你們國家出口很多自然資源嗎？有很多石油和煤炭嗎
今天的這段對話，在討論自然資源，
你們國家出口很多自然資源嗎？有很多石油和煤炭嗎
來聽今天的講解:
beginner
A: does your country export a lot of natural resources?
你們國家出口很多自然資源嗎？
B: we export some coal to European countries, but our biggest exports is copper, which we export to Europe, north America, and china.
我們向歐洲國家出口一些煤炭，但我們最大的出口是銅，我們出口到歐洲、北美和中國。
A: which resources do you have to import?
您必須導(dǎo)入哪些資源？
B: we import a little oil from Venezuela, but we are fairly self-sufficient. We import some iron and a lot of aluminium from neighouring countries.
我們從委內(nèi)瑞拉進口少量石油，但我們相當(dāng)自給自足。我們從鄰國進口一些鐵和大量鋁。
A: I heard that you country recently discovered deposits of precious stone.
我聽說貴國最近發(fā)現(xiàn)了寶石礦藏。
B: yes, that’s right. So far, only small deposits have been found. Engineers in my country are focusing on drilling for oil. The government is keen to exploit our natural resources to get money to import our country.
是的，沒錯。到目前為止，只發(fā)現(xiàn)了少量礦床。我國的工程師們正專注于石油鉆探。政府熱衷于開采我們的自然資源，以獲得進口我們國家的資金。
A: if your government invests in your country’s infrastructure, it will be money well spent.
如果你們的政府投資于你們國家的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，這些錢會花得很好。
B: yes. We need to put the money into long-term projects rather than wasting it on short-term ones.
是的。我們需要把錢投入長期項目，而不是浪費在短期項目上。
Intermediate
A: is there a lot of oil and coal in your country?
你們國家有很多石油和煤炭嗎？
B: there is some, but my country is not amongst the leading producers. The oil and coal deposits are in the north of my country. Your country is a big oil producer, isn’t it?
有一些，但我國不是主要的石油生產(chǎn)國之一。石油和煤炭儲量在我國北部。你們國家是一個石油生產(chǎn)大國，不是嗎？
A: yes, it is. My country is famous for having that natural resources. We also have a lot of natural gas.
是的。我的國家以擁有那樣的自然資源而聞名。我們也有很多天然氣。
B: we have some too. Do you have a lot of coal?
我們也有一些。你有很多煤嗎？
A: no coal has been discovered in my country, but there may be undiscovered deposits. We don’t have many metal deposits.
我國還沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)煤，但可能有未發(fā)現(xiàn)的礦床。我們的金屬礦床不多。
B: there are a few in my country. We have deposit of gold, but they are very small.
在我的國家有一些。我們有黃金儲備，但數(shù)量很少。
A: when I traveled around your country, I bought some jewellery made from gold form your country. The jewellery told me that there are few gold mines in your country. The gold was found in mountain steams.
當(dāng)我在貴國旅行時，我從貴國買了一些黃金首飾。這些首飾告訴我，貴國幾乎沒有金礦。這些黃金是在山火中發(fā)現(xiàn)的。
B: that’s right. A few people go panning for gold in rivers.
沒錯。有幾個人去河里淘金。
A: you have many trees in your country. That’s another natural resources.
你的國家有很多樹。那是另一種自然資源。
B: it’s a natural resources that we hardly use. Government policy is to conserve those forests.
這是一種我們很少使用的自然資源。政府的政策是保護這些森林。
A: I see. That’s probably a good idea. Too many forest are being destroyed.
我明白了。這可能是個好主意。太多的森林被破壞了。
B: is your country’s environment being damaged by the oil industry?
你們國家的環(huán)境受到石油工業(yè)的破壞了嗎？
A: we have some inspections, but it is very hard to avoid pollution when extracting oil. There has been some damage, but it is under control.
我們進行了一些檢查，但在開采石油時很難避免污染。雖然有一些損壞，但已經(jīng)得到控制。
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