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比尔•盖兹（Bill Gates）在巴黎气候变化大会（Climate Change Summit in Paris）上说，风能和太阳能等人类所具备的可再生能源（renewable）技术已经得到了显著发展，这些能源很有可能是未来二氧化碳零排放的一条出路。但这项挑战极为艰巨，我们还需探索其它出路，也就是说，我们需要投资新能源领域。

英语原文:From China Daily

Bill Gates announced at the climate Change Summit in Paris, the renewable technologies we have today, like wind and solar, have made a lot of progress and could be one path to a zero-carbon energy future. But given the scale of the challenge, we need to be exploring many different paths, which means we also need to invest in fields of new energy.

中英转化

1） 比尔•盖兹在巴黎气候变化大会上说：Bill Gates announced（宣布、说，=said） at the climate Change Summit in Paris
2） [风能和太阳能等人类所具备的]可再生能源技术已经得到了显著发展：the renewable technologies [后置定语(that) we have today, like wind and solar,] have made a lot of progress（得到显著发展）
3） 这些能源很有可能是未来二氧化碳零排放的一条出路：…and could be one path to（是…的一条出路，to是介词） a zero-carbon（二氧化碳零排放） energy future.
4） 但这项挑战极为艰巨，我们还需探索其它出路，也就是说，我们需要投资新能源领域：But given the scale of the challenge（考虑到这个挑战的规模=这项挑战极为艰巨）, we need to be exploring many different paths, which（非限制定从） means we also need to invest in fields of new energy.

重要语法点

1） 定语从句嵌套插入语：the renewable technologies (that) we have today, like wind and solar
2） 名词做定语： a zero-carbon energy future；a[ zero-carbon（名词） energy（名词）] future.
3） [Given（考虑到） the scale of the challenge], we need to be…；另，Given the difficulty of the task, I have to make a full preparation.

好词好句整理

1）make a lot of progress：取得重大进步；例句：We cannot ignore the building of people’s spiritual civilization, as we make a lot of progress in economy.
2）one path to：一条…的出路；例句：Playing sports with friends could be one path to releasing the pressure of study.
3）Given…：考虑到；例句：Given the terrible weather these days, I suggest you to change your plan to climb the mountain.