英语演讲稿
the great race
automakers speed toward the future
last night, when i was surfing on the net, i was attracted by a word:
hydrogen economy. i didn't know what it meant, and maybe most of you
didn't, either. so i went on reading and finally got it. and today, i feel
so lucky to tell you something about it. and i am going to divide my
speech into 4 parts.
let's begin our first part.
science or science fiction?
i used to read a lot of science fiction. the future of energy and
transportation were subjects close to my heart. the limitless power of
cold fusion. the wonder of matter-antimatter reactors. the challenge of
dilithium crystals and warp drive. i almost believed it. i wanted to
believe it. but as it turns out, the future of energy is and always has
been all around us. it is as natural as wind, sunlight and water. science
overtakes science fiction and gives us… hydrogen! i admit that it is
terribly anticlimactic. but then we must realize that this changes
everything. especially in environmental protection. but when will the
hydrogen economy get here?
powerful motivation
priorities are changing. you once heard about the world's supply of oil
running out, which it is. we once worried about the ecological effects of
automobile pollution. but now, the battle cry is security. we need energy
security and power made right here at ho