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Word文档下载后（可任意编辑） 第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 ACT阅读备考双语文章讲解2  ACT考试技巧：ACT阅读备考双语文章讲解2  ACT考试精品课程指导  As Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors rolled out theirelectric cars for the mass market in 2010, Japanesemanufacturers placed enthusiastic bets on a surgein battery demand. But the electric vehiclerevolution failed to materialise and much of theirinvestments went sour.  随着2010年日产(Nissan)和三菱汽车(Mitsubishi Motors)在大众市场推出电动汽车，日本制造商热情地押注于电池需求激增。但电动汽车革命未能实现，它们的大部分投资都打了水漂。  Nearly a decade later, China and other governmentsare driving a massive push for a future of electric cars as they try to shift consumers awayfrom combustion engines.  近十年过去了，中国以及其他国家的政府正在大力推广电动汽车，希望未来让消费者不再使用内燃机汽车。  To capture the market for these vehicles, global carmakers from Volkswagen to Tesla areattempting to lock in supplies of raw materials that are needed to increase production of lithiumion batteries, which will power this electric revolution.  为了抢占电动汽车市场，从大众(Volkswagen)到特斯拉(Tesla)的全球汽车制造商正试图锁定扩大生产锂离子电池所需的原材料的供应。锂离子电池将会为这种电动革命提供动力。  Indeed, electric vehicle supply in China is expected to be one of the main drivers of globaldemand for lithium. By 2030, Goldman Sachs expects China to supply 60 per cent of theworld’s electric vehicles, up from 45 per cent in 2016.  预计中国的电动汽车供应将成为全球锂需求的主要推动力之一。高盛(Goldman Sachs)预计，到2030年，中国生产的电动汽车将占到全球产量的60%，高于2016年的45%。  However, the problem for all carmakers is that none of them have “proper long-term contracts”for supply of lithium, according to Simon Moores, founder of London-based BenchmarkMinerals Intelligence.  然而，据伦敦基准矿业情报(Benchmark Minerals Intelligence)的创始人西蒙?穆尔斯(Simon Moores)表示，所有汽车制造商面临的问题是，它们都没有锂供应的“适当长期合同”。  Milan Thakore, an analyst at Wood Mackenzie, adds: “I think a lot of car manufacturers arealmost panicking, in the sense they want to make sure they don’t miss out on the essentialmaterials they need for the battery.”  Wood Mackenzie的分析师米兰?塔科尔(Milan Thakore)补充道：“很多汽车制造商希望确保自己不会缺失这些制造电池所需的关