阅读：英国计划在2040年前禁止销售汽油和柴油车

 
From obvious things like our phones, to London's new whispering black cab, to this experimental aircraft – battery power is taking off around the world. The problem is they still run out too quickly, so today the government's promised to invest millions improving the technology. Right now, Britain is a front-runner with battery research, like here at Warwick University where they're trying to solve the two biggest issues: making batteries weigh less and last longer.
 
从电池供电的手机到伦敦新的低噪音的黑色出租车到实验飞机，电池技术在世界范围内迅速发展。但问题是电池用不久就没电能，因此英国政府已承诺投入数百万英镑来改进这项技术。目前，英国领导人正在进行电池研究，例如，华威大学的研究人员正试图解决两个主要问题，那就是如何使电池变得更轻、更耐用。
 
　　We’ve come a long way in terms of design, but for a hundred years we’ve been relying on vehicles with an internal combustion engine burning petrol or diesel. Several major car makers have already announced ambitious plans for electric cars, seen as a key way of tackling air pollution. And now the government is signalling the end of petrol and diesel engines in the UK with a ban on sales by 2040.
 
汽车的设计一直在不断发展，但近一百年来，我们依靠配备内燃机、燃烧汽油或柴油的车辆。一些较大的汽车制造商宣布了雄心勃勃的发展电动汽车的计划，电动汽车被认为是解决空气污染的主要有效对策。现在，英国政府已经宣布将计划2040禁止汽油和柴油汽车的销售。
 
 
一些陌生词汇：
 
　　front-runner
领先者
 
　　vehicles
交通工具，车辆
 
　　internal combustion engine
内燃机
 


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