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Lesson 3 Clean Machines Solar Car Racing Solar racers have been coming to Australia for years for the World Solar Car Challenge. We interviewed Marie Logan from Brisbane. Well, the first question I have for you is simple. What is a solar car? Solar cars are cars that use the sun's energy for power. That means they don't use petrol, gas or any other fuel, just the sunlight. And why are people interested in solar cars? People have been worried about pollution caused by fuels like petrol and gas for a long time now. Solar cars are clean and safe, so there is a lot of interest in them. You've been designing solar racing cars for a long time. When did you start? Well, I've been interested in cars since kindergarten. When I was at university, I started designing my car. I've designed five or six different cars so far. And I've been taking part in races for about four years. How many races have you taken part in? Let me think. Six. We've won two of them! Where do these races take place? Well, the one I like best crosses the whole of Australia from northwest to southeast. It's about 4,500 km long! Wow! How long does that take? These days the fastest cars can do it in six days. And what have you been doing recently? I've been building a new car with a team from Queensland University. We've done a lot of work on it, but we haven't finished yet. And you've been writing a book about solar cars. Well, so far I've only written the first few chapters! I want people to have a good impression of solar cars. But a lot of people think that solar cars are too slow or not very reliable. How can you persuade them of the advantages of solar cars? Solar cars are getting better all the time. They have reached speeds of nearly 80 k.p.h. In tests, one car we built has averaged over 40 k.p.h., even in cloudy weather. You've been working hard - good luck in the race! Thanks a lot. 第三课 清洁机动车 太阳能汽车比赛 太阳能汽车赛手为了世界太阳能汽车挑战赛很多年来一直来澳大利亚。 我们采访了来自布里斯班的玛丽o洛根。 嗯，我问你的第一个问题很简单。什么是太阳能汽车？ 太阳能汽车是以太阳能为动力的汽车。 就是说它们不用汽油、柴油或其他燃料，只用太阳光。 那为什么人们喜欢太阳能汽车？ 人们一直为汽油、柴油等燃料带来的污染担忧。 太阳能汽车既清洁又安全，所以有很多人喜欢它们。 很长时间以来，你一直在设计太阳能赛车。你是从什么时候开始的？ 嗯，我上幼儿园时就对汽车感兴趣了。 上大学时，我开始设计汽车。到现在，我已经设计了5、6辆不同的汽车了。 而我参加竞赛大概已经4年了。 你参加了几个比赛？ 我想想。6个。其中有两个我们获胜了！ 这些比赛都在哪进行？ 嗯，我最喜欢的一个是从西北到东南穿越整个澳大利亚。全长大概4500千米！ 哇！那次用了多长时间？ 现在最快的汽车6天就能跑完。 那你最近在干什么？ 我正在和昆士兰州大学的一个队造一辆新车。 我们在它上面花了很多心思，不过我们还没完成。 你写了一本有关太阳能汽车的书。 哦，目前我刚写完前几章！我想让人们对太阳能汽车有个好印象。 但是许多人认为太阳能汽车太慢，不经久耐用。 你怎样才能说服他们相信太阳能汽车的长处？ 太阳能汽车一直在改进。它们已经达到接近每小时80千米的速度了。 根据测试，一辆我们造的汽车，即使在阴天，平均速度也已经超过每小时40千米。 你一直在努力-祝你在比赛中好运！ 多谢。 |
