時事照英文-環保機器人清潔雪梨港

Eco-Friendly Robots Cleaning Sydney Harbour: Less Pollution from Boats

環保機器人清潔雪梨港：減少船隻污染

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Sydney Harbour is a very busy place with lots of boats in Australia. Many boats like ferries and yachts are there.

Boats use fuel. Fuel makes dirty air, called pollution. Big ships around the world make 3% of all pollution in the air. Sydney will have new boats that use electricity soon. But now, a small company in Sydney is helping to make the water cleaner.

This company made a robot named PBot. PBot cleans boats. Boats get a slimy stuff on them called biofouling. This slime makes boats use more fuel, like 25% more! PBot cleans this slime. When boats are clean, they use less fuel and make less pollution. The company also wants to stop using bad paint that stops slime. This paint makes tiny plastic bits in the ocean.

The company also made another robot named CBot. CBot helps control sea urchins. Sea urchins can hurt sea animals and plants. CBot makes maps of the sea floor. These maps help scientists learn about the sea. These robots help clean the ocean. They show that new tech can help keep our world safe.

Vocabulary 字彙

• Pollution (污染)

  Example: Boats cause pollution when they use fuel.

  中文說明: 當船隻使用燃料時，它們會造成污染。

• Robot (機器人)

  Example: A robot named PBot cleans boats.

  中文說明: 一個名為 PBot 的機器人清潔船隻。

• Efficiently (有效率地)

  Example: PBot helps boats use fuel more efficiently.

  中文說明: PBot 幫助船隻更有效率地使用燃料。

• Toxic (有毒的)

  Example: Toxic paint is bad for the ocean.

  中文說明: 有毒的油漆對海洋有害。

• Technology (科技)

  Example: Technology can help protect our environment.

  中文說明: 科技可以幫助保護我們的環境。

Grammar Points 文法重點

• "...and this causes..." (而且這造成...)

  這是一個用來表示因果關係的句型，連接兩個句子，後面的句子說明前一個句子導致的結果。
  "and this" 指代前一個句子的整個事件或情況，"causes" 表示「導致」。

  例句：Boats use fuel, and this causes pollution. (船隻使用燃料，而且這造成污染。)

  中文詳解：說明船隻使用燃料這個行為直接導致了污染的產生。

• "help + (to) + verb" (幫助...做...)

  這是一個常見的動詞句型，"help" 後面可以直接加原形動詞，也可以加 "to + 原形動詞"，表示提供協助以完成某事。
  在這個簡化文章中，主要用來描述機器人如何協助解決環境問題。

  例句：Robots help clean the ocean. (機器人幫助清潔海洋。)

  中文詳解：說明機器人的功能是協助進行海洋清潔工作。

Key Points Summary 重點歸納

• Boat Pollution in Sydney Harbour (雪梨港的船隻污染):

  Sydney Harbour is busy, but boats pollute. Boat fuel adds to global pollution.

• Robots as a Solution (機器人作為解決方案):

  PBot cleans boats to save fuel and stop bad paint. CBot helps sea life and studies the ocean.

• Tech for a Cleaner Ocean (科技為了更乾淨的海洋):

  Robots make cleaning easier and show tech can protect nature.

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