2021.12.03
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充电站点分布不均、充电时间过长……电动车虽然是大势所趋，其缺点也让很多人望而却步。在众多科技公司致力于解决电动车充电问题的同时，各国政府也纷纷从政策方面提供支持。上周，英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊就颁布了一项新法令：新建住宅必须配备电动汽车充电桩。除了能实现充电的便利性，这一法规的出台还有什么其他的意义？一起进入今天的讲解。
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英文原文
New homes in England to have electric car chargers by law
By Michael Race
New homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year. The move will see up to 145,000 charging points installed across the country each year. New-build supermarkets, workplaces and buildings undergoing major renovations will also come under the new law.
The move comes as the UK aims to switch to electric cars, with new petrol and diesel cars sales banned from 2030. Announcing the new laws, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK was going to "radically" change its cars, trucks, buses and other modes of transport.
Britain currently has about 25,000 charging points, but it could need 10 times as many before 2030. The switch to electric vehicles is part of the UK's strategy to hit climate targets, with cars and taxis accounting for 16% of UK emissions in 2019.
Several major car manufacturers, such as Jaguar and Volvo plan to go all-electric from 2025 and 2030 and Ford has said all vehicles sold in Europe will be electric by 2030.
UK electric car sales are growing, with about 10% of cars sold in 2020 being electric, up from 2.5% in 2018.
【内容拓展】
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生词好句
1.move
n. an action taken to achieve something
拓展:
The school is planning to rebuild the sports facilities. This move will see the construction of three new gym buildings.
学校正计划重建体育设施，预计新增三座体育场馆。
2.see
vt. to experience something
拓展:
This summer will see record high temperatures.
今年夏天将迎来破纪录的高温。
3.undergo renovations
to make something old look new again by repairing and improving it, especially a building
拓展:
major renovations: the repairs or improvements are big, complicated or take a long time
The museum is closed for renovation.
博物馆因装修而闭馆。
The palace underwent major renovations in the 1980s.
这座宫殿在二十世纪八十年代进行了重大翻修。
All the windows were replaced when the college underwent major renovations in the 1990s.
这所大学在上世纪九十年代大翻修时替换了所有的窗户。
4.come under
If something comes under another thing, it is controlled or influenced by that thing.
拓展:
This area is private; it comes under the control of the navy.
这片私人区域由海军管辖。
The matter is not the responsibility of the school; it comes under the authority of the national education board.
这件事不是学校的责任，而应该由国家教育委员会负责。
5.come as
One thing happens while another related thing is happening.
拓展:
The company plans to switch to solar power next year. The move comes as gas and oil prices are increasing.
在天然气和石油价格持续上涨的大环境下，该公司计划于明年改用太阳能。
The government announced a new recovery plan. The move comes as many companies are struggling financially.
政府宣布了一项新的复苏计划以帮助那些陷入财务困境的公司。
6.radically
英 [ˈrædɪkli] 美 [ˈrædɪkli]
adv. in an extreme way or complete way
拓展:
The company needs to radically change its strategy to succeed in this challenging market.
唯有彻底改变战略，公司才能在这个充满挑战的市场中取得成功。
The new technology will radically change how we generate electricity in the future.
新技术将从根本上改变我们未来的发电方式。
7.a mode of transport
a method of transport (bus / train / car / plane)
拓展:
同义表达：means of transport
transport 英式表达
transportation 美式表达
8.switch
英 [swɪtʃ] 美 [swɪtʃ]
n. a sudden or complete change, changing from one thing or place to another
拓展:
She was not happy after her switch to the new company.
她入职新公司后并不开心。
The company has made the switch from physical stores to fully online sales.
该公司已从实体店全面转向在线销售。
9.hit someone's target
to reach or achieve the goal
拓展:
The company is expected to hit its sales targets this year.
=The company is expected to reach its sales targets this year.
=The company is expected to meet its sales targets this year.
=The company is expected to achieve its sales targets this year.
这家公司有望达到今年的销售目标。
10.account for
If one thing accounts for a number, it forms that number.
拓展:
Agriculture is very important, with farm exports accounting for 70% of the country's exports.
农业对该国至关重要——农产品出口占该国出口总量的百分之七十。
Coal dominates the nation's energy economy, accounting for nearly 80% of energy consumption.
煤炭在国家能源经济中占据主导地位，占能源消耗的近八成。
11.up from + a number
a number or amount has risen or has increased from the original number
拓展:
Spending on research this year is now around $500 million, up from $400 million last year.
到现在，今年的研究支出约为五亿美元，高于去年的四亿美元。
Sales are now at a record one million phones per week, up from just one million per month last year.
现在销售量达到创纪录的每周一百万部手机，而去年仅为每月一百万部。