Unit 7 Natural Disasters Culture understanding 重点讲解课件-2023-2024学年高二上学期 中职英语高教版（2021）基础模块3

英语3 基础模块 Unit 7 Natural Disasters Culture Understanding & Group work 04 01. Culture Understanding 2 Cultural Understanding Global concern about natural disasters is probably at an all-time high. Countries around the world have realized the importance of change from a fossil fuel-driven（化石燃料驱动的） economy to a sustainable and green one. One area that needs to change is transportation. The road transport model is also becoming a serious problem: private cars powered by petrol lead to air pollution, traffic jam and noise. A growing number of countries have set targets for electric vehicle sales. The UK and France want all new cars to be electric and produce zero emissions（排放） by 2040. 3 Cultural Understanding Electric Cars Two countries are leading the way when it comes to electric cars and hybrids（混合动力汽车）. One is Norway, where more than half of the new cars sold fall into these categories. The other is China, which leads the world in electric vehicle sales and whose market keeps growing. Electric Planes It is not only vehicles that are going electric. Norway plans to use electric planes for all short flights of 1.5 hours or less. Avinor, the public operator of Norwegian airports, is planning to test an electric-powered plane in 2025. Airbus, Rolls Royce and Siemens are working together to develop a hybrid model which may make its first flight soon. These developments will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also reduce noise levels by half. 4 要点解析 Global concern about natural disasters is probably at an all-time high. 全球对自然灾害的担忧可能达到了历史最高水平。 Countries around the world have realized the importance of change from a fossil fuel-driven economy to a Sustainable and green one. 世界各国已经意识到从化石燃料驱动的经济模式向可持续发展与绿色经济转变的重要性。   Global concern about 全球的担忧 concern n. 忧虑，担心，关心 at an all-time high 历史最高水平 The stock market is at an all-time high.  证券市场空前地居高不下。 Countries around the world 世界各国 a fossil fuel-driven  化石燃料驱动的   One area that needs to change is transpor