第14讲实战口译笔记示范(能源专题)

第14讲实战口译英译汉笔记示范（能源专题）

Passage 1: Toward a sustainable energy future （寻求可持续能源之路）

Words and Expressions

Availability供应能力

"business as usual" scenario一切照常的情景，假如一切照常

primary energy sources一次能源（又称“天然能源”，指直接来自自然界未

经过加工转换的能源）

per annum每年

energy efficiency能源效率

abatement减少

greenhouse gases (GHGs)温室气体

inexhaustible取之不尽，用之不竭

reserves储备，储量

Passage 2: Energy innovation

Words and Expressions

start-up初创公司

energy Information Administration能源信息署

department of Energy美国能源部

hydrocarbons碳氢化合物

spell导致，将为……带来……

viable可行的，有效的

cost-efficient成本低廉的，具有成本效益的

light at the end of the tunnel希望之光，黑暗尽头的光明，曙光

unconventional sources非传统能源，非常规能源

hydraulic fracturing水力压裂技术

horizontal drilling水平钻井技术

reverse 扭转

frack压裂

tight oil致密油

tar sands焦油砂

temporary reprieve暂时缓解，一时之计

reality check审视现状，现状核实

frenzy狂热

count on指望，依靠

silver bullet良方，高招，杀手铜

portfolio能源组合，能源结构

conserve节约

Good morning. It gives me great pleasure to speak at this summit, which gathers 2,500 researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, large companies, start-ups and government officials for three days to discuss energy innovation. //

According to projections from the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy, the world will see a 47 percent increase in total energy consumption over 2010 levels by 2035, at which point hydrocarbons will make up 79 percent of energy consumption. // This translates to the consumption of 27 percent more oil, 48 percent more gas, and 45 percent more coal in 2035 compared to 2010. Such an outlook spells higher-cost supplies of oil and gas in the future and has intensified the need to find viable, reliable, cost-efficient energy solutions, both for the U.S. and for other countries in the world. //

There are many potential solutions on the horizon. But these days many seem to think the light at the end of the energy tunnel is natural gas. The International Energy Agency says global gas production will rise 50 percent by the year 2035; some claim that two-thirds of that growth will come from unconventional sources like shale gas – a market the U.S. completely dominates. // It is claimed that natural gas resources will provide the United States with 100 years of energy thanks to recent technological advancement in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling techniques that

sparked the so-called "shale revolution". Shale gas has grown from about 2 percent of the U.S. natural gas production in 2000 to almost 40 percent now and has reversed the trend of declining gas production numbers. //

Will the unconventional sources save our energy future? Geologist David Hughes of the Post Carbon Institute obviously doesn't think so. Hughes finds that unconventional energy is unlikely to accommodate the growing demand if we stick to the current energy consumption pattern, negating the idea that these resources can be counted on as a viable foundation of the energy sector in the long term. // His belief is shared by many other researchers, who strongly believe that the U.S. cannot drill and frack its way to "energy independence". At best, shale gas, tight oil, tar sands, and other unconventional resources only provide a temporary reprieve from having to deal with the real energy problems. //

However, this does not mean that natural gas has no role to play in the overall energy mix, but a reality check is needed before the natural gas frenzy spirals out of control. It is simply dangerous to assume that unconventional resources can be counted on heavily in the future, and creating a dependence on natural gas will only serve to prolong the energy issues we currently face. // If unconventional sources are not the only key to our energy independence, what else do we need? My answer to this question is: there is no silver bullet to solve America's or the world's energy problems. There is no magic wand to sweep away all our energy challenges. I've always believed that, in energy, America needs a mixed approach, so diversity is key. // New sources of advanced energy, such as solar and wind, are already part of the portfolio and need continued development. But we must do more. We must create other efficient solutions to generate, store and conserve energy. // Moreover, commitments must be made at the highest level of government to develop policies that will drive cooperation between the public and private sectors. With government, industry and research working together, we have a better chance of advanced energy innovations becoming a reality and creating a more sustainable energy future for generations to come. Thank you. //

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能源创新

各位早上好！能在这里发言，我深感荣幸。本次会议聚集了能源领域的研究者、企业家、投资者、大型企业、初创企业和政府官员等共计2500名代表，大家将在三天的时间里共同探讨能源创新的话题。

据美国能源部能源信息署的预测，2035年，世界消耗能源总量将比2010年的水平高出47%，且碳氢化合物占总量的79%。其中，石油、天然气和煤炭的消耗将分别增加27％、48%和45％。这一前景意味着未来的石油和天然气供应成本将更高，也使我们更加迫切需要为美国和整个世界寻找可行、可靠和成本低廉的能源解决方案。

可能的方案有很多。但是，现在许多人似乎认为天然气是希望所在。国际能源署指出，2035年全球天然气产量将增加50％，有人认为增量的三分之二将来自于非传统能源，如页岩气。目前，美国是页岩气市场的绝对霸主。有人说，水力压裂和水平钻井技术的突破引发了“页岩革命”，天然气将为美国未来100年的能源需求保驾护航。2000年，页岩气仅占美国天然气产量的2%，如今这一比例达到了40%，还扭转了天然气产量下降的局面。

非传统能源是否能解决能源危机？来自后碳研究所的地质学家戴维·休斯显然不这么认为。休斯认为，如果我们继续照原有的模式消耗能源，那么非传统能源不太可能满足人类日益增长的需求，不可指望非传统能源成为能源业的中流砥柱。许多研究者与他观点相仿，他们坚信美国不可能靠钻井和水力压裂达到能源独立。页岩气、致密油、焦油砂等非传统能源