Large Windows Could Capture Solar Energy
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Part A 句子疏通
There are three kinds of light that reach our planet from the sun. They are ultraviolet light, or UV, visible light, and infrared light. Together they make up what is called the solar spectrum.
有三種光從太陽射向我們的星球。他們是紫外線(UV),可見光,和紅外線。他們一起構成為太陽光譜。
「One of the major challenges with transparent solar cells is developing a system that would allow you to absorb the maximum amount of UV and the maximum amount of infrared.」
「透明太陽能電池的主要挑戰之一是開發一個能吸收最大量的紫外線和紅外線的系統。」
Several colleges and private laboratories are working to develop photovoltaic compounds that could be applied to windows. They would be transparent, which means, you can see through them. So they would be able to collect the sun’s energy without blocking the view through the window.
幾所大學和私人實驗室正在開發可以應用於窗戶的光伏化合物。 它們會是透明的,這意味著,你可以看穿它們。因此,他們將能夠收集太陽的能量,而不阻塞窗口的視線。
「We have actually taken a technology, organic photovoltaics, and innovated it into a transparent technology, applied it to window glass and turned a passive window into an active electricity generating window.」
「我們採用了一種技術,有機太陽能電池,並將其創新改進成透明技術。 把它應用到玻璃窗上,將一個被動的窗戶變為一個主動發電的窗戶。」
According to a 2012 survey, there are 5.6 million commercial buildings in the U.S. They have more than 8 billion square meters of windows. Even if only a part of that glass could collect power from the sun, it could greatly lower the need for polluting fossil fuels.
根據2012的調查,在美國有560萬個商業建築。他們有超過80億平方米的窗戶。即使只有一部分的玻璃可以收集太陽能,它可以大大降低對會帶來汙染的化石燃料的需求。
Part B 單詞拾貝
transparent
[træns'pærənt]
透明的
solar cell
太陽能電池
capture
['kæptʃɚ]
捕獲
ultraviolet
[,ʌltrə'vaɪələt]
紫外線
visible light
可見光
infrared
[,ɪnfrə'rɛd]
紅外線
spectrum
['spɛktrəm]
光譜
absorb
[æbˈsɔrb]
吸收
maximum
[ˈmæksəməm]
最大限度
organic
[ɔr'gænɪk]
有機的
photovoltaic
[,fotovɑl'teɪk]
光電伏的
compound
['kɑmpaʊnd]
化合物
tint
[tɪnt]
染色
architect
['ɑrkɪtɛkt]
建築師
fossil fuel
礦物燃料
blend
[blɛnd]
混合
cut in half
切成兩半
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