英國政府投入近  4000  萬英鎊用于改善電動汽車的基礎設施。英國運輸部將投資利用英國工程技術 “改造” 充電網絡。

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Four in ten households in Britain do not have a driveway or a garage. So unless there's an available charging point on a street nearby, and for most people that's still not the case, then charging an electric car without cables strewn across the pavement is impossible.

英國每十戶家庭中有四戶沒有自己的私人車道或車庫。因此，除非附近的街道上有一個可用的充電站，而對大多數人來說，情況并非如此，否則，在不把電纜線鋪在路面上的情況下，為一輛電動汽車充電基本上是不可能的。

The government has now earmarked funding for projects to develop wireless charging, which won't require cables, and discreet charging points built into the pavement or fitted neatly alongside things like public benches. Money will also go to a scheme to develop a rapid charging station in Essex powered by solar energy.

英國政府現已為開發無線充電技術的項目撥款，這將意味著不在人行道上安裝電纜線和隱蔽的充電站，也不需要把電纜線整齊地安裝在公共長椅之類的設施旁邊。這個專項資金還將用于在埃塞克斯開發一個由太陽能供電的快速充電站。

Britain’s vehicle charging infrastructure is not where it needs to be, and ￡40m for schemes in a handful of places won't fix the problem. But ministers believe funding innovation will drive much needed change.

英國的電動車充電基礎設施還沒有達到應有的水平，僅給少數幾個地方的充電站建設計劃投入4000 萬英鎊不能解決根本問題。但相關部門的部長們相信，為創新提供資金將推動亟需的變革。

1. 詞匯

driveway （家門外通往大路的）私人車道
charging point 充電站
strewn 鋪在……，撒在……
earmarked 劃撥款項
discreet 隱蔽的
public benches 公共長椅
solar energy 太陽能
infrastructure 基礎設施
drive 推動

2. 閱讀理解：請在讀完上文后，回答下列問題。

1. What do most people not have access to on a street near their home?

2. According to the report, how could a public bench be used in the development of wireless charging points?

3. True or false? UK ministers are driving around to fund innovation.

4. Why won’t ￡40m improve the current vehicle-charging infrastructure?

3. 答案

1. What do most people not have access to on a street near their home?
Many people do not have charging points available on the streets near to their homes.

2. According to the report, how could a public bench be used in the development of wireless charging points?
Discreet charging points that don’t require cables could be fitted neatly alongside public benches.

3. True or false? UK ministers are driving around to fund innovation.
False. Ministers believe funding innovation will drive – or force something to change.

4. Why won’t ￡40m improve the current vehicle charging infrastructure?
The ￡40m is only spent in a handful of places. Therefore, according to the report, it won’t fix the problem of not having enough charging points.