
Britain has long been known for its love of tea, but people in London also drink a lot of coffee. In fact, it is reported that the average Londoner drinks 2.3 cups of coffee every day. And now, waste coffee grounds (渣滓) will be used to help fuel part of the city’s transportation system. 7 A technology company announced on Monday that some buses will be using a biofuel that contains coffee oil. The company, called Bio-bean and its partner, Argent Energy, say they have made enough coffee oil to power one of London’s famous double-decker buses (双层巴士) for a year. The announcement made Bio-bean a trending story on social media. The government agency transport for London has been turning to biofuels to cut production of carbon emissions. A carbon emission is a gas produced by the burning of carbon. The gas is released into the atmosphere. London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, said last month his city has a “health crisis caused directly by poor-quality air.” The government has taken steps to discourage people from driving cars that do not meet European Union emissions requirements. Bio-bean said Londoners produce over 200,000 tons of coffee ground waste a year. The company said it collects waste grounds from chain coffee shops and factories. The grounds are dried and processed to remove the coffee oil. “It’s a great example of what can be done when we start to re-imagine waste as an untapped (未利用的) resource,” said Bio-bean founder’s Arthur Kay. The coffee fuel technology has received support from the oil company Royal Dutch Shell.
长期以来,英国人一直以爱茶而闻名,但伦敦人也喝很多咖啡。事实上,据报道,伦敦人平均每天喝2.3杯咖啡。现在,废弃的咖啡渣()将被用来为城市的部分交通系统提供燃料。一家科技公司周一宣布,一些公交车将使用含有咖啡油的生物燃料。这家名为Bio-bean的公司及其合作伙伴Argent Energy表示,他们生产的咖啡油足够为伦敦一辆著名的双层巴士提供一年的动力。这一消息使Bio-bean成为社交媒体上的热门故事。政府机构伦敦交通局一直在转向使用生物燃料来减少碳排放。碳排放是由碳燃烧产生的气体。气体被释放到大气中。伦敦市长萨迪克·汗(Sadiq Khan)上个月表示,伦敦“空气质量差直接导致了健康危机”。政府已经采取措施,劝阻人们不要驾驶不符合欧盟排放要求的汽车。Bio-bean公司表示,伦敦人每年产生超过20万吨的咖啡渣。该公司表示,他们从连锁咖啡店和工厂收集废渣。咖啡渣会被晒干并加工以去除咖啡油。Bio-bean的创始人亚瑟·凯说:“这是一个很好的例子,说明当我们开始把废物重新想象成一种未开发的资源时,我们可以做些什么。”咖啡燃料技术得到了荷兰皇家壳牌石油公司的支持。
句子成分分析:
Britain has [long] been known for its love (of tea), || but people (in London) also drink a lot of coffee.
句子语法结构详解:
* been 为系动词作谓语,采用现在完成时。
* known 为形容词作表语。
* but 为并列连词,连接并列句,表转折。
* drink 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* its 为物主代词。has 为助动词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
be known for... | 因……而闻名, 以……著名 |
a lot of | 许多 |
Vocabulary:
Britain ['britәn] | n. | 英国 |
long [lɔŋ] | ad. | 1) 长久, 长期 2) 持续整段时间, 整整... |
its [its] | a. | 它的 |
love [lʌv] | n. | 1) 爱,热爱,慈爱 2) 爱情,恋爱 |
tea [ti:] | n. | 1) 茶,茶水 2) 茶叶 |
but [bʌt] | conj. | 1) 但是 2) 而, 却 |
people ['pi:pl] | n. | 1) 人,人们,大家 2) 国民,人民,臣民,群众 |
London ['lʌndәn] | n. | [地名] 伦敦 |
also ['ɔ:lsәu] | ad. | 而且;此外;也;同样 |
drink [driŋk] | vt. | 1) 喝,饮 2) 喝(酒),(尤指)酗酒 |
coffee ['kɔfi] | n. | 1) 咖啡 2) 一杯咖啡 |
句子成分分析:
[In fact], it is reported | that the average Londoner drinks 2.3 cups (of coffee) [every day].
句子语法结构详解:
* it 为先行主语,代表后移的主语从句。
* reported 为谓语,采用一般现在时和被动语态。
* that 引导主语从句。
* drinks 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* is 为助动词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
in fact | 实际上 |
a cup of... | 一杯 |
Vocabulary:
report [ri'pɔ:t] | vt. | 1) 报道,公布,发表,宣布 2) 汇报,通报,报告 |
average ['ævәridʒ] | a. | 1) 平均的 2) 典型的,正常的 3) 普通的,平常的,一般的 |
Londoner ['lʌndәnә] | n. | 伦敦人 |
drink [driŋk] | vt. | 1) 喝,饮 2) 喝(酒),(尤指)酗酒 |
coffee ['kɔfi] | n. | 1) 咖啡 2) 一杯咖啡 |
day [dei] | n. | 1) 天, 一日,一天 2) 白天,日间 3) 时代;时期 |
句子成分分析:
The government has taken steps todiscourage people from driving cars (that do not meet European Union
emissions requirements).
句子语法结构详解:
(taken 为 take 的过去分词。)
* taken 为谓语,采用现在完成时。
* to discourage 为不定式,作状语。
* driving 为动名词,作介词宾语。
* that 为关系代词,引导定语从句。
* meet 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* has, do 为助动词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Vocabulary:
government ['gʌvәnmәnt] | n. | 1) 政府 2) 政体 |
take [teik] | vt. | 1) 采取(某步聚, 某行动) 2) 拿,抱, 握,取, 抓住 3) 携带, 运载 |
step [step] | n. | 1) 步骤, 阶段 2) 步,脚步,步伐 3) 台阶,阶梯 |
discourage [dis'kʌridʒ] | vt. | 1) 阻拦,阻止,劝阻 2) 使灰心,使泄气,使丧失信心 |
people ['pi:pl] | n. | 1) 人,人们,大家 2) 国民,人民,臣民,群众 |
drive [draiv] | vt. | 1) 驾驶, 开(车) 2) 开车送(某人) |
car [kɑ:] | n. | 1) (小)汽车 2) 火车车厢 |
meet [mi:t] | vt. | 1) 遇到,见到 2) 会晤,会见,开会 |
European [,juәrә'pi:әn] | a. | 1) 欧洲的 2) 欧洲人的 |
union ['ju:njәn] | n. | 1) 协会,联合会,俱乐部 2) 工会 |
emission [i'miʃәn] | n. | 1) 散发,发出 2) 扩散物,排泄物 |
requirement [ri'kwaiәmәnt] | n. | 1) 必要条件,必备的条件 2) (通常作 requirements)所需的(或所要的)东西 |
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