Paul wants to help reduce pollution① and smog②.
He would ③like to buy a clean car④, something good for⑤ the environment.? ?/?n'va?r?nm?nt/?
He's thinking⑥ about buying a Texla.
The Texla is an all electric⑦ car. ??/?'lektr?k/?
It uses batteries instead of ⑧gasoline⑨.
There is no exhaust, so it doesn't pollute the air. ?/?ɡ'z?st/ 廢氣
保羅想幫助減少污染和煙霧。他想買一輛環保的車，對環境有好處的東西。他在考慮買輛德州車。Texla是一款全電動汽車。它用電池代替汽油。沒有廢氣，所以不會污染空氣。
①air pollution空氣污染，water pollution水污染?
pollute是它的動詞形式→pollute the environment污染環境→pollute the water污染水資源→pollute the air污染空氣
②smog煙霧，霧霾
③would like to do sth想要做某事
④clean car環保的車子（干凈的車子），clean energy綠色能源，清潔能源
⑤be good for對……有好處，對……有益處 ?e.g.:Fruit and vegetables are good for our health
⑥thinking about doing sth.思考做某事，考慮做某事
⑦electric電動的，用電的→electric toothbrush電動牙刷→electric shaver電動剃須刀→electric car電動汽車
⑧instead of sth作為……的代替
⑨gasoline汽油（不可數名詞）
However, the car can't go very far without① recharging② the battery.
To charge the battery, you can plug③ it into an electrical outlet④.?
?/?'lektr?k(?)l/電的，與電有關的 ??/'a?tlet/ 電源插座
Recharging the battery takes⑤ time.
然而，電池沒充電汽車就走不了多遠。要給電池充電，你可以把它插到插座上。給電池充電需要時間。
①without:
1)直接跟人/物： I can't live without you. ? 或 ? ? I can't live without your love.
2)跟一個動作（動詞要變成ing形式）
②recharge the battery給電池充電
③plug堵、塞、填→plug sth in 給……接通電源
④electrical outlet充電插座
electric & electrical 辨析：
electric：電動的，用電的（后面跟具體的電動儀器，electric toothbrush）
electrical:與電有關的（跟表示某一大類的名詞，electrical goods電子產品，electrical energy電能）
⑤sth takes time:某事需要很長時間
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.
保羅的一個朋友因擁有一輛這個車,而且對此很滿銀。他說，這是可靠的和精心設計的。保羅的辦公室附近也有幾個充電站。所以他并不擔心。給電池充電的費用很低。這比買汽油便宜。他的妻子凱西也喜歡買電動汽車。她喜歡開一輛環保的車。這是有道理的。
①be happy with sth:對……很滿意
②well（很好的、令人滿意的）+engineer（動詞：設計、建造）=well-engineered（形容詞：設計得很好的，建造得很好的） ? ?兩個詞合并變成一個詞的詞，叫合成詞
③charging station充電站
④the cost for/of doing sth.做某事的費用（low費用低，high費用高）
eg: The cost for watching a movie is quite low now.現在看電影的成本很低
? ? ? ?The cost for traveling abroad is still high for some people.對一些人來說，出國旅行的費用仍然很高。
⑤idea意見，主意，想法→good idea好主意！
the idea of doing sth,關于做某事的主意，想法
eg: ? the idea of losing weight減肥的想法 / ?the idea of going on a vacation出去度假的主意
⑥make sense說得通的，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.
在未來，可能會有無人駕駛汽車。這些可能很安全，但保羅不喜歡。他喜歡開車。他喜歡控制他的汽車。
①may可能，也許（表示可能性）can＞may
②driver(司機)+less(無……的，沒有……的)=driverless沒有司機的（形容詞）
friendless沒有朋友的，careless不小心的，粗心的
③enjoy doing sth.喜歡做某事
④be in control of sth.掌控這某事/某物， 對某事/某物有控制權
eg: The president ?is in control of the country.
? ? ? The driver is in control of the car.
總結：
和環保相關的表達：電動汽車，減少污染，霧霾等
情態動詞can和may
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