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今日长难句

One priority is finding a way to ramp up fossil-fuel projects, especially relatively clean natural gas, that have an artificially truncated lifespan of 15-20 years so as to align them with the goal of dramatically cutting emissions by 2050.

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词汇解析

priority [praɪˈɔːrəti] n. 优先事项,最重要的事情

ramp up 增加,提高

fossil-fuel projects 化石燃料项目

artificially [ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəli] adv. 人为地,人造地

truncated [ˈtrʌŋkeɪtɪd] adj. 缩减的,截短了的(truncate的过去分词)

lifespan [ˈlaɪfspæn] n. 寿命,有效期

align...with... 使......保持一致,符合

dramatically cutting emissions 大幅减排

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结构分析

✔句子主干:

One priority is finding a way to ramp up fossil-fuel projects

✔定语从句:

that have an artificially truncated lifespan of 15-20 years

✔状语:

so as to align them with the goal of dramatically cutting emissions by 2050

✔插入语(举例):

especially relatively clean natural gas

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参考译文

One priority is finding a way to ramp up fossil-fuel projects, especially relatively clean natural gas, that have an artificially truncated lifespan of 15-20 years so as to align them with the goal of dramatically cutting emissions by 2050.

一个当务之急是想办法增加使用寿命人为截短到15到20年的化石燃料项目,特别是相对清洁的天然气项目,以符合2050年大幅减排的目标。