英语翻译
Eachyearthereisanincreasingnumberofcarsonroadsandstreetsasmillionsofnewcarsareproduced.OneoutofeverysixAmericansworksatputtingtogetherthepartsofcars,drivingtrucks,buildingroadsorfillingcarswithgas(汽油).Americanwon'tlivewithoutcars!
MostAmericansfindithardtothinkwhatlifewouldbelikewithoutacar.However,somehaverealizedtheseriousproblemofairpollutionbycars.Thepollutedairispoisonous(有毒的)anddangeroustohealth.
Onewaytogetridof(排除)thepollutedairistobuildanewkindofcar.That'swhatseveralofthelargecarfactoriesaretryingtodo.Buttobuildacleancariseasiersaidthandone.Progressinthisfieldhasbeenslow.
Anotherwayistotaketheplaceofthecarengine(发动机)bysomethingelse.Engineersarenowworkingonsomenewcars.Manymakersbelievethatitwilltakeyearstodevelopapracticalmodelthatpleasesman.
Topreventtheworldfrombeingpollutedbycars,we'llhavetomakesomechangesinthewaymanyofuslive.Americans,forexample,havetocutdownonthenumberoftheircars.Theyareencouragedtotravelandgotoworkbybike.Ridingabikeisthoughttohelpkeeptheairclean.
Butthischangedoesnotcomeeasily–alargenumberofworkersmayfindthemselveswithoutjobsifacarfactoryclosesdown.Andtheproblemofairpollutionwouldbecomelessimportantthanthatofunemployment(失业).
Althoughcarshavebroughtusabetterlife,theyhavealsobroughtusnewproblems.