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Passage 12
About 130 years ago.Thomas Edison of the US invented the light bulb.Edison's bulb has turned night into day ever since.But today,many want to turn the light off.
大约130年前。美国托马斯爱迪生发明了电灯。自从那以后爱迪生的灯泡让晚上变成白天。但今天,许多想把灯关掉。
??The European Union(欧盟)recently decided that by 2009,people should stop using the Edison-style light bulb.Instead,they should use compact fluorescent lamps
欧洲联盟(欧盟)最近决定,到2009年人民应该停止使用爱迪生式的灯泡。相反,他们应该使用的紧凑型荧光灯
"CFLs save energy and last longer.They can save money in the long run,"said a British official.CFLs use 67 percent(67%)less electricity than the older bulbs.They last up to 10 times longer.Scentists say that if everyone used CFLs,electricity use would be cut by 18 percent.There would also be much smaller amounts of greenhouse gases given off.
“紧凑型荧光灯节能,使用时间更长。从长远看它们可以节省金钱,”一位英国官员说。荧光灯在用电方面比旧灯泡少67%。它们有长达10倍的寿命。科学家说,如果每个人都使用紧凑型荧光灯,电的使用将减少18%。也会有许多较小规模的温室气体散发。
??But it's difficult to make people change their lighting habits.First the CFLs are more expensive.They cost eight times the price of the older bulbs.Many people don't like the CFL bulb.They find it too bright.You cannot change the light of a CFL,either.
但很难让人们改变他们的照明习惯。第一个使用荧光灯更昂贵。他们的成本价格是老灯泡的八倍。很多人不喜欢的省电灯泡。他们发现它太亮。你也不能改变荧光灯的光。
??CFLs have been around for several years.However.the older lights still make up about two-thirds of total light bulb sales.紧凑型荧光灯已经好几年了。不过,老灯仍占大约三分之二的总光灯泡销售。
1.Thomas Edison invented the CFL bulb 130 years ago.托马斯爱迪生在130年前发明了荧光灯
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2.Countries in the European Union will not use Edison-style bulbs by 2009.
欧盟的国家到2009年不会使用爱迪生式的灯泡。
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3.Using CFLs helps protect environment.
使用荧光灯帮助保护环境。
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4.If you get an older bulb for 1 Euro.the CFL bulb will cost you 8 Euros.
如果你花1欧元买一个老灯泡,荧光灯泡将花你8欧元。
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5.CFLs have been widely used instead of the older bulbs for several years.
荧光灯在最近几年将广泛取代老的灯泡被使用。
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