Natural resources and energy: HSK 7-9 自然资源与能源：HSK 七至九级

货船在码头卸载煤炭。

Huòchuán zài mǎtou xièzài méitàn.

The cargo ship is unloading coal at the dock.

那辆火车装满了煤炭。

Nà liàng huǒchē zhuāngmǎnle méitàn.

That train is loaded full of coal.

山里发现了一座大矿。

Shān lǐ fāxiànle yí zuò dà kuàng.

A large ore deposit was discovered in the mountains.

我爷爷年轻时在矿里工作。

Wǒ yéye niánqīng shí zài kuàng lǐ gōngzuò.

My grandfather worked in a mine when he was young.

国家的粮食储备很充足。

Guójiā de liángshi chǔbèi hěn chōngzú.

The country's grain reserves are ample.

家里应该储备一些药和水。

Jiālǐ yīnggāi chǔbèi yìxiē yào hé shuǐ.

A home should keep a stock of some medicine and water.

开采矿产会影响环境吗？

Kāicǎi kuàngchǎn huì yǐngxiǎng huánjìng ma?

Does mining minerals affect the environment?

海上的油田要怎么开采？

Hǎishàng de yóutián yào zěnme kāicǎi?

How do you extract oil from an offshore oil field?

科学家准备去山区勘探新的矿产。

Kēxuéjiā zhǔnbèi qù shānqū kāntàn xīn de kuàngchǎn.

The scientists are preparing to explore the mountains for new mineral deposits.

我灵感枯竭了。

Wǒ línggǎn kūjiéle.

My inspiration has run dry.

石油资源迟早会枯竭。

Shíyóu zīyuán chízǎo huì kūjié.

Oil resources will be exhausted sooner or later.

爷爷每天早上去田里耕地。

Yéye měitiān zǎoshang qù tiánlǐ gēngdì.

My grandfather goes to the fields to plow every morning.

春天到了，农民开始在田里耕地。

Chūntiān dàole, nóngmín kāishǐ zài tiánlǐ gēngdì.

Spring has come, and the farmers are starting to plow their fields.

有些人担心核能不够安全。

Yǒuxiē rén dānxīn hénéng búgòu ānquán.

Some people worry that nuclear energy isn't safe enough.

核能发电会不会对环境有影响？

Hénéng fādiàn huì búhuì duì huánjìng yǒu yǐngxiǎng?

Does nuclear power generation affect the environment?

风能不会污染空气，对吗？

Fēngnéng búhuì wūrǎn kōngqì, duì ma?

Wind power doesn't pollute the air, right?

山上建了很多利用风能的设备。

Shānshàng jiànle hěn duō lìyòng fēngnéng de shèbèi.

Many facilities that use wind power have been built on the mountain.

冬天，这个村子靠地热供暖。

Dōngtiān, zhège cūnzi kào dìrè gōngnuǎn.

In winter, this village relies on geothermal heat for heating.

这里的温泉是由地热形成的。

Zhèlǐ de wēnquán shì yóu dìrè xíngchéng de.

The hot springs here are formed by geothermal heat.

光伏是一种清洁的能源。

Guāngfú shì yìzhǒng qīngjié de néngyuán.

Photovoltaics is a clean source of energy.

屋顶装光伏，电费省多了。

Wūdǐng zhuāng guāngfú, diànfèi shěng duō le.

With photovoltaics on the roof, the electricity bill is much lower.

化石燃料是不可再生的。

Huàshíránliào shì bùkě zàishēng de.

Fossil fuels are not renewable.

煤和石油都是化石燃料。

Méi hé shíyóu dōu shì huàshíránliào.

Coal and oil are both fossil fuels.

这座山里有很多铁矿。

Zhè zuò shān lǐ yǒu hěn duō tiěkuàng.

There is a lot of iron ore in this mountain.

我叔叔在一个铁矿工作。

Wǒ shūshu zài yí gè tiěkuàng gōngzuò.

My uncle works at an iron ore mine.

煤矿里的工人很辛苦。

Méikuàng lǐ de gōngrén hěn xīnkǔ.

The workers in the coal mine work very hard.

我爷爷年轻时在山西开采煤矿。

Wǒ yéye niánqīng shí zài Shānxī kāicǎi méikuàng.

When he was young, my grandfather mined coal in Shanxi.

保护矿藏是政府的责任。

Bǎohù kuàngcáng shì zhèngfǔ de zérèn.

Protecting mineral resources is the government's responsibility.

国家正在勘探海底的矿藏。

Guójiā zhèngzài kāntàn hǎidǐ de kuàngcáng.

The country is surveying the mineral resources on the seabed.

他捡到一块奇怪的矿石。

Tā jiǎn dào yíkuài qíguài de kuàngshí.

He picked up a strange piece of ore.

矿石要先被打碎，再提炼。

Kuàngshí yào xiān bèi dǎsuì, zài tíliàn.

Ore has to be crushed first and then refined.

那家工厂正在加工稀土。

Nà jiā gōngchǎng zhèngzài jiāgōng xītǔ.

That factory is processing rare earths right now.

开采稀土会不会污染环境？

Kāicǎi xītǔ huì búhuì wūrǎn huánjìng?

Does mining rare earths pollute the environment?

这个国家的石油储量很大。

Zhège guójiā de shíyóu chǔliàng hěn dà.

This country has huge oil reserves.

这片海域的天然气储量是多少？

Zhè piàn hǎiyù de tiānránqì chǔliàng shì duōshǎo?

How large are the natural gas reserves in this stretch of sea?

船上的淡水够喝几天？

Chuán shàng de dànshuǐ gòu hē jǐtiān?

How many days will the freshwater on the boat last?

沙漠里最缺的就是淡水。

Shāmò lǐ zuì quē de jiùshì dànshuǐ.

What the desert lacks most is freshwater.

地下水越来越少了。

Dìxiàshuǐ yuèláiyuè shǎole.

There is less and less groundwater.

过度开采会让地下水越来越少。

Guòdù kāicǎi huì ràng dìxiàshuǐ yuèláiyuè shǎo.

Over-exploitation will leave less and less groundwater.

他们为水源起了争端。

Tāmen wèi shuǐyuán qǐle zhēngduān.

They came into conflict over the water source.

水源不足是个急迫的问题。

Shuǐyuán bùzú shì gè jípò de wèntí.

The shortage of water is a pressing problem.

这条河用来灌溉农田。

Zhè tiáo hé yònglái guàngài nóngtián.

This river is used to irrigate farmland.

这条河灌溉着附近的农田。

Zhè tiáo hé guàngàizhe fùjìn de nóngtián.

This river irrigates the farmland nearby.

农民在山脚下开垦荒地。

Nóngmín zài shān jiǎoxià kāikěn huāngdì.

The farmers are clearing wasteland at the foot of the mountain.

这片草原被开垦成了农田。

Zhè piàn cǎoyuán bèi kāikěn chéng le nóngtián.

This grassland has been plowed up into farmland.

开矿会破坏植被吗？

Kāikuàng huì pòhuài zhíbèi ma?

Does mining destroy the vegetation?

沙漠里的植被非常稀少。

Shāmò lǐ de zhíbèi fēicháng xīshǎo.

Vegetation is very sparse in the desert.

输电线路被大风吹断了。

Shūdiàn xiànlù bèi dàfēngchuī duànle.

The power transmission lines were blown down by the strong wind.

山区的输电成本为什么这么高？

Shānqū de shūdiàn chéngběn wèishénme zhème gāo?

Why is the cost of power transmission so high in mountain areas?

工厂想办法降低能耗。

Gōngchǎng xiǎng bànfǎ jiàngdī nénghào.

The factory is finding ways to reduce its energy consumption.

这栋楼的能耗是多少？

Zhè dòng lóu de nénghào shì duōshǎo?

How much energy does this building consume?

工厂把原油炼成汽油。

Gōngchǎng bǎ yuányóu liàn chéng qìyóu.

The factory refines crude oil into gasoline.

师傅把原油炼成了汽油。

Shīfu bǎ yuányóu liàn chéng le qìyóu.

The technician refined the crude oil into gasoline.

黄金比铁重。

Huángjīn bǐ tiě zhòng.

Gold is heavier than iron.

铁是一种金属。

Tiě shì yìzhǒng jīnshǔ.

Iron is a metal.

哪个国家的国土面积最大？

Nǎge guójiā de guótǔ miànjī zuì dà?

Which country has the largest territory?

保护国土是每个国家的责任。

Bǎohù guótǔ shì měige guójiā de zérèn.

Protecting its territory is every country's responsibility.

这一带的水利修得很好。

Zhè yídài de shuǐlì xiū de hěn hǎo.

The irrigation works in this area are very well built.

要种好田，必须先搞好水利。

Yào zhǒng hǎo tián, bìxū xiān gǎohǎo shuǐlì.

To farm the land well, you must first get the irrigation in order.

河上新建了一座水电站。

Hé shàng xīnjiàn le yí zuò shuǐdiànzhàn.

A new hydropower station has been built on the river.

水电站的水库快要放水了。

Shuǐdiànzhàn de shuǐkù kuàiyào fàngshuǐle.

The hydropower station's reservoir is about to release water.

水电属于公共事业。

Shuǐdiàn shǔyú gōnggòngshìyè.

Water and electricity are public utilities.

水电比烧煤干净多了。

Shuǐdiàn bǐ shāoméi gānjìng duō le.

Hydropower is much cleaner than burning coal.

油田附近的空气不太好。

Yóutián fùjìn de kōngqì bútàihǎo.

The air near the oil field is not very good.

附近新建了一座核电站。

Fùjìn xīnjiàn le yí zuò hédiànzhàn.

A new nuclear power plant has been built nearby.

核电站附近的居民很关心安全。

Hédiànzhàn fùjìn de jūmín hěn guānxīn ānquán.

Residents near the nuclear power plant care a lot about safety.

这辆卡车加的是柴油。

Zhè liàng kǎchē jiā de shì cháiyóu.

This truck runs on diesel.

这个取暖装置用柴油作为燃料。

Zhège qǔnuǎn zhuāngzhì yòng cháiyóu zuòwéi ránliào.

This heating equipment uses diesel as fuel.

采矿工作又累又危险。

Cǎikuàng gōngzuò yòu lèi yòu wēixiǎn.

Mining work is both tiring and dangerous.

采矿工作又脏又危险。

Cǎikuàng gōngzuò yòu zàng yòu wēixiǎn.

Mining work is dirty and dangerous.

炭快烧完了，再加点吧。

Tàn kuài shāo wánle, zài jiādiǎn ba.

The charcoal is almost burned out, so add some more.

烤肉的时候，要先把炭点着。

Kǎoròu de shíhou, yào xiān bǎ tàn diǎnzháo.

When you barbecue, you have to light the charcoal first.

把煤气关了！

Bǎ méiqì guānle!

Turn off the gas.

烧煤气比烧煤划算。

Shāo méiqì bǐ shāoméi huásuàn.

Gas is more economical to use than coal.

燃油表坏了。

Rányóu biǎo huàile.

The fuel gauge is broken.

出发前，司机先检查了燃油。

Chūfā qián, sījī xiān jiǎnchále rányóu.

Before setting off, the driver checked the fuel first.

做完饭记得关燃气。

Zuò wán fàn jìde guān ránqì.

Remember to turn off the gas after cooking.

做完饭记得关上燃气。

Zuò wán fàn jìde guānshàng ránqì.

Remember to turn off the gas after you finish cooking.

地热能是一种干净的能源。

Dìrènéng shì yìzhǒng gānjìng de néngyuán.

Geothermal energy is a clean source of energy.

请你介绍一下地热能的好处。

Qǐng nǐ jièshào yíxià dìrènéng de hǎochù.

Please tell us about the benefits of geothermal energy.

太阳能能解决能源危机吗？

Tàiyángnéng néng jiějué néngyuánwēijī ma?

Can solar power solve the energy crisis?

矿产资源用完以后就不能再生了。

Kuàngchǎnzīyuán yòng wán yǐhòu jiù bùnéng zàishēngle.

Once mineral resources are used up, they can't be renewed.