚至会谴责这位老奶奶。可是，在有公用自行车前，帮人们看车，收上一块五毛的停车费就是他们的工作，是他们的收入。而在我们享受新的进步时，他们又成了另一批的牺牲者。
其实现在大学里的菜鸟驿站也是这样，原来的收发快递点都被撤销，虽然方便了同学，却也确实造成了失业的问题。
这样的情况一定有很多很多，在这个日新月异的世界上，在这个日新月异的中国。而政府，就必须要做些什么了。只有依靠政府的强有力的调控手段，我们才能够真正安全顺利地实现新旧科技的转换，我们才能保证，没有人成为时代的牺牲品。