Following on from politics vocab I thought I’d move onto another topic of great interest to me, and one that seems to be very topical lately – green technology.

I think this is a really rising area in China, and after the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (thanks BP!), it seems like something more and more people around the world are looking into. So lets learn how to talk about it in Chinese (.pdf version | Google Docs):


 

替代能源

tìdài néngyuán
alternative fuel source

生物柴油

shēngwù cháiyóu
biodiesel

英国石油

yīngguó shíyóu
BP

碳足迹

tàn zú jī
carbon footprint

碳中和

tàn zhōnghé
carbon neutral

碳补偿

tàn bǔcháng
carbon offset

排放交易

páifàng jiāoyì
emissions trading

高效节能

gāo xiào jiénéng
energy efficient

能源

néngyuán
energy source

全球变暖

quánqiúbiànnuǎn
global warming

绿色运算

lǜsè yùnsuàn
green/clean computing

绿色环保技术

lǜsè huán bǎo jìshù
green technology

水力发电

shuǐlì fādiàn
hydro power

氢能源

qīng néngyuán
hydrogen powered

漏油

lòuyóu
oil spill

电源管理

diànyuán guǎnlǐ
power management

可再生能源

kě zài shēng néngyuán
renewable energy

不负社会责任

bù fù shèhuì zérèn
socially irresponsible

负社会责任

fù shèhuì zérèn
socially responsible

太阳能

tàiyángnéng
solar power

太阳能热水系统

tàiyángnéng rè shuǐ xìtǒng
solar water heating

远程工作

yuǎnchéng gōngzuò
telecommute

潮汐能

cháoxì néng
tidal energy

风能

fēng néng
wind power

风力发电机组

fēnglì fādiànjī zǔ
wind turbine

 
Hopefully after all that, next time you want to complain about BP, oil spills and socially irresponsible behaviour you’ll know where to start.

Don’t forget, if you’d like to see some example sentences, you can look Jukuu.com – I really recommend it.

And here’s a lightheated look at BP (on youtube, sorry China viewers) to finish off with:

Is this list interesting to you? Are there any silly mistakes? What other topics would you like to see? Let us know in the comments, and we might be able to sort something out. Oh, and why not read a beginners guide to motivation if you’re looking for some inspiration.