英语精读班笔记-新能源
Step One 单词与词组
（1）disrupt v. to prevent something from continuing in its usual way by causing problems 扰乱，使混乱
e.g. climate change could disrupt the agricultural economy.
（2）turbine n. 涡轮机；汽轮机
gas turbine 燃气发电涡轮机；wind turbine 风力发电涡轮机
（3）blanket v. to cover something with a thick layer 笼罩；覆盖
be blanketed in /with sth
the rooftops were blanketed in snow.
（4）handsome adj. 钱 可观的；丰厚的 （仅用于名词前）
He managed to make a handsome profit out of the deal
（5）pocket v.把...放入口袋；捞取钱财，赢得奖金
John pocketed $2500 in prize money.
（6）subsidy n.津贴，补贴，补助金 （政府或组织为平抑物价、降低生产成本而提供的）
trade/agricultural subsidies
eg. international disagreement over trade subsidies.
形近词 ：subside v.（感情、痛苦、声音）逐渐减弱；平静下来 die down
Simon waited until the laughter subsided.
（7）anathema n.something that is completely the opposite of what you believe in 因立场相左而讨厌的事物
his political views were anathema to me.
（8）mourn vi. 悼念，哀悼
hundereds of people gathered to mourn the slain president.
they mourned for their children, killed in the war.
（9）incumbent n.在职者，现任者
it is not just bad news for fossil-fuel-era incumbents in the generation and transmission businesses.
（10）perennial adj. 经常出现的；长期的；持久的
Ted bears are a perennial favorite with children.
（11）impose v.if someone in authority imposes a rule,punishment,tax,they force people to accept it 强制推行；强制实施
the government imposed a ban on the sale of ivory
（12）glut n.&v. 供应过剩
a glut of oil on the world market
（13）mask v.盖住 it cannot be noticed bacause of the stronger one
Liz turned on a radio to mask the noise.
（14）stark adj. unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid 明摆着的；严酷的 harsh
eg. in Europe the glut of renewables is more starkly seen for what it is.
（15）slump v.（价格、价值或数量）暴跌，骤降
sales slumped by 20% last year.
（16）havoc u.n.灾难；混乱 a lot of damage or a lack of order ,so it is difficult for somenthing to continue in the normal way
the result has been havoc for the old-style utilities.
（17）write off
（18）merit order
（19）intermittent adj. 间歇的；断断续续的
反义词：constant 同义词：sporadic
the weather forecast is for sun, with intermittent showers
（20）cling on v.坚守，设法抓住
they also mean that fossil-fuel production capacity clings on- often in particularly dirty forms, such as German power stations powered by brown coal.
Step Three
这次学习的是新能源，描述了新能源发展规模壮大以后对传统电力行业及新能源自身的影响。
这次最大的感想是要向看懂一个行业的情况分析，首先要了解行业的基本结构和运行规则。刚开始对于wholesale price和retail price表示什么都不知道，直到听安妮老师讲了电力行业的主要角色和作用。才知道价格是如何影响新能源行业的发展的。
最开始在政府的扶持下，新能源搭载传统电力的顺风车得以顺利起步和发展。但是在发展到一定规模以后为了进一步拓展市场就需要降低价格，价格下降固然能争取更大的市场份额，使高成本的传统电力行业萎缩，同时也让新能源的利润摊薄无利可图，而同时新能源的不连续性问题没有跟着解决，需要通过补贴保障传统电力的存在。另一方面，新能源的普及导致市场的整个规模减小，用户自身能够自给自足，甚至能出售给他人。
但是，不能因此就放弃新能源的发展。毕竟清洁能源是今后的发展趋势，因此提出了一些解决方案，电力储存技术、智能用电，根据需求进行调控，把电当作商品一样运送的客户。
从新能源的现状来看，看不见的双手驱使那些追逐利益的商人拉低价格，使行业的规模扩大，到头来因为利润减少也使投资减少。
政府的作用：一方面政策扶持，促进普及新能源，让更多的用户安装太阳能电池板或风能发电机；另一方面也需要政府的扶持来规范市场竞争，保障新能源有序的扩大规模，稳步推进。
新能源技术的发展与新能源的发展相辅相成。即得益于新能源规模的发展，也能促进新能源的发展。同时，政府的引导和支持也能促进新能源发展。
