Fuel Types and Uses · 燃料类型与用途
| English | 中文 | Pinyin · 拼音 |
|---|---|---|
| crude oil/kruːd ɔɪl/ | 原油 | yuán yóu |
| Gasoline/ˈɡæsəliːn/ | 汽油 | qì yóu |
| Diesel/ˈdiːzl/ | 柴油 | chái yóu |
| Coal/kəʊl/ | 煤炭 | méi tàn |
| Natural gas/ˈnætʃərəl ɡæs/ | 天然气 | tiān rán qì |
| refinery/rɪˈfaɪnəri/ | 炼油厂 | liàn yóu chǎng |
Different fuels, different jobs
- Not every fuel is used the same way.
- Some move our cars; some light our homes.
- The fuel we pick depends on the job.
- Let's match each fuel to what it does best.
不同的燃料,不同的工作
- 不是每种燃料都用同样的方式。
- 有些驱动我们的汽车;有些照亮我们的家。
- 我们选的燃料取决于工作。
- 让我们把每种燃料匹配到它最擅长的事。
Fuels for transport
- Most vehicles run on fuels refined from crude oil 原油.
- Gasoline 汽油 (petrol) powers most cars.
- Diesel 柴油 powers trucks, buses, and trains.
- Jet fuel powers airplanes — all come from the same crude oil.
运输用的燃料
- 大部分车辆靠从原油(crude oil)精炼的燃料运转。
- 汽油(gasoline)驱动大部分汽车。
- 柴油(diesel)驱动卡车、公交车和火车。
- 航空燃油驱动飞机——全都来自同样的原油。
Which fuel powers most cars? · 哪种燃料驱动大部分汽车?
Gasoline, refined from oil, is the main transport fuel. Coal and uranium make electricity, not car fuel. · 汽油,从石油精炼,是主要的运输燃料。煤和铀产生电,不是汽车燃料。
Fuels for electricity and heat
- Coal 煤炭 is burned in power stations to make electricity.
- Natural gas 天然气 heats homes, cooks food, and also makes electricity.
- Wood and charcoal are burned for cooking and heat, especially in poorer areas.
- Uranium fuels nuclear power stations that make electricity.
电和热用的燃料
- 煤(coal)在发电站里燃烧来发电。
- 天然气(natural gas)给家庭供暖、做饭,也发电。
- 木头和木炭被燃烧来做饭和取暖,尤其在较穷的地区。
- 铀给发电的核电站提供燃料。
What is each fuel mainly used for? · 每种燃料主要用于什么?
Sort each fuel by its main use - moving vehicles or making electricity and heat. · 按照主要用途给每种燃料分类——驱动车辆,还是产生电和热。
Coal is mainly used to… · 煤主要用于……
Coal is burned in power stations to boil water and spin turbines that generate electricity. · 煤在发电站里燃烧来烧开水,转动产生电的涡轮机。
Many homes burn natural ____ to heat rooms and cook food. · 许多家庭燃烧天然____来给房间供暖和做饭。
Natural gas is a common heating and cooking fuel, and also generates electricity. · 天然气是常见的供暖和烹饪燃料,也发电。
From crude oil to many fuels
- Crude oil out of the ground is a mixture, not one fuel.
- A refinery 炼油厂 heats it and splits it into parts.
- Light parts become gasoline; heavier parts become diesel and jet fuel.
- One raw material becomes many fuels for many uses.
从原油到许多燃料
- 从地下出来的原油是混合物,不是一种燃料。
- 一座炼油厂(refinery)加热它并把它分成几部分。
- 轻的部分变成汽油;较重的部分变成柴油和航空燃油。
- 一种原料变成许多燃料用于许多用途。
Crude oil is refined into different fuels like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. · 原油被精炼成不同的燃料,如汽油、柴油和航空燃油。
A refinery splits crude oil into many fuels, each suited to a different engine or use. · 炼油厂把原油分成许多燃料,每种适合不同的引擎或用途。
Select all · 所有 fuels made from crude oil. · 选出所有由原油制成的燃料。
Gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel are all refined from crude oil. Uranium is a mined nuclear fuel. · 汽油、柴油和航空燃油都从原油精炼。铀是开采的核燃料。
Match the fuel to the use. Cars and planes need a liquid fuel that packs a lot of energy into a small tank — that is why oil products dominate transport. Power stations can use bulky solid coal or piped gas because they don't move. Don't say "cars run on coal" — the form of the fuel matters.
把燃料匹配到用途。汽车和飞机需要一种液体燃料,在小油箱里装入大量能量——这就是为什么石油产品在运输中占主导。发电站能用笨重的固体煤或管道天然气,因为它们不移动。别说"汽车靠煤运转"——燃料的形态很重要。
Following the oil:
- Crude oil is pumped up and sent to a refinery.
- There it is split: the light fraction fills a car's gasoline tank, the middle fraction becomes diesel for a truck, and some becomes jet fuel for a plane.
- Meanwhile, next door, a power station burns coal to keep the lights on.
跟着石油走:
- 原油被抽上来,送到炼油厂。
- 在那里它被分开:轻馏分装满汽车的汽油箱,中间馏分变成卡车的柴油,一些变成飞机的航空燃油。
- 与此同时,隔壁一座发电站燃烧煤来让灯亮着。
Fuels are matched to their use. Transport runs on liquid fuels refined from crude oil — gasoline for cars, diesel for trucks, jet fuel for planes. Electricity and heat come from coal, natural gas, wood, and uranium. A refinery splits crude oil into many different fuels for many different jobs.
燃料被匹配到它们的用途。运输靠从原油精炼的液体燃料运转——汽车用汽油,卡车用柴油,飞机用航空燃油。电和热来自煤、天然气、木头和铀。一座炼油厂把原油分成许多不同的燃料用于许多不同的工作。