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A new solar superpower  新興太陽能超級大國

A first for South Africa's navy  南非首位女性艦長

Historic hospital demolished  著名醫(yī)院化為廢墟

文字稿

The World Bank has confirmed that Morocco is about to become a solar superpower by opening the world's biggest solar plant. The plant on the edge of the Sahara will create electricity for a million homes using these giant mirrors to capture energy from the sun and to generate steam. But the really clever thing about this particular plant is that it can store energy to generate solar power even while it's dark..

世界銀行證實(shí)，摩洛哥將在啟動其世界上規(guī)模最大的太陽能發(fā)電廠后，成為太陽能超級大國。此發(fā)電廠處于撒哈拉沙漠邊緣，其巨大的鏡面可從陽光汲取能量，并產(chǎn)生蒸汽，該過程產(chǎn)生的電力可造福百萬個(gè)家庭。然而，這座發(fā)電廠真正的便利之處是，它能白天儲存能量，這樣即便是在黑夜也產(chǎn)生太陽能。

Now let's take you to South Africa, and Zimasa Mabela has been on her first patrol after she became the first African woman to command a navy vessel. She broke new ground when she took charge of a de-mining ship based in Cape Town last month. The 38-year-old mum of two says she wants to be judged on her ability to command and not her gender.

下面我們來看來自南非的報(bào)道。Zimasa Mabela是第一位掌管海軍艦艇的非洲女性，這是她赴任后的首次巡航。上個(gè)月，她接管了一艘駐開普敦的掃雷船的重任，從而開辟了女性掌軍艦的新天地。這位38歲的母親育有二子，她希望人們根據(jù)掌艦?zāi)芰υu判她的工作能力，而不是她的性別。

And finally to Dallas, Texas, and a building which was a piece of the city's history… This, the first hospital in Dallas to perform a successful heart transplant. That was 1985. It didn't take long for that demolition to bring the building down. Apparently it would have been just too expensive to renovate it.

最后轉(zhuǎn)看德州城市達(dá)拉斯，該樓是這座城市歷史的一部分。達(dá)拉斯史上首例成功的心臟移植手術(shù)就是在這座醫(yī)院完成的。那是1985年。爆破這座大樓沒用多長時(shí)間，頃刻間它就化為廢墟。拆毀它的原因是整修所需的資金太昂貴了。

詞匯

plant 工廠

broke new ground  開辟新天地

to renovate 翻新，修復(fù)

練習(xí)

請從以下詞匯中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢竵硗瓿删渥?。注意：你可能需要改變單詞的時(shí)態(tài)來完成句子。

plant / broke new ground / to renovate

1. An international team of scientists expects to __________ in their research to cure cancer.

2. The town was in darkness after lightning struck the power __________.

3. The mayor has set aside funds __________ the old palace. He hopes it will increase tourism in the town.

答案

1. An international team of scientists expects to break new ground in their research to cure cancer.

2. The town was in darkness after lightning struck the power plant.

3. The mayor set aside funds to renovate the old palace. He hopes it will increase tourism in the town.