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In the first paragraph
the author reviews the fast development of clean energy.
Not that long ago
the world wondered whether clean energy could survive
without lavish government support.
Now the question is how far it can spread.
lavish means expending or bestowing profusely:
prodigal
for instance
lavish donors
lavish in giving praise to her employees.
From worrying its survival to concerning about its spread
clean energy has undergone rapid growth.
The following figures are evidence
to support the above statement.
The number of electric vehicles
which breached 1 million in 2015
last year reached 2 million
countries like France and firms like Volvo
are looking ahead to the demise
of internal combustion engine.
Here we have some words to introduce.
Breach n.
1. infraction or violation of a law
obligation, tie or standard.
eg: a breach of trust
sued them for breach of contract
2. a. broken. ruptured or torn condition or area.
eg: a breach of the skin
the leak was a major security breach
3. a break in accustomed friendly relations.
eg: caused a breach between the two countries
vt.BREAK, VIOLATE
eg: breach an agreement
Demise n.
Death
a cessation of existence or activity
a loss of position or status
the conveyance of an estate
n. its synonyms include
doom, expiration, termination
vi.
1. DIE, DECEASE
2. to pass by descent or bequest
eg: the property has demised to the king's heirs
its synonyms include
depart, decease, perish
We may also pay attention to the phrase look ahead.
Look ahead means
to think about what will happen in the future
and often it is collocated with to
eg: Looking ahead to next year
we expect to be even more successful.
Thus we could see that the production of electric vehicles
has broken the record
and the internal combustion engine
may be replaced
one day.
In electricity generation, too
the momentum or the impetus is with the greens.
Two examples are offered here
one is in China
Qinghai province ran for seven consecutive days
on renewable energy alone
and the other is in Germany
in the first half this year
wind, solar and hydro generated a record
35 % of Germany’s power.
The first sentence in the 2 paragraph
is the topic sentence.
Greater success is breeding greater ambition.
The author then offers more details
to show their ambitions
from the country to the state
even to the multinationals.
California is proposing to reach 60% renewable energy by 2030
176 countries have clean-energy goals.
Hawaii
America’s most oil-dependent state
has pledged to be 100% renewable
by the middle of the century.
So have 48 poor countries vulnerable to climate change.
Besides
the multinationals making a commitment
to running their operations on 100% renewable energy
rose to 100.
That is the end of this part
and next time we are going to talk more
about renewable energy.
See you next time