The race is on to get more electric cars on the road. But according to a 2021survey， more than half of U.S. adults don’t want gasoline1 cars to be phased out2.Let’s look at the opinions of foreign students.

讓更多的電動汽車上路的競賽正在進行中。但根據(jù)2021 年的一項調查，超過一半的美國成年人不希望逐步淘汰燃油汽車。讓我們來看看國外學生的看法。

“Yes.”“應該”

“In my opinion， we should all have electric cars. Our gas cars burn fossil3fuels4， which are limited resources5. But the electricity powering EVs （electricvehicles） can be generated from renewable energy sources. Driving EVs could notonly to protect the environment， but also give kids a brighter and cleaner future.”

“在我看來，我們都應該有電動汽車。我們的燃油汽車燃燒化石燃料，而化石燃料是有限的資源。但電動汽車的電力可以由可再生能源產生。駕駛電動汽車不僅是為了保護環(huán)境，也是為了讓孩子有一個更光明、更清潔的未來?！?/p>

“Electric cars are better for the environment. Some people think electric carsare pricey. But their prices are coming down. Anyway， I think we’re going to runout of gas at some point. This will make EVs a necessity6. Finally， many EVs aresmaller and easier to park. That’s why I think all cars of the future should beelectric.”

“電動汽車更環(huán)保。有些人認為電動汽車價格昂貴。但它們的價格正在下降。無論如何，我認為我們在某個時候會耗盡汽油。這將使電動汽車成為必需品。最后，許多電動汽車更小，更容易停放。這就是為什么我認為未來所有的汽車都應該是電動的?！?/p>

“No.”“不應該”

“Electric cars pollute the planetjust as much as， if not more than，gas cars. And mining7 for the elements8 needed to build EV batteries9 creates a ton of pollution. A lot of things are like this. It’s not alwaysblack-and-white. Both electric and gas cars hurt the planet.”

“電動汽車對地球的污染即使不大于燃油汽車，也與燃油汽車相當。開采制造電動汽車電池所需的元素會造成大量污染。很多事情都是這樣的。它并不總是黑白分明的。電動汽車和燃油汽車都會傷害地球。”

“It’s way too early to go all-electric. True， electric cars help slow climatechange. But throwing batteries also affect the environment. And the materialsneeded to make batteries are scarce10. The lack of charging stations is a problemtoo. There aren’t enough of them. I’m not saying we should never go electric， justthat now is not the time.”

“現(xiàn)在汽車全電動化還為時過早。誠然，電動汽車有助于減緩氣候變化。但扔掉電池也會影響環(huán)境。而且制造電池所需的材料也很稀缺。充電站的缺乏也是一個問題。充電站數(shù)量不夠。我并不是說我們永遠不應該使用電動汽車，只是現(xiàn)在不是時候?！?/p>

（英語原文選自：timeforkids.com）

Discussion 議一議：

Doyou think all carsshould be electric？Why？你認為所有的汽車都應該是電動的嗎？為什么？