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大家好，这里是 BBC 英语教学的六分钟英语。

I'm Neil.

我是尼尔。

And I'm Beth.

我是贝丝。

I had my first drive in an electric car yesterday, Neil.

尼尔，昨天我第一次开了一辆电动汽车。

It was amazing.

太不可思议了。

Electric cars are great in theory, 短語搭配

电动汽车理论上很好，

but who has the money to buy one? 語氣意圖

但谁有钱买呢？

Mm, it's true that electric vehicles or EVs as they're also called are expensive. 表達脈絡

嗯，确实，电动车辆或人们常说的 EV，价格都很昂贵。

But in some parts of the world,

但在世界上的某些地区，

the switch to electric vehicles has been a major success story in the fight against climate change. 短語搭配

向电动汽车的转变已经成为应对气候变化方面的一个重大成功案例。

And it's not just rich people switching to electric. 表達脈絡

并且不仅仅是富人转而使用电动汽车。

In India, poorer workers are embracing it too. 用詞

在印度，较贫困的工人也在接受它。

Yes, in India, it's the drivers of small vehicles like motorbikes, mopeds, scooters, and rickshaws,

是的，在印度，像摩托车、轻便摩托车、踏板车和人力车这样的小型车辆的司机，

known as two and three wheelers, who dominate the road. 講解

也就是所谓的两轮和三轮车，占据了道路的主导地位。

And now, over half of these are electric.

现在，其中超过一半是电动的。

In this programme,

在本期节目中，

we'll be discussing the growing role of electric vehicles in the fight against climate change. 表達脈絡

我们将讨论电动车辆在应对气候变化中日益增长的作用。

And as usual,

像往常一样，

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

我们还将学习一些有用的新词汇。

Great.

太棒了。

But first, 表達脈絡

但首先，

I have a question for you, Neil.

尼尔，我有一个问题要问你。

In India, many different vehicles use the road,

在印度，道路上有许多不同类型的车辆行驶，

but which country's car market is the biggest?

但哪个国家的汽车市场是最大的？

Is it A, the US, B, China, or C, Japan?

是 A、美国，B、中国，还是 C、日本？

Well,

嗯，

I'll guess it's the US that has the world's largest automobile market. 語法

我猜是美国拥有世界上最大的汽车市场。

Okay, Neil.

好的，尼尔。

I'll reveal the answer at the end of the programme. 表達脈絡

我将在节目最后公布答案。

While electric vehicles score better than petrol or diesel cars in most environmental tests, 語法

虽然在大多数环保测试中，电动汽车的得分高于汽油车或柴油车，

there is some debate about exactly how green they are. 用詞

但对于它们到底有多环保，存在一些争议。

A lot depends on how the electricity is generated in the first place. 語法

很大程度上取决于最初电力是如何产生的。

And in India,

在印度，

more than three quarters of the electricity used continues to be generated by coal. 語法

超过四分之三的电力仍然依靠煤炭发电。

Nevertheless, in India, 表達脈絡

尽管如此，在印度，

the transition to green transport is well underway. 短語搭配

向绿色交通的过渡正在顺利进行中。

Here's Louise Ribet, head of the climate organisation C40 Cities,

气候组织 C40 城市的主管露易丝·里贝特，

explaining the appeal of EVs to Graihaigh Jackson for BBC World Service Programme The Climate Question.

在 BBC 世界服务节目《气候问题》中向格雷赫·杰克逊解释了电动汽车的吸引力。

What is it about two and three wheelers that's so appealing? 語法

两轮和三轮车究竟有何吸引人之处？

I think it can be summarised in one word, 短語搭配

我觉得可以用一个词来概括，

and it's convenience

那就是便利，

from an accessibility and affordability and efficiency point of view. 短語搭配

无论从可及性、可负担性还是效率的角度来看。

And on that first point of accessibility, 表達脈絡

在可及性这点上，

the state of public transport is not as developed as it is in places like London or Singapore. 語法

公共交通状况不如伦敦或新加坡那样发达。

There's no metro lines or fancy bus networks.

这里没有地铁线或高档的公交网络。

And two and three-wheelers spread in response to this lack of sufficient or high quality frequent public transport infrastructure. 講解

为了应对缺乏充足或高质量的密集公共交通基础设施的情况，两轮和三轮车普及开来。

Graihaigh asks why electric vehicles are so appealing, so desirable, and attractive.

格雷赫询问为什么电动汽车如此引人注目、令人向往和具有吸引力。

There are several reasons behind EVs appeal, including convenience and affordability, 用詞

电动汽车具有吸引力有几个原因，包括便利性和可负担性，

being cheap enough for people to buy.

也就是价格足够便宜，人们买得起。

In places without reliable public transport,

在没有可靠公共交通的地方，

electric scooters are filling the gap. 習語

电动踏板车正在填补这个空白。

That's really needed because the massive increase of petrol cars in Delhi has created a toxic and very serious health risk, 語法

这真的很需要，因为德里汽油车的激增造成了有毒且非常严重的健康风险，

smog.

雾霾。

Smog is air pollution caused by a mixture of smoke, chemicals, and especially car exhaust fumes. 用詞

雾霾是由烟雾、化学物质，特别是汽车尾气混合造成的空气污染。

It makes the atmosphere difficult to breathe and very unhealthy. 語法

它使空气变得难以呼吸且非常不健康。

What's more, 表達脈絡

此外，

because children are smaller and closer to car exhaust pipes,

因为儿童个头较小且更靠近汽车排气管，

smog affects them most.

雾霾对他们的影响最大。

In winter, the air in Delhi gets so bad, 語法

在冬天，德里的空气变得如此糟糕，

they have to close the schools,

他们不得不关闭学校，

sometimes for weeks.

有时甚至关停数周。

Here's Graihaigh Jackson again,

再次请出格雷赫·杰克逊，

taking up the story for BBC World Service's The Climate Question. 短語動詞

为 BBC 世界服务节目《气候问题》继续报道。

They're having to shut schools because the pollution is so bad. 語法

因为污染太严重，他们不得不关闭学校。

Gosh, that's hardly a solution, is it? 語氣意圖

天哪，这算不上什么解决办法，对吧？

What can be done about it?

能对此做些什么呢？

Well, for India,

嗯，对印度来说，

the solution partly lies in switching to electric scooters and e-rickshaws. 短語搭配

解决办法部分在于转向使用电动踏板车和电动人力车。

By 2030, 語法

截至 2030 年，

the government wants 30% of its vehicles on the road to be electric 短語搭配

政府希望道路上有 30% 的车辆是电动的，

and has put up $1.2 billion to make that happen. 短語動詞

并且已经投入了 12 亿美元来实现这一目标。

When Graihaigh discusses schools shutting because of air pollution,

当格雷赫讨论学校因空气污染而关闭时，

she uses the word gosh,

她用了“gosh”（天哪）这个词，

an expression used to show a strong feeling of surprise or wonder.

这是一个用来表示强烈的惊讶或惊叹之情的表达。

Luckily, the Indian government is taking measures to improve Delhi's air quality, 短語搭配

幸运的是，印度政府正在采取措施改善德里的空气质量，

largely through the switch to greener electric vehicles. 短語搭配

主要是通过转向使用更环保的电动汽车。

The government has put up over $1 billion to make this happen.

政府已经投入了超过 10 亿美元来实现这一目标。

The phrasal verb put up money for something

动词短语“put up money for something”，

means to provide the money needed to pay for it.

意思是提供支付所需的资金。

In this area, it seems India is leading the world, 短語搭配

在这个领域，印度似乎领先世界，

which reminds me of your quiz question, Beth. 表達脈絡

这让我想起了你的测试题，贝丝。

That's right.

没错。

I asked you which country has the world's largest automobile market,

我问你哪个国家拥有世界上最大的汽车市场，

and you said the US,

你说是美国，

which was the wrong answer, I'm afraid, Neil. 語氣意圖

恐怕这是个错误答案，尼尔。

In fact, it's now China that tops the list, 短語搭配

事实上，现在是中国位居榜首，

showing that when it comes to green transport, 短語搭配

这表明在绿色交通方面，

bigger isn't always better. 表達脈絡

规模更大并不总是意味着更好。

Right, it's time to recap the vocabulary we've learnt in this programme 表達脈絡

好了，是时候复习一下我们在这期节目中学到的词汇了，

starting with two-wheeler,

首先是“two-wheeler”（两轮车），

a vehicle with two wheels,

指的是有两个轮子的交通工具，

such as a bicycle, motorbike, or moped.

比如自行车、摩托车或轻便摩托车。

The adjective appealing

形容词“appealing”（吸引人的）

means attractive, desirable, or interesting.

意思是吸引人的、令人向往的或有趣的。

Affordability refers to being cheap enough for people to buy,

“Affordability”（可负担性）指的是足够便宜，人们买得起，

or in other words, inexpensive.

换句话说，就是价格不高。

Smog is air pollution caused by smoke and car fumes,

“Smog”（雾霾）是由烟雾和汽车尾气引起的空气污染，

which makes the atmosphere unhealthy and difficult to breathe.

它使空气变得不健康并且难以呼吸。

Gosh is an expression used to show a strong feeling of surprise or wonder.

“Gosh”（天哪）是用来表示强烈的惊讶或惊叹之情的表达。

And finally, if you put up the money for something,

最后，如果你“put up the money for something”（为某事出资），

you provide the money needed to pay for it.

就是提供所需的资金来支付它。

Once again, our six minutes are up, 短語搭配

我们的六分钟又一次到了，

but remember to join us again next time for more trending topics and useful vocabulary here at 6 Minute English. 短語搭配

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暂时再见。

Bye.

再见。

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