Paul wants to help reduce pollution① and smog②.
He would ③like to buy a clean car④, something good for⑤ the environment. /ɪn'vaɪrənmənt/
He's thinking⑥ about buying a Texla.
The Texla is an all electric⑦ car. /ɪ'lektrɪk/
It uses batteries instead of ⑧gasoline⑨.
There is no exhaust, so it doesn't pollute the air. /ɪɡ'zɔst/ 废气
保罗想帮助减少污染和烟雾。他想买一辆环保的车，对环境有好处的东西。他在考虑买辆德州车。Texla是一款全电动汽车。它用电池代替汽油。没有废气，所以不会污染空气。
①air pollution空气污染，water pollution水污染
pollute是它的动词形式→pollute the environment污染环境→pollute the water污染水资源→pollute the air污染空气
②smog烟雾，雾霾
③would like to do sth想要做某事
④clean car环保的车子（干净的车子），clean energy绿色能源，清洁能源
⑤be good for对……有好处，对……有益处 e.g.:Fruit and vegetables are good for our health
⑥thinking about doing sth.思考做某事，考虑做某事
⑦electric电动的，用电的→electric toothbrush电动牙刷→electric shaver电动剃须刀→electric car电动汽车
⑧instead of sth作为……的代替
⑨gasoline汽油（不可数名词）
However, the car can't go very far without① recharging② the battery.
To charge the battery, you can plug③ it into an electrical outlet④.
/ɪ'lektrɪk(ə)l/电的，与电有关的 /'aʊtlet/ 电源插座
Recharging the battery takes⑤ time.
然而，电池没充电汽车就走不了多远。要给电池充电，你可以把它插到插座上。给电池充电需要时间。
①without:
1)直接跟人/物： I can't live without you. 或 I can't live without your love.
2)跟一个动作（动词要变成ing形式）
②recharge the battery给电池充电
③plug堵、塞、填→plug sth in 给……接通电源
④electrical outlet充电插座
electric & electrical 辨析：
electric：电动的，用电的（后面跟具体的电动仪器，electric toothbrush）
electrical:与电有关的（跟表示某一大类的名词，electrical goods电子产品，electrical energy电能）
⑤sth takes time:某事需要很长时间
e.g: Learning a new language takes time./ Learning to play the piano takes time.
One of Paul's friends has one and is quite happy with it①.
He says it's reliable and well-engineered②.
There are also several charging stations③ near Paul's office.
So he isn't worried about that.
The cost for charging the battery is low④.
It's less expensive than buying gasoline.
He's wife, Kathy, also likes the idea⑤ of buying an electric car.
She likes the idea of driving a clean car.
So it makes sense⑥.
保罗的一个朋友因拥有一辆这个车,而且对此很满银。他说，这是可靠的和精心设计的。保罗的办公室附近也有几个充电站。所以他并不担心。给电池充电的费用很低。这比买汽油便宜。他的妻子凯西也喜欢买电动汽车。她喜欢开一辆环保的车。这是有道理的。
①be happy with sth:对……很满意
②well（很好的、令人满意的）+engineer（动词：设计、建造）=well-engineered（形容词：设计得很好的，建造得很好的） 两个词合并变成一个词的词，叫合成词
③charging station充电站
④the cost for/of doing sth.做某事的费用（low费用低，high费用高）
eg: The cost for watching a movie is quite low now.现在看电影的成本很低
The cost for traveling abroad is still high for some people.对一些人来说，出国旅行的费用仍然很高。
⑤idea意见，主意，想法→good idea好主意！
the idea of doing sth,关于做某事的主意，想法
eg: the idea of losing weight减肥的想法 / the idea of going on a vacation出去度假的主意
⑥make sense说得通的，合乎情理的
eg: This sentence doesn't make sense.
In the future, there may① be driverless② cars.
These may be very safe, but Paul doesn't like them.
He enjoys driving③.
He likes to be in control ④of his car.
在未来，可能会有无人驾驶汽车。这些可能很安全，但保罗不喜欢。他喜欢开车。他喜欢控制他的汽车。
①may可能，也许（表示可能性）can＞may
②driver(司机)+less(无……的，没有……的)=driverless没有司机的（形容词）
friendless没有朋友的，careless不小心的，粗心的
③enjoy doing sth.喜欢做某事
④be in control of sth.掌控这某事/某物， 对某事/某物有控制权
eg: The president is in control of the country.
The driver is in control of the car.
总结：
和环保相关的表达：电动汽车，减少污染，雾霾等
情态动词can和may
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