○  中学生英语演讲——the great race  ○

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 home and lots of it. wonderful, abundant, clean, renewable, sustainable power. we need to be about the task of finding alternative fuels and energy sources. in the mean time, we need to wan ourselves from dependence on mid-east oil, use our oil, use our oil more efficiently and, almost as an afterthought, lower levels of pollution from our vehicles.
　　efficiency and cleanliness, while perhaps being next to godliness, have lately taken a back seat to security. however, research and development efforts are mutually beneficial. the next generation of fuel will be both clea

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