中学生英语演讲稿-thegreatrace-a-great-race.doc

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中学生英语演讲稿－thegreatrace-agreatrace

thegreatrace
automakersspeedtowardthefuture
lastnight,wheniwassurfingonthe,iwasattractedbyaword:
hydrogeneconomy.
ididntknowwhatitmeant,andmaybemostofyoudidnt,either.
soiwentonreadingandfinallygotit.
andtoday,ifeelsoluckytotellyousomethingaboutit.
andiamgoingtodividemyspeechinto4parts.
letsbeginourfirstpart.
scienceorsciencefiction?
iusedtoreadalotofsciencefiction.
thefutureofenergyandtransportationweresubjectsclosetomyheart.
thelimitlesspowerofcoldfusion.
thewonderofmatter-antimatterreactors.
thechallengeofdilithiumcrystalsandwarpdrive.
ialmostbelievedit.
iwantedtobelieveit.
butasitturnsout,thefutureofenergyisandalwayshasbeenallaroundus.
itisasnaturalasd,sunlightandwater.
scienceovertakessciencefictionandgivesus…hydrogen!iadmitthatitisterriblyanticlimactic.
butthenwemustrealizethatthischangeseverything.
especiallyinenvironmentalprotection.
butwhenwillthehydrogeneconomygethere?
powerfulmotivation
prioritiesarechanging.
youonceheardabouttheworldssupplyofoilrunningout,whichitis.
weonceworriedabouttheecologicaleffectsofautomobilepollution.
butnow,thebattlecryissecurity.
weneedenergysecurityandpowermaderighthereathomeandlotsofit.
wonderful,abundant,clean,renewable,sustainablepower.
weneedtobeaboutthetaskoffindingalternativefuelsandenergysources.
inthemeantime,weneedtowanourselvesfromdependenceonmid-eastoil,useouroil,useouroilmoreefficientlyand,almostasanafterthought,lowerlevelsofpollutionfromourvehicles.
efficiencyandcleanliness,whileperhapsbeingne_ttogodliness,havelatelytakenabackseattosecurity.
however,researchanddevelopmenteffortsaremutuallybeneficial.
thene_tgenerationoffuelwillbebothcleanerandlocallymade.
majorautomanufacturersandoilpanieshaveoftenbeenseenaspartoftheproblem(wecantbuywhattheyrefusetomake).
but,fromtheirperspective,theycantsellwhatwedontwanttobuy..
tothem,itisourpenchantforgas-guzzlingsportsutilityvehiclesthatisdangerous,wastefulandsuddenlyunpatriotic.
hydrogensourcesandsupplyinfrastructure
hydrogeni