法国人的倔强：穿潜水服也要室外游泳【健谈英语】

【头条播报】
With the price of gas soaring, swimming pools across France are lowering water temperatures or switching off heating altogether, which has left swimmers in one suburban Paris outdoor pool clad in compulsory wetsuits. The pool’s manager said the price of gas had soared from an average 11 euros per megawatt-hour in September 2020 to 151 euros in September 2022. The French government has announced plans to cut energy consumption by 10% over the next two years, compared to 2019 levels. 

【分句讲解】
①With the price of gas soaring, swimming pools across France are lowering water temperatures or switching off heating altogether, which has left swimmers in one suburban Paris outdoor pool clad in compulsory wetsuits.
随着天然气价格飙升，法国各地的游泳池正在降低水温或完全关闭暖水系统，这使得巴黎郊区一个室外游泳池要求游泳者必须穿着潜水服下水。

1. gas n. 煤气，天然气；汽油；毒气，瓦斯

gas station 加油站
a gas cooker 燃气灶
a gas leak 煤气泄漏
a gas attack 毒气攻击

2. soar v. 急升，猛增；升空，高飞，翱翔

Temperatures will soar over the weekend, say the weather forecasters.
天气预报员说，气温会在周末骤升。
The rocket soared into the air.
火箭升空。

3. lower v. 变低

low adj. 低的
heighten v. 提高，变高

4. leave v. 使……处于某种状态

You can leave the window open.
你可以让窗户开着。

5. clad adj. 穿……衣服的

She was clad in blue velvet.
她身着蓝色天鹅绒。

6. wetsuit n. 潜水服

7. compulsory adj. 必须做的，强迫的，规定的

compulsory education 义务教育

8. suburban adj. 郊区的，城外的；平淡乏味的，呆板的

a suburban life 平淡乏味的生活

②The pool’s manager said the price of gas had soared from an average 11 euros per megawatt-hour in September 2020 to 151 euros in September 2022.
该游泳池的经理表示，天然气价格已从2020年9月的平均每兆瓦时11欧元飙升至2022年9月的151欧元。

1. average adj. 平均的；典型的，通常的，一般的

average age 平均年龄
average income 平均收入
average rainfall 平均降雨量

I was just an average sort of student.
我只是个普通学生。

2. megawatt hour 一兆瓦时

一度电=一千瓦时
一兆瓦时=1000*一千瓦时

③The French government has announced plans to cut energy consumption by 10% over the next two years, compared to 2019 levels.
法国政府已宣布，计划在未来两年内，与2019年的水平相比，将能源消耗降低10%。

1. consumption n. 消耗，消耗量

Gas and oil consumption always increases in cold weather.
燃气和燃油的消耗量在天冷时总会增加。