rid oneself of sb./sth. 擺脫;從……中解脫;
carbon/ˈkɑːrbən/ n.碳排放;碳;
blackout/ˈblækaʊt/ n.斷電,停電;
pride oneself on sth./on doing sth. 引以為榮;為……而驕傲;
in the grip 處於不快卻無法制止的境遇;受制於某事;
typify /ˈtɪpɪfaɪ/ vt.作為……的典型;是……的典範;
Snowmageddon-size 雪災規模;
Texan/ˈteksən/ adj.德克薩斯州的;
buckle/ˈbʌkl/ vt.(被)壓垮,壓彎;
renewable/rɪˈnuːəbl/ n.可再生能源;
gas-fired plant 燃氣發電廠;
nuclear reactor 核反應堆;
turbine/ˈtɜːrbaɪn/ n.渦輪發動機;
worse/wɜːrs/ adv.更糟糕的是;
grid/ɡrɪd/ n.電網;網格;
overhaul/ˌoʊvərˈhɔːl/ vt.改革,修訂;
fossil-fuel/ˈfɑːsl fjuːəl/ n.化石燃料;
emission/iˈmɪʃn/ n.排放;
carbon-neutral/ˌkɑːrbən ˈnuːtrəl/ adj.碳中和的;
not just/only… but also… 不但……而且……
unfold/ʌnˈfoʊld/ vt.逐漸展現;展示;透露;
quite possibly beyond 很有可能超出;
pressing/ˈpresɪŋ/ adj.緊急的;急迫的;
neither… nor… 既不是……也不是……
successor/səkˈsesər/ n.繼任者;
recast/ˌriːˈkæst/ vt.改動;重組;改寫;
pre-industrial/ˈpriː ɪnˈdʌstriəl/ adj.工業化之前的;
threshold/ˈθreʃhoʊld/ n.門檻;