能源行业英语-1 热点石油资源 Oil Resources

Scene 1 Topic 1 Oil Resources

Key Sentences：

1. I do agree with you more.

2. Maybe I'm not able to answer all the questions, but I'm happy to try.

3. I'm honored to interview you.

4. Petroleum¹, coal, natural gas are major chemical feed stock.

5. Could you talk about the petroleum resource in China?

6. The overuse of oil has led to the serious enviornmental damage and pollution, especially the Green-House effect caused by excess emissions² of CO2.

7. Green-House effect has become a global problem.

8. Oil resource is also vital to the national economy and the people's livelihood³, and is important industry to ensure the safety of the country's economy.

9. We have to try our best to reduce the pollution.

10. Facing with the problems, what measures will China take?

11. New areas of oil and gas exploration and the new technology are important objectives during China's 11th 5-year plan period in the energy field and also the focus of today's oil.

Live Conversation:

Alfred: Hello Mr. Smith. Can I ask you several questions about Chinese oil resources?

Mr. Smith: Of course. Maybe I'm not able to answer all the questions, but I'm happy to try.

Alfred: Thanks. I'm honored to interview you. What kinds of petrol chemical feed stock are there in China?

Mr. Smith: Petroleum, coal, natural gas are major chemical feed stock. Petroleum, as a major energy, and important chemical feed stock, has made great contributions to the development of human society.

Alfred: I can't agree with you more.

Mr. Smith: Such as petroleum products, including all kinds of fuel petrol, gasoline, kerosene⁴, diesel⁵, etc. and lubricants, and liquified petroleum gas, pertoleum coke, paraffin, asphalt etc.

Alfred: What about petrol chemical feed stock?

Mr. Smith: There are a variety of organic chemicals - about 200 kinds, and synthetic⁶ materials such as plastics, synthetic fibres, synthetic rubber.

Alfred: Wow! So many kinds! Could you talk about the petroleum resources in China?

Mr. Smith: No problem! Although China is rich in oil and coal, we have confronted many difficulties.

Alfred: Oh! What are they? Can you tell me in detail?

Mr. Smith: First, due to mass exploitation, oil has been facing depletion⁷. Second, its overuse has led to the serious enviornmental damage and pollution. Especially the Green-House effect caused by excess emissions of CO2.

Alfred: Yes, it has become a global problem.

Mr. Smith: At the same time, oil resourse is also related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, and is important industry to the development of the country's economy.

Alfred: Facing with the problems, what measures will China take?

Mr. Smith: On one hand, We have to try our best to reduce the pollution. On the other hand, we will take full use of new technology.

Alfred: Oh! I hear that you started to explore new fields for oil and gas resources, and have used new technology. Right?

Mr. Smith: That's right! New areas of oil and gas exploration and the new technology are important objectives during China's 11th 5-year plan period in the energy field and also the focus of today's oil.

Alfred: I see. Thank you for your time Mr. Smith!

Listening Exercise:

I'm Smith. Today, a reporter named Alfred asked me about China's oil resources, such as petrol chemical feed stock. Then I told him some fuel petrol gasoline, such as kerosene, diesel and a variety of organic chemicals. At last I mentioned China's oil resources have been facing depletion because of mass exploration. But Chinese government has taken measures.

1 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

2 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

3 livelihood   

n.生计，谋生之道

参考例句：

• Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
• My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。

4 kerosene   

n.(kerosine)煤油，火油

参考例句：

• It is like putting out a fire with kerosene.这就像用煤油灭火。
• Instead of electricity,there were kerosene lanterns.没有电，有煤油灯。

5 diesel   

n.柴油发动机，内燃机

参考例句：

• We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
• My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

6 synthetic   

adj.合成的，人工的；综合的；n.人工制品

参考例句：

• We felt the salesman's synthetic friendliness.我们感觉到那位销售员的虚情假意。
• It's a synthetic diamond.这是人造钻石。

7 depletion   

n.耗尽，枯竭

参考例句：

• Increased consumption of water has led to rapid depletion of groundwater reserves.用水量的增加导致了地下水贮备迅速枯竭。
• Farmers should rotate crops every season to prevent depletion of the soil.农夫每季应该要轮耕，以免耗尽土壤。