2024.01.31 外刊双语精读 能源转型：依托ACWA的能源升级.pdf

The energy transition：Life ACWAtic 能源转型：依托ACWA的能源升级 Saudi Arabias unlikely solar star has green ambitionsbeyond its desert home 沙特野心勃勃，沙漠之地开出太阳之花【1】Sitting atop a fifth of the worlds oil reserves,Saudi Arabia doesnt spring to mind when you thinkabout renewables.Muhammad bin Salman,its crownprince and de facto ruler,would like this to change.He wants half of Saudi electricity to come from windand solar farms by 2030.Two-thirds of that capacity,or around 40 gigawatts(GW)will,if princeMuhammad gets his wish(as he tends to do),becourtesy of one firm:ACWA Power.沙特阿拉伯的石油储量占世界石油储量的五分之一。当提及可再生能源时，人们不会首先想到沙特阿拉伯。然而，其王储兼事实上的统治者穆罕默德本萨勒曼（Muhammad binSalman）希望改变这一现状。他计划到2030年时，沙特一半的电力能够来自风能和太阳能。如果穆罕默德王子能够如愿以偿（他通常都能如此），其中约三分之二的电力，大约40GW（吉瓦），将来自ACWA Power公司。中文导读沙特野心勃勃，沙漠之地开出太阳之花transition/trnz()n/n.过渡,转变,变革,变迁v.经历转变过程,过渡 Adolescence is the period oftransition between childhood and adulthood.青春期是童年与成年之间的过渡时期。solar/sl/adj.太阳的,太阳能的 The sun is the centerof our solar system.太阳是太阳系的中心1atop/tp/prep.在顶上adv.在()顶上 the air-raidsiren atop of the County Courthouse.在县政府大楼顶上的空袭警报器。reserves/riz:vz/v.预订，预约(座位、席位、房间等),保留,贮备,拥有，保持，保留(某种权利)n.储备(量),储藏(量),(动植物)保护区,自然保护区,内向,寡言少语,矜持reserve的第三人称单数和复数 A great future is reservedfor you.光明的前程在等待着你。prince/prins/n.王子,王孙,亲王,(小国的)国王，王室男性成员,(某些欧洲国家的)贵族,（某一领域的）杰出人物，巨子，大王 I am still a coxy princess!我依然是骄傲的公主！capacity/kpst/n.容量,容积,容纳能力,领悟(或理解、办事)能力,职位,职责,生产量,功率 The jars capacityis under three quarts.这个坛子的容量小于三夸特courtesy/kts/n.礼貌,谦恭,彬彬有礼,(正式场合见面时的)客气话adj.免费乘坐(或使用)的 The chillingcourtesy was his only armo(u)r.冷漠的礼仪是他唯一的护身符。2utility/jutlt/n.公用事业,实用,效用,有用,实用程序,公用程序adj.多用途的,多效用的,多功能的 Download andunzip the Scoter ROM backup utility to a folder.下载附件的文件，并解压到一个文件夹。relatively/reltvl/adv.相当程度上,相当地,相对地The fogbows relative lack of colors are caused by therelatively smaller water drops.而雾虹相对缺乏色彩是因为这是由水滴较小引起。anonymous/nnms/adj.匿名的,不知姓名的,名字不公开的,不具名的,没有特色的 Hes started going to,whatsit,Alcoholics Anonymous.他开始去那个叫做什么匿名戒酒协会的。affair/fe/n.公共事务,政治事务,事件,事情,(尤指已婚男女的)私通，风流韵事,私人业务,个人的事,不寻常之物Dont pry into the affairs of others.莫管闲事。swelled/sweld/v.膨胀,肿胀,(使)凸出，鼓出,(使)增加，增大，扩大swell的过去分词和过去式 The wind swelledthe sails.风使船帆鼓胀。steward/stjud/n.乘务员,(轮船、飞机或火车上的)服务员,(比赛、集会等大型公众活动的)统筹人,(大学、俱乐January 6th 2024【Business】01.31 双语精读双语精读丨能源转型：依托丨能源转型：依托ACWA的能源升级的能源升级【2】For most of its 19-year existence the utility was a relatively anonymous family-run affair.No longer.Since it went public in Riyadh in 2021 its market value has swelled nearly four-fold.It is now worth$50bn.The Public Investment Fund(PIF),the steward of Saudi sovereign wealth,owns a 44%stake.ACWA has 24GW of green projects at home and abroad either already running or at an advanced stage,up from 0.3GW in 2014.Add its other capacity under construction and the total is 54GW.Its original business of desalinating water went from 1m cubic metres a day in 2006 to 7.6m cubic metres in December.Its newish boss,Marco Arcelli,a seasoned Italian energy executive,expects assets it has a stake in to triple between now and 2030,to$250bn.Its projects will,he hopes,help create a broader domestic green-energy supply chain.“We are a big enabler,”he says.该公用事业公司成立19年以来，大部分时间都是一家相对低调的家族企业。但如今已经不再如此。自2021年在利雅得上市以来，其市值几乎增长了四倍，目前达到500亿美元。沙特主权财富管理机构公共投资基金（PIF）持有44%的股份。本课程出自公众号：双语精读训练营，制作不易尊重原创，愿诸君上岸！ACWA在国内外已运行或处于后期阶段的绿色项目产能达24GW，高于2014年的0.3GW。加上其他在建产能，产量达到54GW。原有的海水淡化业务从2006年的每天100万立方米增加到12月份的每天760万立方米。该公司的新任老板马可阿尔切利（Marco Arcelli）是一位经验丰富的意大利能源高管。他预计，从现在到2030年，公司的资产将增加两倍，达到2500亿美元。他希望，该项目能够促进创建一个更广泛的国内绿色能源供应链。“我们ACWA是一个重要的推动部等的)伙食管理员,（私人家中的）管家 Chief Stewardof the Duchy of Lancaster.兰开斯特领地的大管事。sovereign/svrn/n.君主,元首,金镑(旧时英国金币，面值一英镑)adj.有主权的,完全独立的,掌握全部权力的,有至高无上的权力的 King George was the sovereign ofEngland.乔治王是英国的君主。stake/stek/n.桩,标桩,篱笆桩,火刑柱,股本,股份,重大利益，重大利害关系,赌注,赛马奖金,赛vt.(就某事)以打赌，拿冒险,用桩支撑 The miner staked off his claim.这矿工用桩标出他的地界。advanced/dvnst/adj.先进的,高级的,高等的,(发展)晚期的，后期的v.(为了进攻、威胁等)前进，行进,(知识、技术等)发展，进步,促进,推动advance的过去分词和过去式 The army advanced to meet the enemy.军队前进迎敌。construction/knstrk()n/n.建筑，建设,施工,建筑,建造,建造(或构造)的方式,建造物,构筑物,制成物,结构,创造，创立，建立,解释，说明，理解 Hence anendocentric construction is also known as a headedconstruction.因此向心结构也叫做中心结构。cubic/kjubk/adj.立方体的,立方的,用立方单位度量(或表示)的,立方形的n.三次曲线,三次方程式,三次多项式,三次函数 We need 3 cubic yards of sand.我们需要3立方码的沙子。newish/nju/adj.新的,稍新的；相当新的 The army,under a newish chief of staff,reacted forcefully.军队在新任武装部队总参谋长的带领下作出了强烈地反应。seasoned/si:znd/adj.老练的,富有经验的,老于此道的,调好味的,加了作料的,风干的，晾干的(可加工使用)v.加调料调味,加作料season的过去分词和过去式 He likes to eatmutton which was seasoned with garlic.他喜欢吃用大蒜调味的羊肉。executive/gzekjtv/n.总经理,(公司或机构的)经理，主管领导，管理人员,(统称公司或机构的)行政领导，领导层,(政府的)行政部门adj.经营管理的,经理的,决策的,有执行权的,实施的,行政的,高级的,供重要人物使用的 Thepresident of a company is an executive.公司的经理是公司的管理者。expects/kspekts/v.预料,预期,预计,等待,期待,盼望,要求,指望expect的第三人称单数 本课程出自公众号：双语精读训练营，制作不易，尊重原创，愿诸君上岸！assets/sets/n.资产,有价值的人(或事物),有用的人(或事物),财产asset的复数 An agreeable personality is agreat asset;proved herself an asset to the company.宜人的性格是一个很大的优点；证明她自己是公司的难得之材triple/trp()l/adj.三部分的,三人的,三组的,三倍的,三重的v.成为三倍,使增至三倍n.三倍的数量,三个一组,三垒安打 He received triple wages for all his extra work.由于额外的工作他领取了三倍的工资。domestic/dmestk/adj.本国的,国内的,家用的,家庭的,家务的,喜爱家庭生活的,享受家庭乐趣的,乐于操持家务的,驯养的n.家佣,佣人,家庭纠纷,家庭矛盾 He could do hiswork in life efficiently with a background of domesticcomforts.安逸的家庭环境使他能够有效地从事他的事业。enabler/nebl/推动者;使能器;【医】教唆者Expeditionary war needs airlift,sealift,jets,helicopters,drones and other“enablers”like field hospitals.远征战事者。”他说。【3】ACWA has thrived as many other renewables operators around the world have struggled.Whereas those rivals are seeing the cost of projects soar as a result of rising interest rates,ACWA has received non-interest-bearing loans from the PIF,in addition to debt secured against individual projects and loans from banks to tide it over while it raises more equity capital and brings in partners.Access to easy money has allowed ACWA to expand capacity,while lowering costs for customers.This has helped make the levelised cost of Saudi solar energy,which takes into account both construction and operation of a power plant,among the lowest in the world.ACWA 蓬勃发展，但是世界各地许多其他可再生能源运营商却举步维艰。尽管这些竞争对手的项目成本因利率上升而飙升，但ACWA却从公共投资基金那里获得了无息贷款，此外还获得了针对单个项目的担保债务以及银行提供的贷款，让其拥有更多时间筹集资金、吸纳合伙伙伴，从而渡过难关。本课程出自公众号：双语精读训练营，制作不易尊重原创，愿诸君上岸！轻松获得资金使 ACWA 能够扩大产能，同时降低客户成本。这使得沙特太阳能的平均化成本（考虑到发电厂的建设和运营）处于全球范围内最低水平。【4】Nevertheless,ACWAs returns on domestic projects are low by global standards.Mr Arcelli is thus keen to take advantage of juicier ones on offer abroad.He is investing nearby(in Bahrain,Egypt,Jordan,Oman,Turkey and the United Arab Emirates)and farther afield(Azerbaijan,Morocco,South Africa and Uzbekistan).Two-fifths of ACWAs overall capacity is to be found outside Saudi Arabia.It is also eyeing China,a highly competitive market but one需要空运、海运、喷气战斗机、直升机、无人机和其他诸如野战医院之类的“激活器”。3thrived/raiv/v.兴旺发达,繁荣,蓬勃发展,旺盛,茁壮成长thrive的过去分词和过去式 The party thrived under hisleadership.这个党在他的领导下兴旺起来。operators/pretz/n.操作人员,技工,电话员,接线员,(某企业的)经营者，专业公司operator的复数 本课程出自公众号：双语精读训练营，制作不易，尊重原创，愿诸君上岸！struggled/strld/v.奋斗,努力,争取,艰难地行进,吃力地进行,斗争,抗争struggle的过去分词和过去式 Theystruggled to keep the torch of idealism and hope alive.他们为使理想主义和希望的火炬不熄灭而奋斗。soar/s/vi.增强，升高，猛增,翱翔,高飞,急升,升空,升腾,高耸,（音乐）升高，增强n.翱翔,上升高度,高飞范围A bird is soaring into the sky.一只鸟正飞向云端。received/rsivd/adj.被承认的,被一致认可的v.拿到,接到,收到,体验,受到(某种待遇或伤害),对作出反应receive的过去分词和过去式 He deserves the acclaim he hasreceived.他得到的称赞是受之无愧的。secured/sikjud/v.(尤指经过努力)获得，取得，实现,拴牢,扣紧,关严,保护,保卫,使安全secure的过去分词和过去式 We have secured a first class cook.我们已经请到了一位第一流的厨师。individual/ndvdj()l/n.个人,与众不同的人,有个性的人,某种类型的人,(尤指)古怪的人adj.个人的，个体的，个别的,单独的,一个人的,供一人用的,独特的,与众不同的We welcome applications from suitably qualifiedindividuals.我们欢迎符合条件的个人前来申请。equity/ekwt/n.(公司的)股本,资产净值,(公司的)普通股,公平,公正,衡平法 They shared the work of the housewith equity.他们公平地分担家务。lowering/lor/v.把放低,使降下,减少,缩小,降低v.变昏暗,变恶劣,变阴沉lower的现在分词 To lower in ordeprive of spirit;dishearten.使气馁，使沮丧使生气不悦或没有精神；4standards/stnddz/n.(品质的)标准，水平，规格，规范,正常的水平,应达到的标准,行为标准,道德水准standard的复数 We insist on the highest standards at alltimes.我们始终坚持最高标准。afield/fild/adv.（在）野外；在（向）远处；远离；在战场上 Dont go too far afield or youll get lost.别走得太远,要不然你会迷路的。overall/vrl/adj.全面的,综合的,总体的adv.全部,总计,一般来说,大致上,总体上n.外套,罩衣,工装连衣裤,工装服 This is conditional on the overall plan.这决定于总的计划。manufacturers/mnjfktrz/n.生产者,制造者,生产商manufacturer的复数 Cars with serious faults havebeen called in by the manufacturers.有严重缺陷的汽车已被制造商召回。panels/pnl/n.(门、墙等上面的)嵌板，镶板，方格板块,(车身的)金属板，板金,(衣服上的)镶条，嵌条，饰片v.镶板(用木或玻璃板等镶嵌或装饰)panel的第三人称单数和where ACWA could,thinks Mr Arcelli,gain both scale and technology partners in the form of Chinese manufacturers of wind turbines and solar panels.尽管如此，ACWA国内项目的回报率按照全球标准来看还是较低的。因此，阿尔切利先生热衷于利用国外更丰富的资源。他正在附近（巴林、埃及、约旦、阿曼、土耳其和阿拉伯联合酋长国）和更远的国家（阿塞拜疆、摩洛哥、南非和乌兹别克斯坦）进行投资。ACWA 五分之二的总产能位于沙特阿拉伯境外。ACWA 还瞄准了中国，这是一个竞争激烈的市场。但阿尔切利认为，在中国，ACWA既能够扩大规模，又能够找到中国风力涡轮机和太阳能电池板制造商作为技术合作伙伴。【5】ACWA has its work cut out.To meet prince Muhammads domestic goals for it,the company must add 6-7GW of capacityequivalent to three or four big projectsevery year for the rest of the decade.It currently has just 14GW at various stages of development.Managing fast expansion will require a laser focus on costs(those of its nascent hydrogen venture has already risen by 70%from initial estimates,to$8bn).It will also require more debt.In September ACWA was already sitting on$7bn of it,equivalent to seven times its earnings before interest,taxes,depreciation and amortisation.Such a ratio would be considered a red flag at most firms.ACWA目前任重道远。为了实现穆罕默德王子的国内目标，该公司必须在接下来的十年里每年增加6至7GW的产能，相当于三到四个大型项目。目前处于不同开发阶段的总容量仅有14GW。想快速扩张需要高度关注成本（其新生的氢能企业的成本已比最初估计增加了70%，达到80亿美元）。本课程出自公众号：双语精读训练营，制作不易尊重原创，愿诸君上岸！此外，它还将需要更多的债务。9月份，ACWA已背复数 本课程出自公众号：双语精读训练营，制作不易，尊重原创，愿诸君上岸！5goals/gol/n.球门,射门,进球得分,目标,目的goal的复数Johnson scored the goals which clinched victory.约翰逊进球得分奠定了胜局。currently/krntli/adv.现时,目前,当前,时下 She iscurrently appearing at the Liverpool Playhouse.她目前正在利物浦剧院演出。expansion/kspn()n/n.膨胀,扩张,扩展,扩大 Theplan will give an impulse to industrial expansion.这个计划将促进工业的扩展。nascent/ns()nt/adj.新生的,萌芽的,未成熟的 in anascent condition在初期的状态中hydrogen/hadrd()n/n.氢,氢气 Water wasdissolved into hydrogen and oxygen.水被分解为氢和氧。risen/rizn/v.上升,攀升,提高,达到较高水平(或位置),起床,起立,站起来,升起n.上升；提高；加薪；工资增长adj.升起的；复活的rise的过去分词 Demand for personalcomputers has risen sharply.对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。initial/inil/adj.最初的,开始的,第一的n.(名字的)首字母vt.用姓名的首字母作标记(或签名)于 We are throughthe initial testing period.我们通过了最初的考试阶段estimates/estmets/n.(对数量、成本等的)估计,估价,估计的成本v.估价,估算estimate的第三人称单数和复数The rise in interest rates put our estimates out by severalthousands.利率上升使我们的估算差了好几千。Unofficialestimates put the figure at over two million.taxes/tksi:z/n.税,税款v.对征税,课税,使纳税,缴纳车辆牌照税,使负重担,使受压力,使大伤脑筋tax的第三人称单数和复数,taxis的复数 The businessman was sent toprison for trying to corrupt a tax official with money.那个商人因企图向税务官员行贿而被判入狱。depreciation/d,prie()n/n.折旧,贬值,跌价,轻视,藐视,贬低,低估,磨损 She cant bear the depreciation of theenemy.她受不了敌人的蹂躏。amortisation/,m:taizein/n.摊销（还，提）；分期偿还considered/knsdd/adj.经过慎重思考的,经过深思熟虑的v.(尤指为作出决定而)仔细考虑，细想,认为,以为,觉得,体谅,考虑到,顾及consider的过去分词和过去式 Basiclaw or tradition was considered inviolable.基本法律或传统被认为神圣不可侵犯。6reckons/reknz/v.想,认为,被普遍认为是,被看作是,料想,预计,指望 reckon的第三人称单数 本课程出自公众号：双语精读训练营，制作不易，尊重原创，愿诸君上岸！brisk/brsk/adj.轻快的,快的,敏捷的,忙碌的,现实自信的,麻利的,凉爽的,清新的v.使活泼；使活跃；使兴旺；活泼起来 The actress is walking at a brisk pace.那位女演员正以轻快的步伐走着。负70亿美元，相当于其息税折旧摊销前利润的七倍。在大多数公司，这样的比例都会被视为危险警告信号。【6】ACWA may yet rise to the challenge.It cancount on the PIFs deep pockets.And it is a fastlearner;its domestic 1.5GW Sudair solar project maybe fully up and running in just over two years,reckons Oliver Connor of Citigroup,a bank,brisk byindustry standards.Mr Arcelli wants things to gofaster still.Given that the prince is watching,that isno surprise.ACWA或许仍能直面挑战。它可以依靠公共投资基金组织雄厚的财力和自身出色的学习能力。花旗银行的奥利弗康纳（Oliver Connor）认为，其国内1.5GW的Sudair太阳能项目可能会在两年多的时间内全面投产并运行，这按照行业标准来看也是相当迅速的。阿尔切利先生希望进度更快一些。毕竟王子对此事盯得那么紧，要加紧进度也是情理之中。今日词汇stress stres n.压力；重要性；应力；重音vt.强调，重读考研出现次数：30+考频：考点回顾阅读考点真题例句：例 Because representative government presupposes aninformed citizenry,the report supports full literacy;stresses thestudy of history and government,particularly American historyand American government;and encourages the use of new digitaltechnologies.（2014年英语一38题）译 因为代议制政府预先设定全民要接受教育，所以这份报告提倡全面提高国民的素质，强调学习历史和政体（尤其是美国历史和美国政体），鼓励使用新的数字技术。完形考点真题例句：例 Such bodily reaction might conceivably help moderate theeffects of psychological stress.(2011英语一完形)译这种身体反应可能会有助于缓解精神压力。长难句原文：Whereasthose rivalsare seeingthecost of projects soaras a result ofrisinginterest rates,ACWAhas receivednon-interest-bearing loans from the PIF,inaddition todebt secured against individualprojects and loans from banks to tide itoverwhileit raises more equity capitaland brings in partners.分析：在这个句子当中，句子的主语是ACWA，hasreceived是谓语，non-interest-bearing loansfrom the PIF是宾语，in addition to.是状语，其中while引导时间状语从句；Whereas引导让短语1.原文：Saudi Arabia doesnt spring to mindwhen you think about renewables.词典：spring to mind突然出现在某人的思绪中例句：Integrity and honesty are wordsthat spring to mind when talking ofthe man.谈到这个人时就会马上想到“正直”和“诚实”这两个词。2.原文：if Prince Muhammad gets hiswish(as he tends to do)词典：get ones wish如愿以偿例句：Im sure that you will get yourwish.我相信你会心想事成。3.原文：be courtesy of one firm:ACWAPower.词典：courtesy of由于的帮助/拜托/赞助例句：The waitress brings over somecongratulatory glasses of champagne,courtesy of the restaurant.蒙饭店的好意，女侍者们送过来几杯表示祝贺的香槟酒。4.原文：Since it went public inRiyadh in 2021 its market value hasswelled nearly four-fold.词典：go public上市例句：Wall Streeters have dissolved theircosy partnerships to go public.华尔街各家公司为了上市，遣散了亲密的合作伙伴。5.原文：ACWA has 24GW of greenprojects at home and abroad either alreadyrunning or at an advanced stage词典：at home and abroad在国内外例句：She gives frequent performancesof her work,both at home and abroad.她经常在国内外演出自己的作品。6.原文：expects assets it has a stakein to triple between now and 2030,to$250bn.词典：have a stake in在某事物中拥有股份或财务利益例句：Many young people no longerfeel they have a stake in society.很多年轻人不再觉得他们与社会休戚相关。7.原文：Whereas those rivals areseeing the cost of projects soar as aresult of rising interest rates词典：as a result of由于，因为例句：Their bodies had suffered contortion asa result of malnutrition.由于营养不良他们的躯体都变了形。8.原文：in addition to debt securedagainst individual projects and loansfrom banks to tide it over词典：tide over度过困境例句：He sold his furniture to tideover his illness.他卖掉家具以渡过病期的难关。9.原文：which takes into account bothconstruction and operation of a powerplant词典：take into account考虑，顾及例句：There are factors we have totake into account.这些是我们不得不考虑的因素。步状语从句，从句中those rivals是主语，areseeing是谓语，the cost of projects soar是宾语，as a result of是原因状语。10.原文：Such a ratio would beconsidered a red flag at most firms.词典:red flag 危险信号例句：The abnormal bleeding is yourbody s own red flag of danger.这反常的流血是你身体本身的危险信号。译文：尽管这些竞争对手的项目成本因利率上升而飙升，但ACWA却从 公 共投资基金那里获得了无息贷款，此外还获得了针对单个项目的担保债务以及银行提供的贷款，让其拥有更多时间筹集资金、吸纳合伙伙伴，从而渡过难关。原文：Itis also eyeing China,a highlycompetitive market butonewhereACWAcould,thinks MrArcelli,gain both scale and technologypartners in the form ofChinesemanufacturers of wind turbines and solarpanels.写作技巧This has helped make the levelisedcost of Saudi solar energy,which takes into account bothconstruction and operation of a powerplant,